Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 756

Fred's half-hidden profile was cloaked in the shadows, a mystery half-revealed.

He knew the inevitable was lurking around the corner; there was no escaping fate.

Gently, he set Teresa down, bending slightly with a twinkle in his eye, he smiled at her, saying, "I'll be right back, little one. Don't wander off. If you sense danger, just holler, and I'll come racing to your rescue, got it?"

"I got it."

"No matter what happens upstairs, promise me you won't come looking for me, okay?"

The little girl's eyes gleamed, suddenly seeming far too wise for her three years. She might be young, but she was no fool.

She could tell when Maurice wore that look, it meant trouble was brewing.

He had the same expression when he had argued with mommy before, but today, it seemed even more ominous.

So, she hesitated, wanting to ask, "Daddy, are you going to argue with Daddy Maurice?"

came down to a fight, who

the words

a kiss, her little voice crisp and sweet, "Daddy, I

words nearly brought Fred to tears, a man who prided

him such a precious daughter, and he vowed to protect her at

couldn't afford to show his vulnerability, not even

caressed her cheek, and without a word, turned

were dim, barely cutting through the darkness, but Fred could easily spot the bodyguards lurking

the rooftop, his gaze fixed on the distant moon,

and Marguerite are

your heart, Marguerite and I

mild, yet they struck

Indeed!

he had been wary of Fred

Fred and Marguerite had never truly forgotten each

he had concocted numerous misunderstandings and