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?"

if it came down to

the words

face in her tiny hands and planted a kiss, her little voice crisp and sweet, "Daddy,

nearly brought Fred to tears, a man who prided himself

had given him such a precious daughter, and he vowed to

to show his vulnerability, not even in

patted her head lovingly, caressed her cheek, and without a word, turned resolutely

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

edge of the rooftop, his gaze fixed on the distant moon, a rare

Marguerite are back

your heart, Marguerite and I never really

were mild, yet they struck

Indeed!

three years, he had been wary of Fred returning to

knew well that Fred and Marguerite had never truly forgotten

he had concocted numerous