Chapter 843

Maurice sat back, leisurely sipping his coffee, as if the world outside his window was a calm lake on a Sunday morning.

But when Marguerite opened the door, she was met with two burly bodyguards, their expressions as impenetrable as the Great Wall.

"Miss Lockwood, I'm afraid you need to step back inside," one of them said, blocking her path with all the warmth of a cold winter breeze.

Marguerite's eyes flashed with anger. "Move aside!"

The bodyguard didn't flinch. "Miss Lockwood, please don't make this harder than

it needs to be. If you take another step, we'll have to intervene."

Clutching the handle of her suitcase, Marguerite's knuckles turned white, fury searing through her veins. She was no match for these men, and she knew it, but she stood her ground.

cup down with

with

a low growl, "How long do you plan

with amusement, "Oh, until, let's say, Silas and Violet

on Earth

is just a business partner, Maurice. Can you stop

of his lips. "I know how men think, Marguerite. The way he looks at you... I'm not

smile spreading across his face. "Marguerite, I'm genuinely curious are your feelings for Frederick as deep

with defiance. "What are you trying

gaze traveled over her, settling on the scarf around her neck. With a devilish charm, he lifted

why would you cozy

around her neck was a gift from Silas, one she hadn't meant to wear, but her

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