Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 881

The little girl's long, distracted silence didn't escape Hayes's notice. Concerned, he waved his hand in front of her eyes.

"Teresa, what's on your mind?"

Startled, Teresa snapped out of her daze.

"Oh, it's nothing," she stammered. "I was just making sure I haven't forgotten to tell you anything important."

"Did you?"

"No, no, I told you everything. Nothing left out, I promise."

The old lady had made her swear to keep it secret-so secret, she couldn't even tell her own dad.

She'd kept it hidden for months, but the old woman still hadn't shown herself. If she told Hayes now, what if it changed everything?

Still, Teresa didn't intend to keep the secret forever. Once the old lady appeared, she'd get to the bottom of it—and then decide whether to confide in Hayes.

That was her plan, but Hayes remained unconvinced.

Something about Teresa's manner seemed off-like she was hiding something and wrestling with herself about it.

Just as he was about to ask, his smartwatch buzzed.

He glanced down: a Facebook message from Miley.

Her tone was... off.

[Are you with

replied: [Auntie, Mom should be at

[Has she lost her mind?

Uh...

What was going on?

close-why was she calling Mom clueless? Was she mad because Mom was taking

typed back: [Auntie, is

by with

really was upset with

leaned over.

"My aunt."

Teresa blinked in

the way only an older

Mom reunited at the cemetery? Our godfather turned out to be Mom's older brother. Then he and

got

past six months,

the family. Teresa looked at him with a mix of envy

anxiously messaging Miley, but she remained silent.

afraid Mom and Miley might

There were already enough

in the

would be caught in

Most headstrong started

No way!

back and wait for