Bride Behind The Mask (Frederick and Marguerite)

Chapter 898

Violet forgot to cry. The hurt and worry in her eyes from moments ago vanished, replaced by suspicion and guardedness.

She couldn't meet his gaze, her eyes darting nervously. "Silas, why are you suddenly asking me this?"

"I feel like I've forgotten so much," he replied quietly. "I can't even remember how we became a couple."

Violet gripped his arm, anxious and tight. "If you can't remember, then maybe it's better not to dwell on it. The past and the present-does it really make a difference?"

He gave a faint smile. "If you don't tell me what happened before, how am I supposed to know if it makes a difference or not? Good or bad, I want to know it all, Violet. I can accept anything, but I can't just muddle through life like a fool, pretending nothing matters."

Violet stared at him, knowing this day would come sooner or later.

over in Veracoria. There was a grad student

good-looking. But over time, my feelings changed. I became this hopeless fangirl, always looking out for you.

But did you know? Every one of those 'accidental' encounters-I planned them all, down to the last detail.

paused, eyes filling with tears as

it, struggled to empathize. He gently pressed a tissue into her hand. “So,

self-mocking laugh. "After graduation, I moved back home and started an internship at Thunderbolt Enterprises-only to discover you were head of the venture

you, and we got closer. But we never officially got together, not even

as I started the job, Thunderbolt Enterprises went bankrupt. You left the country to clear your head. Not long after, I got a call from a hospital in Veracoria, saying you'd been

found you in a forest.

him, as if waiting for

was a quiet, almost cold, "And