Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 50

Chapter 50

“Is that really you?” Frederick asked in disbelief, “You’ve changed so much?”

Marguerite shrugged it off. “So, are you saying I’m ugly now? All kids look pretty much the same, and mind you, I was only a few days old then.”

Frederick’s eyes were glued to the photo. It was of a lively old lady holding a baby in swaddling clothes, both beaming brightly.

Snow was falling around them, but the old lady’s clothes were thin and shabby. It was a heart-wrenching sight.

No wonder Marguerite was taken in by the Lockwood family. The old lady seemed not to have the means to raise a child.

Did her parents abandon her right after she was born?

Frederick wanted to ask Marguerite about her parents and consider if he should help her find them, but he decided against it.

Marguerite never mentioned her parents or grandma, probably because it hurt too much.

He didn’t want to reopen her wounds.

At this point, she was very much like him.

Even though he now successfully controlled the entire Winston Group, his childhood experience of being driven out of the family by his father was still a painful

scar.

it and didn’t want to recall that past.

a mysterious connection with Marguerite. Their similar experiences evoked deep sympathy in

then hesitantly handed it

he had a more peculiar

that he had seen the old lady somewhere

grandma seems

desk, sitting across from

think much of Frederick’s words. She shrugged, looking at the photo. “True beauty comes from within. My granny was the best person in

world.”

her a sapphire necklace with a floral pattern, but it had mysteriously

asking, “Do you remember if I lost a necklace in your room? Have

didn’t look at her. “Are you sure you lost

bit her lip, her gaze

She wasn’t sure.

necklace, she

look up. He glanced at her briefly, then bluntly said, “If

said it so casually. Did he think everything could be bought with money?

for words: “I can’t afford it.”

been with the company for half a month and hadn’t received a

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