Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 22

Next morning at Sapphire Valley Estates.

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The maid had prepared a hearty breakfast, waiting for Frederick and Marguerite to come downstairs and eat.

The table was still filled with loads of scrumptious dishes, but Marguerite felt a bit out of place when she saw all this.

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She instinctively wanted to bolt, but she couldn’t do it on an empty stomach, so she had to suck it up and sit at the table. Yet, she didn’t know where to start or how to navigate the dining etiquette, afraid she might tick someone off.

Frederick glanced at the clueless Marguerite fumbling with her cutlery, then took a jab at her, “Can’t even handle a meal, can you?”

Marguerite felt a sting of defeat. She bit her lip. In the face of the rich man’s arrogance, her poor self–esteem always seemed to be so fragile.

Not wanting to lose face, she gritted her teeth and responded, “I can. Just not used to it.”

Frederick expertly sliced up the steak in front of him, glanced at her, and coldly said, “Always trying to act.”

Marguerite felt utterly embarrassed. In front of Frederick, she felt like a total misfit.

of food, trying to find something that wouldn’t make her look like a goofball when

was tiny, and she knew it wouldn’t fill

a plate of sliced

meat

at Frederick in surprise, her eyes filled with

this man suddenly being so

hard, her

another steak, didn’t even look at her, “Don’t I have a

Er……

call him

but then she remembered the task the mysterious person

to woo Frederick, to make him

panicked she felt, although reluctant, she had no

a good opportunity to

plucked up the courage, and coyly asked in a sweet voice, “Um… Can I call

at Marguerite, his eyes full

nickname “Fred” was awkward, but Frederick

looked at the ugly woman in front of him with her innocent wide eyes, and couldn’t help but think of the naive little girl from fifteen years

you grow up?” Now, the tone Marguerite used to call

Damn it!