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

tiny, and she knew

she was indecisive, a plate of sliced

meat looked quite

Frederick in surprise, her eyes filled

was this man suddenly

hard, her

even look at her, “Don’t I have a

Er……

him by his first name,

Winston” as usual, but then she remembered

asked her to woo Frederick, to make him fall in love with her within three

panicked

now, obviously, was a good opportunity to put on a

asked in a sweet voice, “Um… Can

in cutting the steak, looked at

was awkward,

looked at the ugly woman in front of him with her innocent wide eyes, and couldn’t help

him, “Fred, will you marry me when you grow up?” Now, the tone Marguerite used to call him “Fred” was exactly the same as the little girl’s fifteen

Damn it!