Chapter 8

Marguerite’s eyes were wide and bright, filled with panic. “It’s just… just a piece of jewelry I’ve worn since I was a kid.” Frederick looked at the woman beneath him, obviously terrified. His anger was somehow mysteriously fading away.

Why?

He hated being used by women the most, and Marguerite coming to his bed in the middle of the night clearly had an ulterior motive.

But he just couldn’t unleash all his anger towards her,

It was like this in the afternoon, and it’s the same now.

Frederick felt helpless and could only sternly warn her, “Don’t take me for a fool. If you step out of line again, I’ll make you wish you were dead.”

The man was intimidating. His hawk–like eyes alone were enough to make her tremble uncontrollably.

Frederick looked at her, his gaze suddenly turning cold and stern. “Do you understand?”

“…Yeah.”

Marguerite was felling uneasy under his gaze. Frederick noticed this and wanted to let her go..

But just as he was about to let go of her, her faint voice came pleading, “Since you’re awake, can you… let me search a little longer? Frederick was speechless.

Did he not make himself clear, or was this woman just too cheeky?

her tone urgent. “That necklace means

slightly changed, his grip on

she had to find that necklace. She had no choice but to negotiate with

her in silence. Marguerite bit her lip

I beg you…

Marguerite’s soft voice, like

their one–night stand from the previous night. In the dark, Yuna

he feel the same way

rise in body temperature made him realize something was off with his

released Marguerite, his gaze carrying a hint

“You have one minute.”

walked to the balcony, and

Marguerite, she

and the

freckles. Her eyebrows were a mess, her nose wide and

and bright, as if

realized, with her bright eyes, this woman didn’t seem so

his tall figure surrounding the frail Marguerite. “Your minute is up. Get out

very charming, but faced with his command to leave, all Marguerite

find her necklace in Frederick’s

could it

preparing to leave the room, she suddenly turned back and said,

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