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?

Marguerite’s eyes were sincere, her tone urgent.

his grip on

force made Marguerite tense. She knew she had said too much, but she had to find that necklace. She had no

bit her lip and

I beg you…

by Marguerite’s soft voice, like a beautiful melody resonating in his

night. In the dark, Yuna had also pleaded with him in

he feel the

temperature made him realize something was off

was annoyed and released Marguerite, his gaze

“You have one minute.”

balcony, and lit up a

looked at Marguerite, she

the pillows and the

her nose wide and thick, and she had pimples and acne scars. She was

were round and bright, as if

bright eyes, this woman didn’t seem

smoked his cigar, he suddenly got up and walked into the room, his tall figure surrounding the frail Marguerite. “Your minute

charming, but faced with his command to

didn’t find her necklace in Frederick’s room. So where was

could it suddenly

to leave the room, she suddenly turned back and said, “Sir, if you find

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