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?

tone urgent. “That necklace means a

slightly changed, his grip on her

she had to find that necklace. She had no choice

at her in silence. Marguerite bit her lip and

I beg you…

voice, like a

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

he feel the

temperature made him realize

Marguerite, his gaze carrying

“You have one minute.”

left her side, walked to the balcony, and lit up a cigar, taking a few

looked at Marguerite,

the pillows and the covers,

freckles. Her eyebrows were a mess, her nose wide and thick, and she had pimples and acne scars.

round and bright, as if they were

eyes, this woman

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

charming, but faced with his command to leave, all Marguerite could feel was

find her necklace in Frederick’s room. So where was the

could it suddenly

back and said, “Sir, if you find my necklace, please return it to me.

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