Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 7

Frederick watched Marguerite, his deep eyes flickering with a cold light, his gaze colder than ever.

They can’t divorce within three months?

Upon hearing the news, Frederick couldn’t hide his anger anymore. He opened his lips and snapped at the woman in front of him, “So, this is your plan?”

How bloody convenient!

He’d just walked into the registry office with Yuna, and this woman named Marguerite swooped in like a bolt of lightning, somehow managing to become his wife in name first.

What the hell was this woman playing at?

Marguerite looked at him blankly, her clear eyes filled with innocence, “What do you mean?”

Frederick coldly stared at her, his rebellious eyes like a fierce bird of prey, “You’ve planned it well, becoming my wife for three months. Thinking you’ll get a cut of my wealth once we divorce? Dream on!”

Wealth?

Rich–folks always have the weirdest thinking. Just because they’re loaded, they think everyone wants to get something from them?

She just wanted to save her grandma’s life.

She married a stranger she didn’t love, so she was a victim too.

Marguerite clenched her fists in anger at his insult. She straightened her back and her gaze hardened, “Sir, you’ve got it all wrong. I don’t know you, and I don’t give a damn about your money.”

The man laughed, his slightly upturned mouth revealing his white teeth, “I’ve seen plenty of gold–diggers, but you’re the first to be so calculating.”

Marguerite blushed furiously at his insult and was momentarily speechless.

To save her grandma, she’d become the wife of this man in front of her, under the instructions of a mysterious person. That was her biggest

scheme.

So, this man wasn’t entirely wrong.

room fell into silence, with the servants keeping

housekeeper, Sadie, watched Marguerite’s expression closely, feeling there was some

stick. But her delicate hands looked pitiful,

was obviously a poor girl, but her eyes were resolute and bright, nothing

some kind of trouble? You can talk to us,

trouble was her grandma, but she

the covers and got out of bed, “I’m not in any trouble, and I’m just as confused about this marriage. So,

already married Frederick and current marriage laws meant she

Frederick, but made no further demands. She didn’t want to stick around to hear him

indifferent she didn’t even flicker an eyelash, she walked

he said coldly, “Stop right

turned around in surprise, her clear eyes conveying an

not that simple.” Frederick turned to Sadie, continuing to give orders, “Take her to the guest

hated being deceived. How could he possibly let this woman leave without finding out

on Marguerite and rushed to the study

floor–to–ceiling window, agitatedly smoking a cigar. Behind the swirling smoke, his stern face full of

She has no parents, no relatives, she’s listed as ‘illiterate‘, likely an

around.

mechanically,

man took a puff, the lit end of the cigar illuminating his sharp

illiterate.”

nodded in agreement, “Yes, I always felt Marguerite

She’s more like a poor girl trying to scam some money. Because she’s poor, she’s always

then asked, “Mr. Winston, we’ve checked all of Marguerite’s

in his pockets, “Let her go. The further away she

quickly removing all

Sapphire Valley Estates was from the city, Chuck didn’t ask Marguerite

the grand Sapphire Valley Estates was illuminated by the bright moonlight.

realized that her precious sapphire necklace

thought about all the places she’d been today. It seemed that the necklace had been missing since

be in his

been wearing this necklace for twenty–two