Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 2

An hour later, the bus came to a slow halt at the corner of Cedarbrook Street.

Marguerite Lockwood stepped off, her body aching all over. All she could see was a sight for sore eyes, broken bricks and tiles, the landscape looking desolate.

She walked down the alley, standing in front of the undamaged, conspicuous house, that was her home, and also a private casino.

This once bustling place had become quiet due to demolition and gambling debts.

The decline of the family didn’t make her feel too much regret, because she had a more important task to accomplish.

Marguerite took a deep breath, walked into the front door with traces on her body, and stood in the living room.

“Dad, Mom, I spent the night with Hanley as you requested. Can you help Granny and save her life?” she asked.

Standing in front of her were her biological parents, but she had nothing but hatred for them.

Twenty–two years ago, Marguerite was born with her twin sister, Yuna Lockwood.

She came out four minutes later than Yuna, but it was precisely these four minutes that a so–called fortune teller said her existence was incompatible with everyone in the family.

Therefore, Marguerite was sent to her grandmother’s house in the countryside by her parents less than a day after she was born, and they didn’t even register her birth.

But now, her grandmother was seriously ill, and she had nowhere to turn for help, so she had to come back for her parents‘ help.

While drinking water, her mother Zoe heard the news, stood up and splashed the water in the cup on Marguerite’s face, pointed at her, and said angrily, “Marguerite, you have the nerve to come back! I asked you to accompany Mr. Hanley, not to sleep with other men! Because of you, our family is bankrupt! What should we use to pay back these hefty gambling debts? You shameless bitch!”

Zoe slapped

was hit by this slap, her head was dizzy, touching her swollen

accompany Hanley last night? Then who was the man

Hanley, let me go, this has nothing to do with me! It was all Marguerite’s idea! You should go

the big–bellied old man in the front hall dragging Yuna

Is this

little flustered, and was suddenly pushed from behind, she wobbled and stopped in front

came immediately, “Mr. Hanley, please don’t be mad. You got it wrong, this is the woman

two sisters who looked exactly the same,

one showed up! Your family owes

to me!”

he pulled Marguerite over as

need to have both. You can take Marguerite, but can you spare Yuna? She is our most beloved daughter!

knelt in front of Hanley to

shock, she

their daughter, what

her as a chip to pay off their debts, she could hardly

seems not

cared about was her twin sister,

front of her, Marguerite could

want to be sold to such a person

she could only save

wiped the tears from her face, gathered up the courage to

me clean