Chapter 80

In the afternoon, Marguerite took a bus to work at the Winston Group. Having skipped breakfast, she headed straight to the cafeteria with her employee card.

By then, only a few employees were in the cafeteria. Marguerite stood out like a sore thumb.

Nearly everyone was looking at her, their eyes filled with astonishment.

The dress Frederick had chosen for her was a perfect fit. The white dress hugged her slim waist and revealed her beautifully prominent collarbones.

Ignoring that unattractive face and considering just her figure, it was enough to make all her female colleagues envious.

Marguerite had always been a wallflower, always preferring to keep to herself, so all the attention was quite overwhelming.

She ordered a plate of spaghetti Bolognese, found a secluded spot, and ate her meal without lifting her eyes.

When she was the only one left in the cafeteria, her phone buzzed with a message:

“Hey babe, I’ve landed. Expect it’ll take me about half an hour to clear customs. Come get me.”

Her face lit up instantly at the message. She quickly replied, “On my way.”

The sender was none other than Miley Goldie, Marguerite’s best and only friend.

up in Marina Shores Village. Both were from poor families, but Miley was the lucky one. Her family hit it big in the lottery and her father took them to Stonebridge City to start a business, which

Although they had not seen each other since, they had kept

Marguerite was bullied by the Lockwood family and suddenly got married, she wanted to tell Miley about it. But Miley was busy with her graduation and Marguerite wasn’t sure how to explain her chaotic

Miley was clueless about Marguerite’s current

the time Marguerite arrived at the airport, Miley had been

a lollipop, dressed in a tight

sharply with Marguerite’s aloof style. She was clearly

until

Marguerite went silent.

her out of the

“What happened then?”

“I’m wearing a mask.”

mind? Take off the

taxi

of her apartment, Miley tried to

avoided her: “Stop it. We’ll talk about it over

Crest Estates, just across from Yuna’s. Upon arriving, they quickly dropped off their luggage and Miley

quickly ordering food, Miley asked impatiently,

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