Chapter 100

Laverne took Yuna’s hand and strolled out. She then stopped and said to Chuck with a casual tone, “Hey, Chuck, come with us!”

Chuck couldn’t just leave Laverne in Yuna’s hands. He had a hunch that Yuna might be playing nice with Laverne, so he accepted it and tagged along.

Soon the villa fell into an eerie silence.

Marguerite stood alone in the middle of the living room. The opulence of the massive house made her figure look even more lonesome.

Neither Frederick nor her grandma glanced at her when they left. She felt like a small fry that everyone overlooked.

At that moment, Sadie descended from upstairs with a neatly folded bathrobe and towel. She related Marguerite’s bad mood to her quarrel with Mr. Winston the night before.

She stopped beside Marguerite and asked tentatively. “Miss Lockwood, Mr. Winston is at the estate’s pool. Maybe you should go see him?”

Marguerite snapped back to reality. She bypassed Sadie and headed for the stairs, “No need.”

“Miss Lockwood!” Sadie called out to Marguerite in a sincere tone, “Have you ever wondered why Mr. Winston is upset?”

Marguerite stopped, turned around, and gave her a wry smile, “Does that need a reason?”

sighed and shoved the bathrobe into

Winston for almost a

immediately dismissed it, “Impossible! He thinks I

the beginning. But people change. Can’t you see how drastically

Jealous? Jealous of Steven?

shook her head violently. “That’s just

all, why would he be so possessive?” Sadie frowned, “Miss Lockwood, as an outsider, I

say Mr. Winston really does hate you. The truth is you won’t be able to divorce until two months later. You don’t want

upcoming days a bit easier. Sweet–talk

say; she could

was not Marguerite’s place to probe into Frederick’s true thoughts

before she could divorce Frederick. Since they had to live together, she needed to take a step

“Lead the way to the pool. I’ll

Sadie immediately brightened up and hurried to escort Marguerite

was located at the top level of the gym, an open–air

swum quite a few laps and was taking a break in the middle of the

so his entire body was exposed

muscles under the sunlight, catching Marguerite’s

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