Chapter 101

Frederick was still in the water, his eyes fixed on Marguerite but he didn’t utter a word.

The more quiet he was, the more uneasy Marguerite felt.

She couldn’t focus, not daring to meet the man’s gaze. Her eyes darted about aimlessly but inadvertently locked onto his.

In that moment, Marguerite felt like a thief caught in the act; her panic kicking up a notch.

Sadie relished the sight and couldn’t resist stirring the pot. “Ms. Lockwood, there’s no ladder in this pool. Mr. Winston’s been swimming for a while and he might be pooped. Fancy giving him a hand?”

Marguerite sucked in a breath. Her muscles were taut and she muttered awkwardly, “Um… I’ll pull you up.”

With that, she approached the pool hesitantly reaching out her hand towards him.

Seeing her so jumpy, a mischievous glint appeared in Frederick’s eyes.

He had never seen this feminine side of Marguerite. She was like a scared little kitten waiting for his reassurance.

be if she was like

always lose

face softened. He quickly turned

getting tired from holding it up in the air. When Frederick’s cold hand shot out of the water, their hands were clasping. Marguerite felt like she’d been zapped, instinctively wanting

tightly and kicked off the pool floor; his upper body shot out of

pool edge and splashed some water onto Marguerite, making her

her chest. But it

she knew, she felt a shove from behind and

tight grip around her waist. Then she

into the water together, locked in

opened her mouth wide on the shore, “Oh dear, Ms. Lockwood, I’m sorry I slipped and accidentally pushed you!

through Marguerite’s thin clothes. She hastily lifted her head after

*Cough, cough, cough…”

coughing hard, her nose and

a lifeline, her legs wrapped

panting so heavily that she didn’t even realize her chest had

Sadie blushed like a rose and quickly turned around,

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