Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 228

Marguerite was taken aback.

But on second thought, it wasn’t an unreasonable request.

Everyone has their moments of sorrow, and it’s natural to seek a comforting embrace during those times, regardless of the emotional Implications.

Marguerite bit her lip, shuffling gingerly towards him. Before she got within arm’s reach, his long arm looped around her waist, pulling her close.

Marguerite stood, while Frederick sat, his head burled in her waist, his breathing deep and heavy.

His warm breath enveloped her stomach, a comforting sensation, but Marguerite knew that Frederick was far from comforted.

Feeling somewhat helpless, she could only stroke his hair gently, her voice shaky as she murmured, “You can’t fall apart. If you do, Jocelyn won’t have anyone to protect her.”

Marguerite had faith in Frederick’s strength, but she was terrified that he might crumble.

His loss of smell, a vulnerability he had always kept hidden, was now common knowledge, and even a subject of mockery. Marguerite couldn’t believe that it didn’t affect him.

Meanwhile, the arm around her waist tightened, making it harder for Marguerite to breathe and her thoughts to scatter.

may have been a simple act

it wasn’t

admit, she enjoyed the feeling of being needed by a man. Because it was in these moments that she truly felt like

greed, but the thought of their inevitable divorce stirred a

too well that for her, love was

been starved of love from a young age, and when she finally fell in love, she wished

did she have to fall for a man with whom she had no

Marguerite thought about this, she felt tears welling up in

froze, instinctively pushing Frederick away. She turned to Jocelyn,

and now she was in his

a loss for words to

bed and headed towards

asked, “Where are you going? I’ll go

what happened.” Frederick paused

Marguerite was taken aback.

resolve the issue was a

but Jocelyn grabbed her arm, “Wait, I have something