Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 428

The sound of Frederick retching in the bathroom was subdued, but Marguerite could still hear his discomfort.

Marguerite’s heart ached. She took the glass of water that Hayes handed her, then scolded Teresa with a stern face, “You’ve taken the joke too far this time! You need to apologize to him later!” With this, she strode off towards the bathroom.

Teresa blinked. She saw her mom’s serious face and realized that she was upset.

So, her mom really did like Hayes’ dad, didn’t she? She was genuinely worried about him!

Meanwhile, in the bathroom. Frederick continued to retch. Marguerite handed him the water, but he was too preoccupied to take it.

She placed the glass on the sink and instinctively moved closer to him, her delicate hand gently stroking his back, over and over again in a soothing rhythm.

“Are you feeling better?” Marguerite asked, her voice full of concern.

Frederick’s heart softened inexplicably. Her gentle voice even gave him the illusion of a time three years ago, when he planned to confess his feelings to her.

severely. His eyes were bloodshot as he finally vomited a little acidic bile,

the mirror reflecting Marguerite’s anxious expression, bringing him back to reality. He kept quiet and bypassed Marguerite to rinse

sighed softly and reminded him, “If you’re not feeling well, call the family doctor. Don’t forget to drink the

the door, but as they passed each other,

His grim expression made Marguerite shudder, “Are you feeling unwell? I’ll call the doctor for you right now!”

but with a “click”,

was stunned, her eyes wide as she stared

it you who asked Teresa and Hayes to invite

was taken aback. Frederick’s cold interrogation made Marguerite snap back to

Frederick’s gaze with a cold smile, “You’re overthinking.

You don’t know how much I…” His words came to an abrupt halt.

know how much he liked Teresa,

you don’t need to torture me through Teresa. I betrayed you, I admit. But my child is innocent, I hope you stay away from Teresa in the future. She has a father, and she doesn’t lack for paternal love.” With that, Marguerite pushed Frederick aside, yanked open the door,

heard, but she didn’t feel like explaining now. She walked past the two of them