Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 461

Even with half his chest swathed in bandages from a gunshot wound, the potent masculinity and strength that oozed from his presence made Marguerite’s cheeks burn with an unbearable heat.

Her gaze inadvertently flickered to him, setting her heartbeat into an erratic sprint.

Frederick’s deep-set eyes flashed with impatience as he grumbled, “Drama queen.”

It was Marguerite who had insisted he undress, and now that he had, she was acting all bashful about it.

Despite being a mother and having braved various storms in life, Marguerite couldn’t seem to cure herself of blushing at the drop of a hat.

And his comment, “Drama queen,” snapped her out of her reverie. She lifted her eyelids sharply and said firmly, “Turn around. Your wound is on the back. How am I supposed to treat it like this?”

Frederick regarded her with a cool composure, his eyes shadowed beneath his brow. After a moment’s pause, he slowly turned away.

The bandages, soaked through with blood, were a stark and horrifying sight for Marguerite.

The wound was on his back, and his earlier agitation had caused it to reopen and bleed profusely. Even his discarded white shirt was spattered with stains of crimson.

Marguerite carefully unraveled the damp, heavy bandages, feeling as if a twist would wring out a pool of blood without any effort.

bone was the gaping wound on

blood stung Marguerite’s eyes painfully.

tingled, and hot tears flowed down her

too anxious to examine his wound closely, but now, seeing it in the harsh light of

much must he hurt from such

sniffled and, with tweezers, picked up a piece of medical gauze soaked in antiseptic, then gently dabbed it onto Frederick ‘s shoulder.

Marguerite to flinch and ask worriedly, “Did I

tears, Frederick looked over his shoulder

with her sleeve. “It’s the medicine… it’s too strong, got in

“Be careful.”

subdued response, then applied the ointment even more delicately,

medicine met Frederick ‘s skin, he couldn’t

heart constricted

remembered how Jocelyn had revealed the elaborate love confession Frederick had planned three years ago.

her so deeply, it was

appeared before her, bloodied and wounded, and she had been terrified of losing him,

thought of all their past moments together,

how steadfastly she loved him and how she couldn’t bear the thought