Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 472

Marguerite was taken aback by Miley’s explanation.

“So, she handed over the position meant for her daughter to me?”

“No kidding!” Miley rolled her eyes at Marguerite with no pretense of subtlety. “Marguerite, seriously, what’s your secret? How come everyone’s just falling head over heels for you? I’m starting to get a wee bit jealous over here.”

Marguerite nearly burst into laughter.

“Don’t you go buttering me up! Aren’t you the same? Penelope must like you too, right? Why else would she sneak you into the company through the back door?”

“That’s not it at all!” Miley was a mix of indignation and a touch of wistfulness, “Penelope doesn’t even know I’m Robert’s girlfriend! I got the job on my own merits! I’m a private investigator by trade, you know. Just last week, while digging up info for a client, I found that the Fitzgeralds trying to set up Robert with a marriage alliance. So, naturally, I rushed over!”

Marguerite looked at Miley’s childlike frustration and couldn’t help but find it both exasperating and amusing, “With that firecracker personality, you should be chasing off those would-be fiancées, not sneaking around.”

do you know!”

heartily, teasing

and that,’ you had the Fitzgerald clan eating out of your hand. Turns out they don’t even know you

crestfallen. “They know Robert has a girlfriend. But Hackett Fitzgerald looks down on my family for being new money from a lottery win, thinking I’m not good

with Penelope; after all, to solve a problem at its root, you’ve got to butter up the mother-in-law first, right? Maybe once Penelope gets to know me, sees my charm, she might

her own life

the early stages of their relationships, neither was accepted by their partner’s

main. In contrast, here was Marguerite, still

way, what happened to Mr. Winston? I stopped

hesitated, instinctively wanting to

matter should not be disclosed to anyone, but Miley caught the fleeting look of evasion in Marguerite’s eyes. “Don’t you dare keep things from me! Remember my profession

let down her guard and spilled the beans

how he ended up back at the Winston Mansion, and every last

listened intently and then looked at Marguerite, finding