Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 509

In that moment, Marguerite struggled to steady her emotions. She had just discovered that the mother and son she had helped years ago were none other than Frederick and Jocelyn. How had she failed to recognize them all this time?

What touched her most was the realization that her small act of kindness, something she thought of as an inconsequential gesture, had stayed with Frederick for so long.

“When did you know that the girl, the one you were looking for, was me?” she asked.

His gaze turned distant, as if he were speaking of someone else’s life. “Three years ago, the day we fell apart.”

It was the same day her grandmother was laid to rest-the day Frederick had intended to confess his feelings to her!

Marguerite cursed the timing of her knowledge.

Had she known earlier that Frederick had been searching for her, had she known of his intentions, she would never have gone to the Winston estate to meet Maurice.

remained blissfully unaware of the identity of the mysterious man from her past, it wouldn’t

be with Frederick, even if it meant fleeing with him, far from the comforts of Stonebridge City. She would have given

and her regrets were now a

tearful hitch caught in her throat as she spoke, “Why didn’t you tell

went to the Winston estate to tell you everything,” he said.

day, his urgency to find Marguerite was not just to acknowledge the debt of a life saved.

know if she was the woman from that passionate night-a question left unanswered as the woman’s face captured on the security footage was unclear

anticipated that before he could voice his doubts, Marguerite would reveal

was a last grasp at hope; if the child

any excuse for her, believing she must’ve been manipulated by Maurice or hiding

he was left to face the painful outcomes alone.

she held in his heart, and perhaps that was why he resented her so deeply.

eyes brimming with tears and sincerity, she