Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 546

The verbal sparring match had finally come to an end, but Marguerite couldn’t shake the disgust crawling beneath her skin. The rest of the workday dragged on, her motivation as absent as the warmth in a mid-winter’s breeze,

When quitting time rolled around, she and her adversary made their way to the parking lot in a silent procession. There, parked with precision, was the familiar Maybach. Chuck, always the professional, stepped out from the passenger side and with a bow of respect, opened the back door for Frederick, who slid into the seat without so much as a backward glance.

Marguerite caught sight of the scene and turned to her own ride, a second-hand car, when Chuck’s voice floated toward her, “Marguerite, where are you off to? Get in!”

She paused, her gaze landing on the tall figure now settled into the leather upholstery, fully aware of his current disdain for her company. With a stubborn shift of her eyes, she replied:

my car here last time, and I

days Marguerite would hitch a ride without a second thought about her own vehicle. What

Were they fighting?

growing impatience of

the vehicle. The driver floored it, and the Maybach shot away, leaving Marguerite coughing in a cloud

of exhaust.

weary engine roared to life. She set off at a crawl, her

wobbled down the road, rounding a bend and approaching a red light. Marguerite moved to slow down but was met with the heart-stopping realization that her brakes