Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 600

Marguerite’s brain short-circuited, and her whole body stiffened in shock.

Uh… How on earth did this man know about the incident at the factory?

She blinked rapidly, shaking her head in denial, “I… When did I ever say that?”

She hadn’t spilled the beans, not at all! It was Miley who had let it slip out unintentionally!

But what was truly baffling was that he wasn’t even there that day. How could he possibly know about it?

Marguerite’s mind raced with wild thoughts, only to be interrupted by Frederick’s light, mocking laughter.

“I heard you called me arrogant, tyrannical, obsessed, and insufferable? Marguerite, you’ve got quite the vocabulary. How come I’ve never noticed?”

Marguerite’s mouth hung open, a chill running down her spine.

Hold on! Weren’t these the very words she had used to vent about Frederick with the factory’s manager, Zack, behind his back? How could this man have repeated them verbatim?

her? No way! Impossible!

spill it? That didn’t seem right either. The most likely culprit had to be Zack!

touch with Zack before she and Miley had visited the

surely, after their departure, Zack would have reported back to him, right?

cover his tracks, and

all along! Zack was

deciding that if Frederick was going to keep using this to get under her

hint of mischief, “Actually, those weren’t all my words. Others had their say too.”

twitched, clearly hooked, “Others? Who? What

others.” Marguerite grinned teasingly, leaving him hanging with anticipation.

probing intent as she casually dropped another bait, “Speaking of which… some were wondering if Mr. Winston has a beloved ex-wife. Is there any truth to that, Mr. Winston?”

stiffened, a twinge of vulnerability

to his surprise, he noticed Marguerite lifting his hand to

it wasn’t Marguerite holding his hand at

all this time without

she was, looking smug as if she had caught him in

off guard, he released his grip and straightened up, uneasily dismissing her with four words, “Just rumors, nothing more.”

eyes glinting