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?

spill it? That didn’t seem right either. The most

with Zack before she and Miley had visited the factory.

after their departure, Zack would have reported back to him, right? That sneaky rat!

sweet and generous, trying to cover his tracks, and now he

right all along!

swallowed hard, deciding that if Frederick was going to keep using this to

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

twitched, clearly hooked, “Others? Who? What did they say?”

leaving

intent as she casually dropped another bait, “Speaking of which… some were

stiffened, a twinge of vulnerability

to his surprise, he noticed Marguerite lifting his hand to her

it wasn’t Marguerite holding

wrist all this time without letting go.

smug as if she had

straightened up, uneasily dismissing

her eyes glinting

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