Bride Behind The Mask Novel

Chapter 619

The guys? She couldn’t possibly expect Robert to drink on her behalf, could she?

It was obviously meant for Frederick!

Marguerite eyed Frederick across from her, who had already laid down his knife and fork. His gaze was fixed unblinkingly on her, a silent challenge in the depths of his eyes.

She wasn’t sure how to broach the topic, but Frederick’s cool and nonchalant voice pre-empted her attempt to break the silence, addressing Robert instead.

“Your lady’s got a mind full of tricks; she needs to be set straight.”

Miley chuckled mischievously and couldn’t help but ask, “So, Mr. Winston, are you going to take one for the team and drink for Marguerite?”

His sly look fell upon Marguerite, his posture exuding an air of superiority, “Let her ask me herself.”

Post-drinks, Marguerite’s eyes were glazed with a slight buzz, but her mind was still clear.

to ask Frederick to drink for her?

ask, rejection was the most likely outcome

so to avoid the sting of refusal, she chose not

her arm trembling slightly, she reached for the glass, ready to down the

his long arm reaching out, utterly disregarding his previous stance of aloofness, and snatched the glass

two glasses were emptied

even Miley and Robert showed faint signs of surprise.

a gesture from Marguerite, but she was

at their wits’ end with

was the first to recover, showering Frederick with praise, “Mr. Winston, what a tolerance for liquor! I always said you were a chivalrous man-how could

downing three shots without batting an eye, as

silent as a sullen gourd.

nudged her with an elbow before turning to remind her, “Marguerite, don’t you think

and thought she was being asked why

said, “Even if I asked, he wouldn’t