Chapter 179
Bride Behind The Mask
Meanwhile, at the Winston Group, Frederick received a text from Chuck Mr. Winston, Marguente is awake. After the last IV drip for her inflammation, she can go home.
Upon reading it, he felt frustrated and didnât reply. Instead, he got up and began to smoke by the floorâ
toâcelling window.
Without Marguerite, the CEOâs office felt desolate. The flower room upstairs had also been neglected for a while.
A few days ago, he went up to check. The corgi and the parrot were both whimpering in protest.
Suddenly, the glass door of the CEOâs office was forcefully swung open by someone.
Frederick turned his head to see Robert storming in with an angry face. He slammed a thick envelope onto the table, âI missed a date to retrieve these blasted photos for you! I went to the restaurant, found you not there, and my online girlfriend wasnât there either! What on earth is in this? You owe me an explanation!â
Frederick extinguished his cigarette and turned around. He picked up the envelope with photos, weighing it in his hand it was quite heavy, like a stack of cards.
âPictures of Yuna when she was little. Thereâs also one of her and me together on her birthday.â
Robertâs eyes widened in confusion.
âYou sabotaged my date with Smiley just to get pictures of Yuna? Frederick, I was meeting Smiley to investigate her for you!â
Smiley? That woman who was investigating him!
He had planned to get a good look at the audacious woman today, but unexpectedly ran into Marguerite at the restaurant, which left him feeling restless and disturbed.
He had tried his best to ignore her, but Marguerite got hurt.
Unable to control himself, he took her to the hospital, completely forgetting that he still had an important matter to attend to Why did this woman always manage to disrupt his plans?
âDid you meet her?â
Robert, both angry and exhausted, took a bottle of soda from the fridge and took a couple of sips without any enthusiasm.
âThatâs why I am so angry! I didnât get to see her! Frederick, next time, can you prioritize your tasks better? Whatâs more important, Yunaâs photos or Smileyâs investigation?
And another thing, you left without saying a word, didnât even say goodbye! I wanted to tell you where Smiley was, so you could keep her occupied. But you didnât even answer my phone! Now sheâs ignoring me!â
Frederick slowly opened the envelope, his voice steady as ever, âMarguerite got hurt.â
Robert paused, âHurt⦠she got hurt? Did you just take her to the hospital?â
âYes.â
With the soda in his hand, Robert looked as if he wanted to drink but didnât, his expression a mix of frustration and confusion âWell. If itâs Marguerite, I forgive you.â
âYou would forgive me for Marguerite, but not for Yuna? Why?â
Robert snorted coldly, âNo reason. I just canât stand that malicious woman, Yuna. Thatâs all While they were talking, Frederick had already opened the envelope and taken out all the photos.
The first one was a picture of him and Yuna. That day, he had rescued her from a bar when she was still wearing a shirt and shorts.
Although she was the one who dragged him to the photo studio, she felt awkward during the photo session. It was him who took the initiative to pull her close. Thinking of what happened that day, Frederick felt a warmth in his heart, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up His rough hand gently touched the photo paper, suddenly very interested in what Yuna looked like as a child. Was she still the same as he remembered Innocent, adorable, and kindâhearted.
Just as he was about to flip to the second photo, his phone rang abruptly With a frown, he answered the call, and Zoeâs anxious voice immediately came through- âMr. Winston! Yuna has overdosed!
Please come quickly!â
A chill ran down Frederickâs spine. Without any hesitation, he pocketed the photos and once again left Robert behind as he ran out.
What he didnât know was that if heâd flipped just one more photo, he would have seen pictures of the woman and Laverne over the years.
Each photo had a caption. A photo of Marguerite at X years