Chapter 213

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A Marguente woke she tried to continue but found rodenck’s grip was too strong Marguerite puzzled. “What are you doing?”

Froderick stared at her without saying a word, gostaid for the walter, and astonishingly, he took the plate of palapeño “When you’re pregnant you need to be careful with what you eat you can’t keep making trips to the hospital 50 he was showing concem for her?

Marguite’s heart pounded ematically, she quickly avoided his gaze, her eyes filled with mixed emotions.

She hadn’t seen Finderick in many days, and she’d grown accustomed to the quiet days without his presence But she couldn’t understand why his sudden appearances could turn her calm lake into a tumultuous ocean Even though Marguerite didn’t want to admit it, the chaos in her heart was uncontrollable Marguente suppressed her burbulent emotions and tried to annoy him, “The baby I’m carrying isn’t yours, why do you care so much?”

Frederick was about to explode upon hearing this but recalling Marguerite’s expression when she was caring for her mother he held back The atmosphere became tense again Marguente obediently had bread stick, eating without saying anything She took a sip of her drink in frustration and suddenly asked, “Have you signed the divorce agreement?”

“Not yet”

Marguente gave a wry smile, a joke slipping out. Is it because I’m getting too much of your property?”

“It’s too little Frederick’s response caught Marquente off guard, leaving her stunned How was the supposed to know that no matter how much property she received, he always felt it wasn’t enough?

Marguente felt a lump in her throat, a sense of suffocation in her heart She tapped her phone screen lightly, looking at the date, Marguente sighed with a hint of melancholy.

“Time flies, it’s already been two months in one more mont we’ll be divorced. But we never hved like a normal mamed couple”

Frederick chuckled “True”

Following that, silence fell once again Damn it! Even though they were both speaking lightly. Marguente felt as if the atmosphere was suffocating amed couple, we Feeling the tear forming in her eyes, Marquente widened her eyes, her forced smide particularly strained, “Since we couldn’t live like a normal i should at least be open minded after the divorce How about on the day of our divorce, we come here for a farewell meal, each of us w a bome of beer laugh off all grievances?”

Frederick suddenly looked at her. “Do you really want to do that?”

Marguente smirked. “What else is there? Life has to go on, we have to say goodbye to the past with a smile”

(rederick was stung by her smile. To her, divorce seemed like a particularly easy thing Did she not feel a shred of reluctance? Even a bit of struggle would have been something Fredenck’s handsome face darkened, and his phone rang at the same time After answering the call and saying a few words, he looked at Marguente tentatively “Something came up, I can’t take you home Can you get a cab Marguerite nodded, “Sure you go ahead, don’t keep her waiting”

The call was from Yuna Although Frederick didat put it on speaker, Marguente still heard it She delat want Frederick to see her petty jealousy, she wanted to maintain the last shred of her dignity, so she put on a brave face But Fredericks gaze suddenly became profound he stated for a moment, eventually, he took a wad of halts from his wallet and placed it under the cup penth setting Marguerite “Get a cab home, let me know when you get home”

“Okay”

Margate shortently responded, watching Frederick rise and turn to leave, tears welled up in her eyes and fell un