Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 195

Just half an hour later, Sapphire Valley Estates.

The family doctor had given Marguerite a thorough check-up. Save for some bruising on her back, there was nothing life-threatening.

Marguerite lay weakly on the bed, her thin shirt hitched up to reveal a bruise that was so deep it was almost purple.

Frederick sat by her side, applying several large, rectangular plasters to her back, like patches stitched onto her skin.

His cool fingertips gently brushed against her skin, causing his eyes to tighten and a wave of pain to flood his heart.

"Why bearing it when it hurts?"

The marks on her weren't just from today, there were also faint scars from when Yuna had kidnapped her.

It was only then that Marguerite realized Frederick had finished applying the unguent. She hurriedly pulled her shirt back down and sat up on the bed.

Feeling somewhat awkward, she glanced at Frederick. Seeing the time, she seized the opportunity to shoo him off. "It's late, you should go. Yuna must be waiting anxiously."

Frederick's eyes stayed on her unblinkingly. "Since when did you become so concerned about others, Marguerite?"

Concerned about others? She was just stating facts.

Earlier today, when she was tricked by Yuna into delivering clothes to Seaside Manor, she saw Yuna's suitcase.

Yuna was finally living with the man she loved and Marguerite was sure she would want to do something special on their first night together.

But here was her beloved man, spending his time with her. Wouldn't Yuna be anxious?

Yet, despite it being late into the night, there wasn't a single phone call from Yuna.

Marguerite met Frederick's gaze, about to say something, when she felt a slight movement in her belly. She froze, not daring to move.