Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 494

The following morning dawned crisp and clear.

Ever since the day before yesterday, when Maurice forced Marguerite into a wedding dress, she had steadfastly avoided him. So, upon rising early that morning, she skipped breakfast and made a beeline for the door. But no sooner had she stepped out than Sadie hurried over, saying, "Mrs. Winston, Teresa waited up for you last night, saying she had something to tell you. Maybe you should hold off on leaving?"

Sadie had been brought in to help at the Winston Mansion by Jocelyn, and even after three years since Marguerite had lived at Sapphire Valley Estates, Sadie still addressed her as 'Mrs. Winston,' a habit that had never changed.

Marguerite didn’t correct her, merely asking, “What’s it about?”

“I’m not sure, she didn’t tell me. But she waited up for you till late before going to bed.”

“If Teresa had something to say, why didn’t she just text me?” Marguerite thought.

She had been swamped with her new job, getting to grips with the business at the company, working late nearly every night.

She intended to wait for Teresa to wake up before leaving, but the thought of facing Maurice head-on was too much to bear, so she said, “Once she’s up, have her send me a text.”

She couldn’t imagine what urgent news a three-year-old might have and, leaving that instruction, she drove off to Poppy Petal Fragrances.

She arrived early, expecting the place to be quiet, but to her surprise, she found all the employees seated at their desks, expressions stern and tense, like they were prepping for a presidential visit.

Marguerite shook off her bewilderment, ascended to her private glass-walled office, only for Miley to burst in, frantically dragging her back out.

"Seriously, girl! What time do you call this? All the department heads are in the meeting room, just waiting on you!"

Marguerite was taken aback, replying, “I didn’t receive any notification of a meeting! And what time is it? The work day hasn’t even started!”