Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 610

The room was thick with tension, and Ablett and Zoe stood frozen in place, their hands still clenched around Marguerite's as if they had forgotten to let go.

With a confident stride, Frederick approached the Abletts, towering over them, his voice cool but commanding, "Let her go."

Startled as if facing an adversary, the Abletts quickly released their grip.

Miley immediately straightened Marguerite's shoulders, inspecting her for injuries, "Are you okay, Marguerite? Are you hurt?"

During the tussle between Miley and the Abletts, Marguerite had been jostled about so much that she felt as if her bones were about to come apart.

Rubbing her sore arms, she offered a rueful smile, "I wasn’t hurt, but I feel like I'm about to fall to pieces."

Miley tenderly massaged her arms, then cast a reproachful glance at Frederick, complaining, "Mr. Winston, where on earth have you been? We've been out here forever. If you'd been any later, Marguerite would've been taken by them!"

Frederick's gaze briefly tightened at the sight of the bruise on Marguerite's wrist, but his look of concern vanished in an instant, returning to his usual icy composure, "The examination room is soundproofed. We didn't hear you arrive."

Marguerite, puzzled, turned to Miley, whispering suspiciously, "What’s going on? Why do they dress like that? Are they really going through with a paternity test?"

Miley chuckled, "Absolutely! You just wait and see. Today's a day for the history books! Yuna—no, the entire Lockwood family—is going down!"

Marguerite was still trying to make sense of it all when she saw Hackett storm over to Robert, arm raised as if to strike him, but ultimately, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

His anger was palpable, "Explain yourself! Why did you drag us here? What's going on?"

Robert stood a head taller than Hackett, his face mask obscuring his expression, but his eyes were piercingly direct, "Isn't it obvious? We're at a paternity testing center."

Robert's response was expected, but it still left Hackett momentarily speechless, "What for? Yuna and I already took the test!"