Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 781

She shook her head, her brain swirling into dizziness, leaving her no choice but to slump onto the desk for a brief respite.

Mr. Perry, already at his wits' end with Marguerite, suddenly harbored sinister thoughts.

"If I could get this woman into bed, it wouldn't just be a devastating blow to her personally."

He could also use the affair to blackmail her, squeezing out a hefty sum in the process!

Thinking this, Mr. Perry's eyes gleamed rat-like as he naturally rose to help Marguerite from her seat, saying:

"Mr. Ward, please go ahead and eat. I'll find a place for her to rest and come back later."

Silas, however, grabbed his hand in a firm grip, his thin lips uttering three words: "Don't touch her."

Feeling the threat from the man, Mr. Perry's body jolted.

"Mr. Ward, what do you mean? She's had too much to drink; she needs to rest."

Silas simply pulled Marguerite into his arms, "I'll take her."

Mr. Perry was fuming!

What exactly was the relationship between these two?

Angry yet unable to vent in front of Silas, Mr. Perry could only watch as Silas lifted Marguerite in his arms and, without sparing anyone a second glance, left with her. It was infuriating!

Of course, Marguerite had no clue what had transpired, only feeling herself drifting in and out of consciousness before being enveloped in a warm, reassuring embrace.

Strangely, she could smell Frederick's scent in this embrace.

...

When she woke, it was the next morning.

Marguerite lay on a soft, large bed, her body aching as she stared at the ceiling.

The sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the spacious room, slightly dazzling Marguerite.

Realizing from the room's layout that she was in a hotel suite, she wondered:

A hotel?

Why was she in a hotel?

She quickly glanced beside her, noticing the unmistakable impression of someone having slept there.