Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 835

Just as Hayes reached out his little hand, Margot dashed back into the room. "Hayes, your mom's here!" she exclaimed.

Hayes quickly pulled his hand away, trying to keep a calm face, though his heart was pounding like crazy.

That was close!

Almost got caught.

Margot grabbed Hayes' hand and said, "Come on, let's go find her. But that means you won't get to taste my dad's cooking!"

He trailed behind Margot as they made their way out, but just before leaving the room, his eyes lingered on the brown paper envelope.

Cresthaven General Hospital Medical Report, Silas.

He repeated those words silently in his mind.

Meanwhile...

Silas knew Marguerite was coming over to the villa, so he'd already informed the security not to stop her.

And so Marguerite entered without any fuss, but she chose to stay by the swing in the front yard, not venturing inside.

She knew that seeing her would only give Silas a splitting headache.

She didn't want to cause him any more pain.

Hearing soft footsteps, Marguerite assumed it was Hayes and turned around.

Instead, she found Silas leaning against the doorframe, wearing all-white loungewear, arms crossed, and smiling warmly at her.

The soft texture of his clothes added a touch of lazy tenderness to his otherwise fierce demeanor.

Marguerite panicked a bit and instinctively turned away, retreating into the shadows as she heard Silas chuckle softly.

"Hiding? I've already seen you."

Still standing in the shadows, Marguerite replied with a hint of fluster, "I'll leave once Hayes comes out. You should go back inside."

The moment those words left her lips, silence enveloped them both.

Marguerite assumed he’d gone back inside, as everything was quiet.

Thinking it was safe, she turned around, only to find Silas standing right there, much closer than expected.