Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 325

With that, he turned and left the diner.

Watching Frederick's tall, burly figure recede, her eyes clouded with tears.

He had changed, morphed into someone she no longer recognized. His vindictiveness and underhanded tactics were now identical to those of Maurice.

Suddenly, a flurry of snow began to fall outside the window, blanketing the streets in white.

The Christmas lights from last month were still hanging, their glow intermingling with the snowfall, a lingering reminder of the festive season.

The diner was playing "Jingle Bells" overhead, as if everyone was in a celebratory mood, everyone but her. She sat dazed for a long time before hastily paying and exiting the diner.

Marguerite's car was parked in the underground lot of the Thunderbolt Building. She had to first return to the building before driving back to her mansion.

The mansion's steps were covered in snow. Marguerite almost slipped as she climbed them.

Upon seeing Marguerite return, Nadine quickly made her a hot cup of tea, "Ma'am, the young master won't be coming home tonight. He's working late."

Maurice rarely worked late. Ever since Frederick left, he had been fearless for three whole years. Now, with Frederick's powerful return and his company's growing success, Maurice naturally felt threatened.

His absence was a welcome respite for Marguerite.

Marguerite sipped her tea and nodded, "Alright, you can rest now."

Before leaving, Nadine handed Marguerite a tube of itch-relief ointment, "Ma'am, Teresa said her foot was itchy this morning. I think it's her birthmark acting up again. She didn't let me in, so would you mind taking this to her?"

Just then, Miley's voice message came through. Teresa pressed play and heard Miley's anxious voice, "Teresa! Have you finished the portrait I asked for? This surveillance footage is quite blurry, can you work with it?"

Teresa tossed her pencil down in frustration, her babyish voice tinged with impatience, "I'm working on it! I can recreate any face, no matter how blurry! Stop rushing me, I'll finish soon!"

Teresa was spoiled growing up and aside from play, nothing else interested her. But half a year ago, she watched a TV show called "The Sketch Artist" and thought that being an artist was really cool! The protagonist could recreate a person's face based on the vague figures from surveillance footage, by observing the muscle movements and bone structure.

Teresa was intrigued and decided to delve into the world of sketch artistry, finding many online courses to teach herself. She was smart and incredibly talented. Not only did she learn how to recreate faces from surveillance footage, but she could also accurately depict the aging process in her sketches.

Most importantly, she could deduce the parents' appearances based on a child's facial features!

And she was always spot on, never once making a mistake.