Bride behind the mask novel (Marguerite) novel Chapter 725

Penelope's words hit Marguerite like a ton of bricks, leaving her stunned and struggling to grasp reality.

"Penelope...what...what did you say?" Marguerite stammered in disbelief.

The room was suddenly abuzz, as everyone crowded around to hear more.

Hackett was particularly distraught, unable to comprehend why Penelope would say such a thing! After all, the paternity test he had taken with Yuna clearly showed that she was indeed his daughter! What in the world was going on?

"Marguerite, I called you in such a hurry that day because I needed to tell you this. I accidentally overheard a conversation between Yuna and Zoe, and I learned that the child the Lockwoods took from the hospital was you all along!"

Penelope said, gripping Marguerite's shoulders tightly, her voice quivering with emotion, "Marguerite, do you understand what I'm saying? You are my daughter! You were never alone, never without family. You have me, and you have your brother! We are your family, the ones who love you most!"

Marguerite was overwhelmed, her mind buzzing with confusion and shock, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Are you...really my mother?"

"Yes, my child! I am! You are my dear daughter, the one I've been searching for these last twenty-five years! You've been through so much, my dear."

"...Mom..."

Calling her 'mom' felt so heavy, so significant, it took Marguerite a while to muster the courage to say it out loud.

The slap left Yuna with a bruised face.

Hackett gasped, instinctively lamenting, "Robert, why hit her? Can't we sit down and talk this through?"

But Penelope was even more furious than Robert! "Hackett! What's there to talk about? Yuna nearly killed me and took Marguerite's place. Can't you see the severity of her actions?"

"I refuse to believe Yuna would harm her own mother. Penelope, there must be some misunderstanding! Didn't Violet say Zoe was also there? Maybe Zoe, not Yuna, was the one who acted."

Penelope couldn't believe what Hackett was saying. Before coming here, she had been unsure how to resolve the tension between her and Hackett. He thought she was dead, and in just a couple of weeks, he seemed to have aged a decade, even falling ill. Yet, unknowingly, he also had a daughter with Zoe. She didn't know whether to forgive him. But now, faced with the undeniable truth and seeing Hackett still holding out hope for Yuna, she knew she didn't have to hesitate anymore.