Chapter 266


    The next day, at half past five in the morning, the sky was still a dim shade of grey


    Marguerite had to go to help with Laverne’s mourning amangements and to greet the mourners who


    were amiving


    She got up early, and after a simple breakfast of toast and coffee, she and Fredenck set off together


    Laverne’s bodyid in the grandest hall of the church Chuck had arranged everything the day before,


    even ensuring a mortician applied makeup on Laverne and dressed her in her favente floral dress


    Marguerite walked slowly into the hall Laveme in the crystal casket seemed as if she was sleeping, her


    face serene, except for her lips, which drooped slightly Marguente it two candles for her, and then she


    and Frederick tossed a handful of rose petals. By the time they finished, mourners were starting to


    arrive


    Laverne’s hometown was Marina Shores Vige, but the vigers there moved on quickly, and although


    the olddy had many friends, most of them had left the vige and scattered to different parts of the


    country


    Therefore, most of the people who came were friends of Marguente and Frederick.


    The Lockwood family, as direct rtives of Laverne, didn’t arve until noon.


    Especially Yuna, she seemed fatigue while greeting guests.


    Herck of energy was starkly different from Marguente’s Marguerite’s fatigue was due to the loss of a


    loved one, but Yuna’s was simplyziness.


    She was reluctant to help and seemed impatient. From her expression, Frederick didn’t see any hint of


    grief.


    This was far from the expected reaction of someone who just lost a loved one.


    This made him even more cunous about the rtionship between Laveme and Marguerite


    At this time, Chuck hurriedly arrived in a sedan. He immediately found Frederick and mysteriously


    called him into a corner


    He nced at Yuna and Zoe, then lowered his voice to report


    “Mr Winston, I found the midwife who delivered Zoe. But I think you should meet her yourself. She’s a


    peculiar woman, with a temper, and she’s very tight–lipped. She won’t tell me anything”


    Frederick’s lips pressed into a thin line, his gaze towards Marguente slightly worried.


    Chuck immediately said, “Mr. Winston, your mother is on her way Shell take good care of Marguerite”


    Heaning that his mother wasing. Frederick eased his worry a bit.


    He turned to say a few words to Marguente, then quickly left with Chuck


    On the way, Chuck reported everything he knew about the midwife to Frederick


    Her name was Thelma, and she had personally delivered all the babies in Marina Shores Vige years


    ago. But she had moved out of the vige long ago and was now living in Brightwater Cove,


    asionally assisting with births in her spare time.


    By the time they arrived at Brightwater Cove, they learned that Thelma was at the vige chief’s house,


    delivering a baby.


    Chuck, following directions from vigers, easily found the chief’s house, outside of which was parked a


    basic white Mercedes


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    As soon as they got out of the car, they saw a woman covered in freckles, wiping her hands and talking


    to a middle–aged man, “Your wife is an older mother. She had a close call today. You better take good


    care of her!”


    The man nodded repeatedly, “Yes, Thelma Thank you, Thelma!”


    He then happily disappeared into the house. Thelmaughed and walked out of the yard. As she


    looked up, she saw a tall, imposing man.


    But her gaze finallynded on Chuck, and her brow furrowed instantly, “You again? I’ve told you, I don’t


    know anything! Stop bothering met


    Chuck smiled at her. “Thelma, it’s not me who needs you, it’s our master, Mr Winston. This is him, the


    fampus…


    Chuck didn’t dare to say Frederick’s name out loud, so he moved a half step closer to Thelma and


    lowered his voice, “Frederick Winston!”


    Thelma rolled her eyes, seemingly unimpressed by Frederick’s fame.


    She gave Chuck a disdainful look, brushed him off with her elbow, and got into the Mercedes.


    Chuck was taken aback, “Such a cheeky woman. Do you know who our master is?”


    Thelma started the engine, poked her head out of the window, and retorted, “Even if the King himself


    came, it wouldn’t change a thing! When I say I don’t know, I mean it