Chapter 12

Upon hearing these words, Frederick felt as though all the blood in his body had frozen. The reason he had agreed to be with Jacqueline was because his half-brother had used the fact that he was a illegitimate and the scandalous photos of his mother to blackmail him. If this matter were to come to light, the blow to him would only be greater than when he was sixteen. Just as he didn’t know what to do, Jacqueline appeared, stopped everything, and destroyed all of his mother’s indecent photos in front of him. The sword of Damocles hanging over Frederick’s head was finally removed. So he was grateful to Jacqueline. At sixteen, it was Gabrielle who saved him. At twenty-six, it was Jacqueline who washed away all his shameful past. So he had no choice; he agreed to Jacqueline’s request. But now, all of this was orchestrated by Jacqueline in collusion with others, all to force him into a relationship with her. The people inside didn’t notice Frederick outside, who continued sp