Captive Hearts: The Tycoon's Ugly Bride novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Face

"Mr. Herbart, Mrs. Herbart's face..."

Blanche's heart skipped a beat because she thought her lie would be exposed. She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up the mask, put it on, and grabbed the servant's hand.

"Don't blame her. I scared her when taking off the mask."

"No, you did not scare me. It's..."

Before finishing speaking, the servant felt a sharp pain in her hand. It was because Blanche had pinched her hard out of desperation.

"Mrs. Herbart..."

The servant blankly stared at her, wondering why she didn't let her tell the truth.

Blanche patted her on the back and comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid. I'll wear a mask all the time. Don't worry. I won't scare you again."

The servant kept her mouth open because she couldn't close it. She did not understand why Mrs. Herbart was telling such a lie.

Seeing the weird scene, Louis pondered for a moment and frowned, "Since you know how ugly you are, you should cover your face well! Don't show it to people to disgrace me."

Although he maintained a calm face, he felt chills down his spine. Since Blanche's face had made the servants scream in fright, she must be extremely ugly!

Blanche breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he believed it.

Louis soon turned around and went downstairs. He didn't even want to go into the bedroom after such an incident.

"Mrs. Herbart, your face has no scars at all. Why are you wearing a mask?"

Blanche sized the servant up. The girl had an immature face and seemed in her early twenties. Her eyes looked clear, so Blanche did not think she would stir up trouble.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Clara."

"Clara, please don't tell anyone about it. I have my reasons for doing this. If you keep the secret, I will return your favor."

"Well, OK," Clara nodded with difficulty.

After Clara went out with the tableware, Blanche picked up her phone and found her best friend Erin had sent her a text message.

"Blanche, are you still alive? Has the Herbart family torn you apart?"

The dowry from the Herbart family was a piece of land, so Dany had been tempted. Her daughter had refused to marry Louis, but she wanted to get the valuable dowry. Therefore, they had come up with the idea of letting Blanche marry him.

After chatting with Erin, Blanche felt a little thirsty.

She picked up the teapot in the bedroom but found it empty. So, she could only go downstairs to drink water.

After reaching the living room, she stopped a servant. The place was so big that she could not see where the kitchen was.

"Where is the kitchen? I'm thirsty."

The servant intently stared at her face as if she could see the ugly scar through the mask. Seeing Blanche frown, she suddenly realized she was too impolite. So, she hurriedly said, "Mrs. Herbart, please follow me".

Following the servant to the kitchen, Blanche looked back. The servant had glanced at the door next to her with a strange look just now. There might be something fishy inside.

After entering the kitchen, Blanche ordered, "Please add some water to the teapot in the bedroom."

After sending the servant away, Blanche took a sip of water, left the kitchen, and stared at the room the servant had glanced at just now. The door was ajar.

Suddenly, there was a delicate voice from inside.