Bride behind the mask novel (Marguerite)
Chapter 605

"Mommy! Actually, I've got to be honest with you, it's... it's..."

Teresa opened her mouth, ready to spill the beans, but at the last second, her little lips clamped shut again. She felt that she just couldn't reveal the truth so soon!

For one thing, Daddy and Mommy hadn't made up yet, let alone fallen back in love. The ace up her sleeve should be played at the very end.

Secondly, if Yuna found out she was Daddy's kid, she would definitely try to hurt her!

Teresa propped her chin in her hands and twirled her round, doe-like eyes, suddenly falling silent.

Marguerite was nearly driven mad by Teresa's heavy breathing. She straightened Teresa's shoulders and looked her dead in the eye, "Spit it out. What is it?"

Teresa's eyes darted away in panic.

Oh dear, Mommy's gaze was too piercing! If she looked at Teresa for two more seconds, she feared she would really confess everything!

Her young mind was racing, desperately searching for a way out, and at last, she thought of something to placate Mommy, "It's... I've made a whole lot of money with my drawings, way more than you can imagine! I was afraid that if you knew, you'd just take it all away from me!"

Marguerite was surprised hearing this.

Since the day Teresa was born, she'd always had the best of everything. She was never short on pocket money, so why would she hide such a vital secret for the sake of money? Marguerite's eyes were full of speculation, "How much did you make?"

The little one cautiously held up three fingers, "This much."

Marguerite frowned, "Thirty thousand?"

Teresa shook her head.

Marguerite was stunned. Teresa had said it was more than she could imagine. Could it be...

"Three million?"

Teresa fell silent. Three million was way too little! She wouldn't be satisfied earning such a paltry sum!

Though the money was just an excuse to mislead Mommy, she was genuinely scared that her hard-earned cash would get confiscated!

But if she claimed too small an amount, Mommy would never believe her.

Swallowing hard, Teresa steeled herself and whispered, "Billions..."

Marguerite was speechless. If she weren't already sitting on the couch, Marguerite would have feared that her legs would give out from sheer shock and she'd collapse onto the floor!

She had lived for twenty-five years and had never seen so much money!

Yet her daughter had earned it effortlessly!

"Mommy, I'm sorry, I'll never hide anything from you again! I just wanted to earn more money so I could buy you a house, buy you a car! You always used to argue with Daddy Maurice behind my back, but I heard it all. I was scared that if you two split up, you'd have nowhere to live..."

As the little one spoke, Marguerite felt a lump forming in her throat.

Teresa was so considerate and caring, always thinking from her perspective.

Had Marguerite overreacted, frightening the little one before her?

Marguerite took a moment to compose herself, "I won't take your money, but you're only three years old, and it's not safe for you to have that much money. I'll replace a bank to deposit it for you, and you can have it when you grow up."

Teresa looked up pitifully, "Mommy, you can't trick me! TV shows always say adults trick kids, claiming they'll save their gift money, but then they just secretly spend it!"

For a moment, Marguerite was at a loss for words. But she wasn't greedy, nor did she want to dwell on the matter of money with her daughter for too long.

She dug into her bag and pulled out two photographs, placing them in Teresa's little hands, "If you don't want your hard-earned money to vanish into thin air, then work for me, right now! Draw your brother's face, and Mommy won't touch a penny of your money."

Teresa glanced down and saw two photos in her palm, one of Mommy and one of Maurice?