Chapter 150
Frederick’s abrupt question took Marguente by surprise.
The way he asked, it was as if he knew all along about her sapphire necklace.
But she had lost that necklace, so there was no way Frederick could have seen it around Yuna’s neck.
¦ Perhaps he was just following up on the shop owner’s comment.
Tlost It Marguerite admitted, her eyes betraying her unease
Frederick’s eyes tumed ley upon hearing this
Marguerits was puzzled Why was he getting so worked up over her fost necklace?
Especially when Yuna didn’t even have it in the first place
Marguente ruminated on this, suddenly regretting bringing Frederick to this photo studio.
To Frederick, she was Yuno, but to the shop owner, she was Marguerite.
Even though the owner didn’t know her real name.
What surprised her was that the shop owner remembered things from many years agol
If he continued to talk, her cover might be blown!
Marguente, anxious, quickly changed the subject “Sir, it’s almost midnight. It’s my birthday today, and I want to capture this moment. We’re short on time.”
The shop owner quickly put down his pipe. “No problem! Sit over there, the same seaside backdrop as before, okay?”
“Sure” Marguente readily agreed white Frederick’s brows furrowed even deeper
In this digital age, this old, decrepit photo studio was still using a vintage large–format camera!
It was as though Frederick had been transported back to the 70s!
He was not thrilled, but seeing the excitement in the woman before him, he didn’t want to let her down, so he went along with it
They took their seats on the bench, the shop owner then motioned for them to get closer, “Move in a bit!”
They awkwardly shifted towards the center, but the shop owner was still not satisfied.
“You’re still too far apart! Can you smile a bit? It’s your birthday, where’s the festive mood?”
Marguente sat up straight, not moving an inch.
This was as close as she was willing to get. Every lime she moved closer to him, her heart rate sped up, and she found herself resisting
Seeing Marguente unmoving, the shop owner was puzzled.
“Miss, I remember you having a big smile when you took photos with your grandma! Whats up today? Can’t you smile?”
Just then, Frederick put his arm around Marguerite and pulled her into his embrace
Click-
The flash went off as the shutter clicked, and the shop owner said with satisfaction, “Nice! Looks like a wedding photo! Do you guys want to take a few more?”
Marguerite quickly shook her head, shrugged her shoulder, and Frederick’s arm slid off. “One is enough.”
“It will take about a week to develop the photo. Is your phone number still the same? I’ll send you a message.”
“Okay, thank you” Marguerite answered politely, then got up and walked out with Frederick.
“Hold on!” The shop owner turned off the power and walked over to Marguerite. “Miss, do you still have the photos you took here before?”
The old photos were kept by her grandmother
She remembered the day of the big fire, they pulled out all their photos, but after moving into the low–rent house, she didn’t know where her grandmother had put
them
Now that her grandmother had lost her memory, she couldn’t remember anything about herself, let alone find these photos.
Regretfully, Marguerite shook her head, her eyes full of self–blame. “I don’t have them”
“That’s okay Next week, I’m updating the equipment in my shop, and some old photos may be found. If I find yours, I’ll contact you”
“Thank you so much! Feel free to call me anytime, I’m always available!”
The possibility of finding her lost old photos excited Marguerite immensely
“Oh, I haven’t paid yet, have 1?”
Marguente was about to pull out her wallet to pay, but after patting herself down, she membered that she had left her purse in the bar’s dressing room.
“You can wait outside.”
A gentle, magnetic male voice sounded in her ear
Marguente looked at hun to see him pulling a leather wallet from his pocket and handing a bill to the shop owner
Her heart pounded harder as she walked out.
The shop owner quickly gave Frederick his change. The man paused for a moment before pulling out a business card and placing it on the table
“When the photo is ready. call the number on this card She’s a bit forgetful, I bet she’ll forget to come pick it up”
