A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Jacob had waited for two whole days. Even though he reassured himself over and over again that Arielle would cave in first, his patience was wearing thin, and he had an ominous feeling that things were not going according to plan.

His subordinate’s inquiry ticked him off. Seething with rage, Jacob lit a cigarette and took a big puff.

“Let her be!”

Taking another puff, he reasoned, “She still can’t figure out who’s pulling the strings. It’ll be even better if she stumbles around like a headless chicken! If she doesn’t come to me now, it’ll be too late for her when she pieces everything together.”

The subordinate was convinced by this rationale.

At that moment, a thought flashed across his mind. Lowering his voice, he murmured, “Mr. Campbell, there’s something that has been circulating for the past two days. My daughter heard it from her friend’s mother, so I can’t guarantee its credibility.”

“What is it?” Jacob prompted, his eyebrows furrowed.

“My daughter told me that Arielle and Mr. Nightshire are officially together, and it seems like Mrs. Nightshire approves of their relationship.”

nonsense!” Jacob dismissed it without a second

Arielle as the ambassador of Soir Coffee? Why would they pick her, of all people, if there

seen Arielle Moore? A pretty face on a giant billboard will definitely

“But Mrs. Nightshire-”

publicly announced that Arielle is not his biological daughter but rather the illegitimate child of Maureen, and even Arielle attested

processed Jacob’s words before

list other reasons to prove that it was

relationship with Vinson. Why didn’t Southall Group… Wait, no, I suppose it’s Moore Group now. What I’m trying to say is, why didn’t Vinson intervene when Arielle was

subordinate nodded vigorously as comprehension dawned on him. “Knowing Vinson, he would never let Arielle suffer if

Jacob scowled. “Nonsense!”

across the face. He spat on the ground and scrambled to amend his mistake. “I can’t control this mouth of mine! It’ll just say whatever I’m

mouth. He had backed himself into