A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Mark felt dejected when he saw Linda’s indifferent expression.

Does she care so much about the Duke?

Her attitude toward me changed when all I did was let a few people go.

“Linda, I have my own reasons for doing this.” Mark was quite heartbroken.

He did all that for the sake of their future.

“Your own reasons? What reasons? Don’t you know that you’re betraying His Grace by doing that?” Linda yelled with a suppressed voice.

“Linda, we already betrayed him the moment we slept together…” Mark looked at her intently.

Linda staggered a few steps back in a daze upon hearing his words.

Have I already betrayed His Grace?

“Linda, I love you, and I cannot live without you. Do you know how heartbroken I am to see you with him?”

her tightly in his arms, his scorching

doesn’t love her. He just uses her as a tool to

allow us to

heart clenched, and

I’m the one who took

I shouldn’t have raised my voice at you. I’m just too worried about you. If the Duke finds out…” said Linda softly, nestling in his

just did not want Mark to betray the Duke. After all, they were both groomed by the Duke, and they both

her words, Mark let go of her, cupped her face, and kissed her passionately. He pushed her against the wall and clasped the back of her head. Subsequently, he unbuttoned her shirt and lowered

herself from making any noise

“Mark… Mark…”

embrace and kissed her lips. “You should just pretend that you don’t know anything about me

do? Please don’t do something that

what I’m doing. Be careful on your way back,” said Mark while helping

at

turned grim amidst the darkness. Ever since the Duke forced himself on Linda right in front of Mark, he had lost all loyalty and respect toward

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firearms. When the guards stationed at the warehouse spotted them, they immediately