Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

“Spit on them, boys! Break this old fool!” They shouted.

After having their fun, the assailants left, cursing as they went.

Yvonne, her beauty marred, spoke with venom yet dared not curse, “Sir, who were they? They seem to be ordinary thugs, but we haven’t crossed anyone like them recently!”

A realization struck Preston. “It’s Whitney… Didn’t she get mixed up with some riffraff? Tonight, I tricked her into a miscarriage, and she got them to retaliate! The ungrateful wench. And it’s your fault for that rotten idea, making me please Monica by getting rid of her child!”

Yvonne replied with cold resentment, “I was just trying to keep Monica happy for Simon, okay? If we get rid of Whitney, we keep control of the company.”

She kept babbling as Preston was busy calling an ambulance.

Then, looking at the news on his phone, Preston’s face turned pale as a sheet.

[Breaking News: The Valentine Corporation’s CEO’s wife, a former adult film star!]

[High society lady, Yvonne Valentine, involved in explicit videos, supported by wealthy businessmen.]

[Preston Valentine, the fall guy.]

Yvonne saw

with anger, received a mocking text from a business tycoon, [Preston, your wife’s trending! Was she really

words infuriated Preston, who was

ragged breathing, Yvonne said guiltily, “That’s not

whore!” Preston shouted, losing all reason, and turned to slap her hard, “You had so many sordid affairs in the past? Now they’re out

too coincidental tonight. We tried to take her child, and she retaliates

out!” Preston, spitting blood in anger, immediately

next day

The next day.

saw the news, her first thought

groggy from sleep, confessed without denial, “Yeah, it was me. I dug up all of Yvonne’s dirty laundry overnight and

see the gossip? Yvonne and Preston got beaten up

Samaritan was who avenged

froze. Beaten up by a gang?

found her thoughts drifting to last night when L said before leaving, “Leave everything

me.”

knew the answer. A slight smile curved her lips. Despite his

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