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.]

shone brightly; Yvonne saw it too

a mocking text from a business tycoon, [Preston, your wife’s trending! Was she really an adult film star? No wonder you can’t get enough of

in those words infuriated Preston, who was extremely

ragged breathing, Yvonne said guiltily, “That’s

had so many sordid affairs in the

it must be Whitney… It’s too coincidental tonight. We tried to take her child, and she retaliates against

Get out!” Preston,

trending topic remained high the next day

The next day.

news, her first thought was of

denial, “Yeah, it was me. I dug up all of Yvonne’s

did you see the gossip? Yvonne and Preston got beaten

was who

up by a

last night when L said before

me.”

answer. A slight smile curved her lips. Despite his misunderstanding

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