Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

The man’s gaze shifted toward her, and he smirked ever so slightly.

“No way your fake husband is more handsome than Mr. Lippert!”

Whitney sized up the rival’s tall frame. She had not seen L in the flesh but mused, “They seem to be about the same height.”

“Same height and you dare to say equally handsome?” Tiana rolled her eyes.

“Not just height. Now that I look at them, even their build and presence seem similar…”

Whitney’s eyes narrowed on the man, a sense of dissonance settling in.

Why did L and this rival seem alike?

The man had already entered the company with security, but Whitney could not resist following, determined to

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uncover the truth.

behind a guard amid the chaos, sneaking

stepped into

blocked by security, ‘Miss, you’re

As the elevator doors closed, Whitney blurted out in a moment of quick thinking. “L! What are you

here?”

to her in the elevator, did

called

gave no

and slapped her forehead. The rival had no reaction to ‘L‘ so they could

What was she thinking?

get in here?” Tiana teased after finally catching up. “You’re such a hypocrite,

did not want to admit she had, for a

leave. “I came to see the jewelry, but

is nothing less than extraordinary!” Tiana pointed out,

may not be at his level now, but once I rise again, I’ll

him down!”

observed the fiery little woman from a second–floor window,

bold claim.

lips curled with a wicked

she would take down the

Downstairs.