Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 46

Stella felt Whitney’s reaction was incredibly swift. She chuckled and said, “Well, Monica’s been quite the matchmaker for me, unlike you She’s much more generous!”

Whitney paused, her mind quickly piecing things together. A month ago, Monica had already begun courting Stella’s favor, helping her hook up with Gunner. Tiana’s future heartbreak would just be icing on the cake of

Whitney’s misfortunes.

“Did Monica invite you and Gunner here tonight?” Whitney suddenly asked.

“Yep, but don’t you go thinking you can take me down, Whitney. I’m Monica’s new BFF. Gunner values my connection with her, so he wants to marry me. Tiana? She’s just dull and childish. Gunner doesn’t care for her one bit. Oh, but it seems like you’ll have to keep this secret until you watch your dear friend get dumped!” Stella strutted off, smug with triumph.

Whitney stood there, feeling like she was suffocating at the thought of Tiana.

Sis, why the long face? Who did you see?” Monica approached with a teasing smile.

Whitney looked up, realizing Monica had watched the drama unfold for a while.

By setting up Gunner and Stella here, Monica intended Whitney to catch them in the act, pouring salt on her wounds.

Whitney had only wanted to confront Stella, but Monica’s scheming against her friend was intolerable.

Clutching her hands, Whitney scoffed and suddenly asked, “Didn’t you invite me to your victory bash?”

“Of course, Sis! Let me show you the lavish feast Simon has thrown in my honor!” Monica boasted, pulling Whitney into the dance floor.

Stopping in front of a luxurious private suite, Monica pointed inside. “Sis, take a seat. I’ll go get Simon and the others.”

Whitney eyed her, her lips curling into a knowing smile, and obediently entered the room.

Roselyn approached as soon as Monica left, her ill–fitting gown begging for mercy. “Monica, can I borrow one of your latest Chanel–inspired dresses? This one just isn’t working, and with all the hotshots here tonight, I want to dazzle.”

Monica gave her a cold glance. “Dazzle more than me?”

Roselyn’s face froze in embarrassment, quickly appeasing, “I didn’t mean it like that, Monica. I could never outshine you.”

Now, keep your gold–digging antics under wraps. If you really want

face flushed with shame, but she

spotted Whitney inside the private suite, her embarrassment intensifying under

gaze.

leaving, had a mischievous smile that Whitney

anticipated

grin, instructing, “Get Troy to Whitney’s room.

“Why, Monica?”

Roselyn. Stop

begrudgingly and

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immediately turned around

had a mutual hatred for each other, she

would make things difficult for Whitney once she saw what was happening in the room, Monica could not hold

she could not hold back from wanting to humiliate her

all, she still resented Whitney for embarrassing her at the Royal One Club last night. What infuriated her even more was that when she went home and cried about it to Simon, he not only did not immediately

that Monica realized things

dinner, Simon seemed to

would never

to skin Whitney alive tonight using the Perlman

private room, who lit up at the sight of Whitney’s stunning

Roselyn as she remembered supporting a disinterested Troy

instructions, she pushed Whitney towards him and swiftly locked the door

caught the door, flashing a grin at Roselyn. “You’re

you say?”

take advantage of Troy’s drunken state. Monica’s using you

He was just as handsome as Simon,

of the Perlman family,

rise above Monica and escape her life of poverty. From today onwards, those socialites would never dare to bully her

flickered

thoughts, Whitney subtly snatched the key and suggested, “This opportunity won’t come