Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 58

Tiana flipped through the menu, her eyes darting up at the sound of Whitney’s phone buzzing.

It was a call from a director at Skye Gem Ltd.

Whitney squinted, excusing herself from the table to take the call.

When she returned. Tiana gestured to a headline flashing on her tablet. “Monica’s plagiarism scandal is blowing up, dragging down Skye Gem Ltd’s stocks. The Valentine family’s shares took a nosedive today. Are the shareholders getting restless?”

Whitney nodded with a wry smile. “Monica’s got the Valentines backing her, but with a scandal this big, the shareholders I know aren’t fools. With the Valentine family’s fall, Skye Gem Ltd. is in turmoil, and they’re worried about their stakes.”

“So, they’re reaching out to you, the former CEO of Skye Gem Ltd.? Typical.”

“Many shareholders are clueless. For years, Monica’s been riding on my coattails, and now they’re finally realizing who the real expert is.”

As if on cue, another Skye Gem Ltd. shareholder called.

It was a good sign, Whitney thought as she patiently answered, her eyes narrowing. This could be her chance to reclaim Skye Gem Ltd.

After hanging up, Tiana suddenly waved her laptop, calling out, “Holy smokes, Whitney! You had me tail Roselyn last night, and you won’t believe what she led us to!”

Whitney watched intently as Tiana excitedly booted up a surveillance feed, showing Roselyn’s movements exactly as Whitney had instructed to be monitored.

Roselyn, having successfully wormed her way into Preston’s favor, was bound to make a move. Whitney wanted to have leverage over Roselyn, turning her into the blade to slice into the Valentine family’s core.

However, the footage was also showing that Roselyn was tailing Preston?

She trailed Preston to the front of a villa, and Preston remained oblivious. Soon, a captivating scene played out.

An elderly lady, with a young boy in tow, stepped out of the villa. The boy was carefully shielded by a hat, his identity evidently meant to be kept secret.

ensuring the coast was clear, emerged from his luxury car and scooped the boy up in a fatherly

gate. Preston greeted her with a hug and a cheeky

child of your

and nodded, “It

vividly remembered the strictly

under such watchful eyes, her father had managed to father a secret child, now

supposedly retreated to the countryside to recover her health. In reality, she’d been hiding away, raising her grandson- a woman known for her sharp tongue

the day, she had never approved of Whitney or Monica, and even less so

Yerine, and when Preston was utterly captivated by her he could silence his mother even if she couldn’t give birth to a

changed, and it seemed the old lady had finally one upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new woman to her son’s life, bearing him the

the drama

“She wanted to climb the ladder, but turns out the man’s already got a son. What can she

thank her for this discovery. Tiana, can

the assignment, and gave

Roselyn hid behind a bush in the villa

however, this love child could be the

head back,” Preston said

the neighbors talking about the Valentine Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s going on? I always said that

snapped, annoyed by his mother’s

were young! You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune to your father’s beginnings and everything else is…” She trailed

granddad and mom was an unexpected ‘bonus‘ to us, and even though she is not really connected to you, you still shouldn’t take it out on her.

his face contorted with

he stormed off to his car and

catch the whole conversation, but through the car window, she saw Preston pull out a pocket

mother, a woman he could never

at the clock and realized it was already two in

Taryn was, to find out when L had

smirked and asked, “So what’s

Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower

two transformed into detectives, fully armed, and swiftly switched their ride,