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.

coast was clear, emerged from his luxury car and scooped the boy

a beautiful young woman appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with

secret love child of your dad!” Tiana

checked the scene and nodded, “It seems

values, consistently favoring sons over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly

father had managed

to recover her

she had never approved of Whitney or Monica,

Preston was utterly captivated by her he could silence his mother

Yvonne by secretly introducing a new woman to her son’s life,

observed the drama

feel sorry for Roselyn,” Tiana chuckled. “She wanted to climb the ladder, but turns out the man’s already got a son. What can she possibly

eyes narrowed thoughtfully. “We should thank her for this discovery. Tiana, can you find out where Violet’s staying with the

nodded, understanding the assignment, and gave

behind a bush in the villa

detour had led to an unexpected discovery; however, this love child could be the downfall

like we’re being watched. Let’s head back,” Preston said cautiously, urging the woman

Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s

Preston snapped, annoyed by his mother’s

she retorted defensively. “You’ve been bewitched by that woman since you were young! You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune to your

persuade you to harm Whitney. Don’t mistreat Whitney like that, Son. What happened to her granddad and mom was an unexpected ‘bonus‘ to us, and even though she is not really connected to you, you still shouldn’t

shouted; his face contorted

clenched fist, he stormed off to his

through the car window, she saw Preston pull out a pocket watch. Inside was a photo of a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance

he could never have, who met

glanced at the clock and realized it was already

called the villa where Taryn was,

and asked, “So what’s next

If he shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to ‘work‘,

and swiftly switched their ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled