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.

from his luxury car

at the gate. Preston greeted her with a hug and a

love child of your dad!” Tiana gasped,

scene and nodded, “It

Whitney vividly remembered the strictly

watchful eyes, her father had managed to

Preston’s mother and Whitney’s grandmother, who had supposedly retreated to the countryside to recover her health. In

in the day, she had never approved of Whitney

was utterly captivated by

had finally one upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new woman to her

drama with detached

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

this discovery. Tiana, can you find out where

understanding the assignment, and

bush in the

this

back,” Preston

know much about stocks, but I heard 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

annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and

young! You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune

worriedly, “You even let her 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 take it out on her. I know you despise Whitney, but if

Preston shouted; his face

off

out a pocket

a woman he could never have, who met her end

at the clock and realized it was already

Taryn was,

smirked and asked, “So what’s next on

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

their ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled out