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

with a

secret love child

checked the scene and nodded, “It

renowned for his traditional values, consistently favoring sons over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly management imposed by

a surprise to her that, under such watchful eyes, her father had managed to father a secret

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

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

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

upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new

the drama with detached

but turns out

discovery. Tiana, can you find out where Violet’s staying with the

the assignment, and gave a

behind a bush in the villa compound, trembling with

an unexpected discovery; however, this love

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

the Valentine Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a

snapped, annoyed by

were young! You’re my son, and I

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

shouted; his face

a clenched fist, he stormed off to his car and

window, she saw Preston pull out a pocket watch. Inside was a photo of a woman who bore

Whitney’s mother, a woman he could never have, who met her end

Whitney glanced at the clock and realized it was already

called the villa where Taryn was, to find

and asked, “So what’s next on

Imperial Gem

their ride, trailing the Bentley