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.

luxury car and scooped the

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

that a secret love child of

checked the scene and

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

watchful eyes, her father had managed to father a secret child, now around five or six

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

day, she had never approved of Whitney or

Preston was utterly captivated by her he could silence his mother even if she couldn’t give

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

the drama

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

for this discovery. Tiana, can you find out where Violet’s staying

understanding the assignment, and

hid behind a bush in the villa compound, trembling

unexpected discovery; however, this love child could be the downfall of Yvonne and

head back,” Preston said cautiously, urging the woman to take the

before speaking, “Preston, I don’t 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 that vixen

Preston snapped, annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and cunning

been bewitched by that woman since you were young! You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune to your father’s beginnings and everything else

an unexpected ‘bonus‘ to us, and even

his face contorted

stormed off to his car and drove

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

mother, a woman he could never have,

Whitney glanced at the clock and realized it

hurriedly called the villa where Taryn was, to find out when

what’s next on the agenda?”

he shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower

into detectives, fully armed, and swiftly switched their ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled out of