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.

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

woman appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with a hug and a cheeky pat

love child of your dad!” Tiana

checked the scene and nodded,

values, consistently favoring sons over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly management imposed by Yvonne when she lived with the

such watchful eyes, her father had managed

than Violet, Preston’s mother and Whitney’s grandmother, who had supposedly retreated to the countryside to recover her health. In reality, she’d been hiding away, raising her grandson- a woman known for her

day, she had never approved of Whitney

utterly captivated by her he could

one upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new

observed the drama with detached

Tiana chuckled. “She wanted to climb the ladder, but turns out the man’s already got a

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

assignment, and

bush in the

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

back,” Preston

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

Mom,” Preston snapped, annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and

few words about her, so what?” she retorted defensively. “You’ve been bewitched by that woman since you were young! You’re my son, and I know you.

harm Whitney. Don’t mistreat Whitney like that, Son. What happened to her granddad and mom was an unexpected ‘bonus‘ to us, and

Preston shouted; his face

off to

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

he could never

and realized it was already two in the

Taryn was,

and asked, “So what’s

Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to ‘work‘, he’ll

switched their ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled out of the mansion’s