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

the gate. Preston greeted her with a

child of your dad!” Tiana gasped,

checked the scene and nodded, “It

over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly management imposed by Yvonne

under such watchful eyes, her father had managed to father

was none other 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

of Whitney or Monica, and even less so of

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

one upper Yvonne by secretly

observed the drama with detached

Roselyn,” Tiana chuckled. “She wanted to climb the ladder, but turns out the

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

nodded, understanding the assignment, and

Roselyn hid behind a bush in the villa compound, trembling with

to an unexpected discovery; however, this love

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

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

Mom,” Preston snapped, annoyed by his

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

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

fist, he stormed off to his car and drove

but through the car window, she saw Preston pull out a pocket watch. Inside was a photo of a woman

could never have, who met her end through

at the clock and realized it was

the villa where Taryn was, to find out when

and asked, “So what’s next on the

shows up at Imperial Gem

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