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.

was clear, emerged from his luxury car and scooped the boy up in a

appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with a

a secret love child of

scene and nodded, “It seems

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

under such watchful eyes, her father had managed to father a

countryside to recover her health. In

had never approved of Whitney or Monica,

by her he could

old lady had finally one upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new

the drama with detached

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

“We should thank her for this discovery. Tiana, can you

understanding the assignment, and gave

bush in

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

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

about the Valentine Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s going on? I always said that vixen Yvonne was a bad omen, bound to

annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and

You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune to your father’s beginnings and everything else

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

shouted; his face

he stormed off to his car and

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

woman he could never have, who

Whitney glanced at the clock and

called the villa where Taryn was,

and asked, “So what’s next on

shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming

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