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.

from his luxury car and scooped the boy up in a

woman appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with a

child

scene and nodded, “It seems

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

watchful eyes, her father

other than Violet, Preston’s mother and Whitney’s grandmother, who had supposedly retreated to the countryside to recover her

never approved of Whitney or Monica, and even less

and when Preston was utterly captivated by her he could silence his

upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new woman to her son’s life, bearing him the male her

the drama with

but turns out the man’s already got a son. What can she possibly

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

the assignment,

Roselyn hid behind a bush in the villa compound, trembling

had led to an unexpected discovery; however, this

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

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

snapped, annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and

bewitched by that woman since you were young! You’re my son, and I know you. We owe our fortune to

us, and even though she is not really connected to you, you still shouldn’t take it

shouted; his face

off to his car and drove

she saw Preston pull out

could never have, who met

Whitney glanced at the clock and realized it was already two in the

where Taryn was, to find out

what’s

L. If he shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to

switched their ride, trailing