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.

clear, emerged from his luxury car and scooped the boy

gate. Preston greeted her with a hug and a cheeky

a secret love child of your dad!” Tiana gasped,

and nodded, “It seems

daughters. Whitney vividly

such watchful eyes, her father had

recover her health. In reality, she’d been hiding away, raising her grandson-

in the day, she had never approved of Whitney or Monica,

couldn’t contend with Yerine, and when Preston was utterly captivated by

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

drama with detached

ladder, but turns out the man’s already got a

this discovery. Tiana, can you

assignment, and gave a

a bush in the villa compound, trembling

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

back,” Preston said cautiously, urging the woman to

plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s going on? I always

snapped, annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and cunning

what?” she retorted defensively. “You’ve been bewitched by that woman since you were young! You’re my

an unexpected ‘bonus‘ to us, and even though she is not really connected to you, you still

Preston shouted; his face contorted with

stormed off to his car

Roselyn didn’t 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 to

a woman he could never have, who met her end

and realized it

hurriedly called the villa where Taryn was, to find

and asked, “So what’s next on

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