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.

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

greeted her with a hug and a cheeky pat on

secret love child of your

the scene and

renowned for his traditional values, consistently favoring sons over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly management imposed

father had managed to father a secret child, now around five or

lady 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 her

day, she had never approved of Whitney or Monica, and even less

utterly captivated by her he

seemed the old lady had finally one upper Yvonne by secretly

drama with detached

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

discovery. Tiana, can you find out where Violet’s staying with the

nodded, understanding the assignment,

a bush in the

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

back,” Preston said cautiously, urging the woman to take the

Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with

annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and cunning

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

persuade you to harm Whitney. Don’t mistreat 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 take it

Preston shouted; his face

a clenched fist, he stormed off to his

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

was Whitney’s mother, a woman he could never have, who met

glanced at the clock and

villa where Taryn was, to find out

asked, “So what’s next

shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to

armed, and swiftly switched their ride, trailing the Bentley that had