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

young woman appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with a hug

a secret love child of your dad!”

scene and nodded, “It

favoring sons over daughters. Whitney vividly remembered the strictly

came as a surprise to her that, under such watchful eyes, her father

mother and Whitney’s grandmother, who had supposedly retreated to the countryside to recover her health.

Whitney or Monica,

by her he could silence his mother even if she couldn’t

it seemed the old lady had finally one upper Yvonne by secretly introducing a new woman to her son’s

the drama

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

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

assignment, and gave a

in the villa compound,

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

being watched. Let’s head back,” Preston

talking about the Valentine Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s going

by his mother’s superstitious

were young! You’re my

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 Whitney, but if you harm her, her mother’s spirit will come

shouted; his face contorted

a clenched fist, he stormed off to his

but through the car window, she saw Preston pull out a pocket watch.

mother, a woman he could never have, who met her

the clock and

villa where Taryn was, to find out

and asked, “So what’s next

If he shows up at Imperial Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to ‘work‘, he’ll

their ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled out of