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.

ensuring the coast was clear, emerged from his luxury car and scooped the boy

beautiful young woman appeared at the gate. Preston greeted her with a hug and a cheeky pat on the rear, undoubtedly

love child of your

scene and nodded,

Whitney vividly remembered the strictly management imposed

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

to recover her health. In

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

couldn’t contend with Yerine, and when Preston was utterly captivated by her he could silence

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

the drama

but

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

the assignment, and gave

bush in the villa compound, trembling with

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

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

heard the neighbors talking about the Valentine Corporation’s shares plummeting. Monica’s made a mess with her scandal. What’s going on? I always said that vixen

Mom,” Preston snapped, annoyed by his mother’s superstitious and cunning

You’re my son, and I know you.

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 out on her. I know you despise Whitney, but if you harm her, her mother’s spirit

his face

clenched fist, he stormed off to his

pull out a pocket watch. Inside was a photo of a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance

a woman he could never have, who met her end through

the clock and realized it was already two in the

was, to find out

and asked, “So what’s next on

Gem Corporation’s tower claiming to ‘work‘, he’ll be in

ride, trailing the Bentley that had rolled out of the