Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 59

wing around the overpass twice. Tiens was struggling to keep up, penting and puzzled. “Are they lost or are

watory, her eyes glued to the bendey that had almost lost them several times before slowing down just

nough for them to catch up, clenched her fats. “Your choice of a BYD was a mistake”

Sorry sky just wanted to throw & off by not expecting someone like you, a former socialite, to be driving a

Whitney didn’t know what to say

“They’re leaving the overpass Tiana sped up.

But at the merging junction, the Bentley fishtailed, leaving them in the dust.

Demn, which way did they go? Tiana pounded the steering wheel, glancing at the street signs. “But he’s definitely not heading to Imperial Gem Corporation, this is the opposite direction.”

Whitney, frustrated, glanced at her, “it’s your fault–bad choice of car, worse driving skills.”

A string of expletives rolled through Tiana’s mind, unsure whether they were appropriate to voice.

Their mission that day ended in failure.

Whitney hurried back to the villa before nightfall, only to be infuriated that the man had arrived earlier, lounging on the sofa and leisurely reading the newspaper

Seeing his lazy demeanor beneath the silver mask made her blood boil.

Had he done it on purpose this afternoon? Could he have noticed her following him?

Whitney pouted, sitting at the dining table, waiting for dinner

Ludwik glanced at her, “Where were you today?”

Whitney looked up at him, suddenly smiling, Mr. L, it seems that President Ludwik can’t get enough of me. What should I do?”

“What do you mean can’t get enough?” he asked, enigmatic, folding the newspaper away.

Whitney feigned distress, “And you said he wasn’t interested in me. I think he’s quite smitten! The other day, he even said he wanted to seduce me, insisted on an affair within marriage, the lecher…”

“Pfft” He spat out his drink, his jaw tensing.

takes to captivate a man. Once our one–year marriage is up, should I

observed his expression

If his expression had

“What assets do

her

and down, annoyed. “I’m an

her skirt, a naughty smile

what are you doing?” Whitney, distracted, quickly covered herself,

walked past her to the dining table, starting his meal without another

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she’d been played again, Whitney also ignored him and angrily

headed

door to his study, the man looked at Whitney and asked, “What are you

to borrow something

him coffee once but hadn’t really looked around. Today, if she found

sparkled with mischief, which he

the door firmly

on the door, seething with

to her room and immediately called Tiana. “I need to get into his study; he won’t let me.

all day without any proof. Could it be

most unlikely scenarios often turn out to be

why would he bother hiding behind a

I’d kill

study, the man watching the bedroom surveillance and listening

“It’s a joke. If L turns out to be Ludwik, not only has he played me for a fool, but I’m carrying the child of my family’s archenemy. You think I’d

Ludwik’s expression turned cold.

eyes grew deeper, a shadow of complexity passing through

was quick to jump to conclusions, guessing the very

see with her own eyes whether he

by the smoke, lending him an

in the bedroom, Tiana sympathized, “True, no one could tolerate their business enemy having their way with them, leaving behind a

Ludwik knowingly slept with you and married you under a mask, that man’s scheming is terrifying! But I love these kinds of high–drama, emotional roller–coaster stories,” Tiana exclaimed with excitement over the phone. Whitney held back, asking, “Is everything you’ve said so far complete

“Yes.”

over to Imperial Gem Corporation tomorrow and get Ludwik to give you a deep kiss? Then you can compare if L

been a professional bad–idea factory in your last life, Tiana.” Whitney rolled her eyes, “And if

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be then, a home

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