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.

what it takes to captivate a man. Once our one–year marriage is

observed his expression

turned displeased and jealous, then it wasn’t him. If his

disdain, “What

her face in

looked herself up and down, annoyed. “I’m

his warm fingers lifting her skirt, a naughty smile on his lips, “Really? Let’s

Whitney, distracted, quickly

the dining table, starting his meal without another word to

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again, Whitney also ignored him and angrily

finished and headed upstairs,

the door to his study, the man looked

borrow something from your

during the day. She’d brought him coffee once but hadn’t really looked around. Today, if she found

eyes sparkled with mischief, which he

the study and closed the door firmly behind him, “I’m not lending

the door, seething with

her room and immediately called Tiana. “I need to get into his study; he

day without any proof. Could it be your wild imagination? After

often turn out to be

temper, why would he bother hiding behind a mask

I’d kill

the study, the man watching the bedroom surveillance

with anger. “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

Ludwik’s expression turned cold.

eyes grew deeper, a shadow of

headache. The girl was quick to jump to conclusions, guessing

pursuit was to see with her own eyes whether he would enter Imperial Gem

curved with a trace of dark amusement, obscured by the smoke, lending him an air of depth

Tiana sympathized, “True, no one could tolerate their business

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

“Yes.”

do next?” Tiana had another wild idea. “Hey, hasn’t L kissed you? Why don’t you dash over to Imperial Gem

in your last life, Tiana.” Whitney rolled her eyes, “And if

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would I be

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