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.

Once our one–year marriage is up, should I consider Ludwik?

his expression

expression had turned displeased and jealous, then it wasn’t him. If his expression had relaxed with a playful

disdain, “What assets do

her face in

up and down, annoyed. “I’m an asset,

fingers lifting her skirt, a

you doing?” Whitney, distracted, quickly covered herself, her

her to the dining table, starting his

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Whitney also ignored him and angrily bit into her

headed upstairs,

the man looked at

borrow something from your

was always locked during the day. She’d brought him coffee once but hadn’t really looked around. Today,

eyes sparkled with mischief, which he noted without

the door firmly behind him, “I’m not lending you

the door,

immediately called Tiana. “I need to get into his study; he won’t let me. He’s

But, Whitney, you’ve been suspicious all day without any proof. Could it be your wild imagination? After all, a

most unlikely scenarios often turn out

wonder, with Ludwik’s clout and temper, why would he bother hiding behind a mask from you, a minor

afraid I’d kill him!” Whitney

study, the man watching the bedroom surveillance and listening to the

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

Ludwik’s expression turned cold.

eyes grew deeper, a shadow of complexity passing

was quick to jump to

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

by the smoke,

sympathized, “True, no one could tolerate their business enemy having their way

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

“Yes.”

hasn’t L kissed you? Why don’t you dash over to Imperial Gem Corporation tomorrow and get Ludwik to give you a deep kiss? Then you can compare if

in your last

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would I be

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