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.

still have what it takes to captivate a man. Once our one–year marriage is up, should I consider Ludwik? Mr. L, what do

his expression

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

“What assets

rubbing her face in

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

skirt, a naughty smile on his lips, “Really? Let’s

quickly

to the dining

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played again, Whitney also ignored him

and headed upstairs,

to his study, the man looked at Whitney and

borrow something from your

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

with mischief, which he noted

entered the study and closed the door firmly behind him, “I’m

banged on the door, seething

Tiana. “I need to get into his study; he won’t let me. He’s obviously guilty, afraid I’ll find something linking him to

proof. Could it be your wild imagination? After all, a tycoon like Ludwik ending up

scenarios often turn out to

would he bother hiding behind

afraid I’d kill

study, the man watching the bedroom surveillance

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

Ludwik’s expression turned cold.

deeper, a shadow of complexity

was quick to jump to conclusions, guessing the

like her afternoon pursuit was to see with her own eyes

by the smoke, lending him an air of

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

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

“Yes.”

should we do next?” Tiana had another wild idea. “Hey, 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 L

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

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