Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 64

Just the thought of him with that woman later made Whitney’s chest feel tight with discomfort. She cared so much about the issue and also felt so down.

Why did I have to endure such torture? She thought.

had been avoiding it all; her life was finally on track and she was able to revenge, leading to the downfall

powerful Monica and her mother. She would make a clean sweep and start a new life when the

Valentine family’s internal strife kicked off and Yvonne’s true colors were revealed.

But there was one miscalculation: L. the jerk. He had toyed with her feelings, and now he was off to another woman. Didn’t he feel any guilt in her case?

Her sorrow turned to anger. She wouldn’t avoid it anymore! She wasn’t going to be some weeping willow while the scoundrel had his fun.

Blaine entered the suite, her eyes lingering fondly on the king–sized bed.

She unfolded the sexy lingerie she had bought, holding it against her body with a sly smile, “Better keep this

safe.*

Her assistant looked on in surprise, “But Elaine, didn’t you say this was just for a show?”

“For a show?” She couldn’t help but laugh, dismissing the idea. She was serious about everything today.

If she couldn’t seize this chance, she wouldn’t get the chance to touch Ludwik’s hair. So what if it was all an act? She was a player in this drama.

Her eyes twinkled with mirth, “Someday, I’ll wear this for him. What’s the rush?”

She wasn’t in a hurry. After all these years, she knew this little setback would pass.

“Call Ludwik in, the show’s not over yet,” she gave a light smile. She was still going to enjoy the last bit of

intimate moment” between them.

At nine o’clock, Whitney burst out of her room. She had arranged their key cards, so she knew exactly which room was his. Fueled by a towering rage, she stormed up to the suite’s door and knocked fiercely.

Elaine answered. She was wrapped in a bath towel, her alluring figure half–concealed, her cheeks flushed with

allure.

felt a sting

voice, she asked, “Elaine, where’s L? Is he

annoyed tone, “What are you doing here so late? L and I were just about to rest. Don’t waste everyone’s time.” Her eyebrows

need to speak to him! Move,

you’re just

aside, “Then

doing? Are you getting physical as a nanny? L’s not

more furious she became. She charged in like bantam hen,

two women quickly tangled into a

man in the study finally frowned and reluctantly

changed her expression instantly and retreated with feigned concern, “Whitney, please, watch

lost in anger so she couldn’t react that fast. She inadvertently knocked Elaine

a pained cry as her hair was caught in Whitney’s grasp, “Whitney, my hair, my

watching the

“I’m here to catch

Ludwik approached and freed

hair was tousled as she got up, looking all

towel. Instead, he was dressed

pulled her into the study in an

study didn’t close, and the man studied her dazed face

closer to chastise her, “Look at what you’ve done. What did you

her face flushed with embarrassment, “Who told you to cheat inside your

severity, “Did I cheat? You’re assaulting my professional assistant in front of our business partners, humiliating your husband, and disrupting my business trip. Do you

“She’s professional? And how professional have you been? Just a man and woman seeking a fling at

stepped forward, lifting her effortlessly onto the desk, his arms

irritation.

all flushed as she was jabbed by

twisted expression for a moment before grinning, “What if I told you

stunned. Her mind was a confused mess as

F

get it, idiot? I was deliberately provoking

was incensed. Was he just playing with

burning with fury, reflected