Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 74

The Elate City project was of utmost importance, involving the participation of all senior executives. Ludwik had a reputation as a relentless taskmaster.

Without delay, the executives responded, “Mr. Lippert, Elaine has messaged about a flight delay and sends her deepest apologies.”

The man’s face was a mask of icy disapproval. “Tell her to get here as fast as she can!”

At that moment, in Banyan City at the Valentine Mansion.

Yvonne and Monica stood awkwardly before the couch, where Elaine unveiled a 28–carat diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg and glanced at it with a sly smile before handing it to Monica.

“What’s this about?”

Elaine stood up, her eyes harboring a chill in the night. Smirking, she remarked, “Claire from the Lutz family is celebrating her 80th birthday tomorrow. I’ve heard that her husband, Hunter Lutz, has gone out of his way to buy a huge diamond from the Skye Gem Ltd. boutique to please her. You’re going to replace it with this one. Aren’t you furious about Whitney snatching back the General Manager position from you?”

Monica pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up with understanding. She knew exactly what the diamond Elaine handed her was.

She looked at Elaine in shock.

She hadn’t expected Elaine to have such a clear grasp of Skye Gem Ltd.’s internal affairs, even the fact that Monica had been secretly buying subpar gems to pass off as quality merchandise.

Elaine had only shown up a couple of days ago, but Monica felt as though she had been preparing for a long time. Elaine appeared well–acquainted with all matters related to Whitney, possessing an intimate knowledge. of every detail.

This terrifying capacity for strategy sent shivers down Monica’s spine.

She was now almost certain–Elaine seemed to hold a personal grudge against Whitney?

Trembling with excitement, Monica hurried off to set her plan in motion.

Tomorrow promised to be quite the spectacle!

Gem Ltd. to start an investigation into the

Monica, the instigator, to

nowhere

company’s storeroom to personally

she could even flick on the light,

and she immediately sensed something was amiss. Despite her

door suddenly

glanced at her, then at the cabinet of diamond. materials she

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going on? Whitney asked, confused and

over half of the jewelry from the Skye Gem Ltd. boutique to be fake. As the General Manager and designer at Skye Gem Ltd, you’ve been implicated in dealing with counterfeit materials–a serious criminal offense under commercial law. You’re coming

was

“Officer, I left Skye Gem Ltd. two months

Monica has already provided evidence of your collusion with a subpar gem supplier, involving kickbacks amounting to millions. And this manager from your company also claimed you entered the storeroom to destroy evidence. Come with

turned to look at the materials manager, who

turned ashen. This matter involved the Lutz

her phone to call L. He had told her to contact him if anything

Back in Elate City.

the office in a professional dress.

The office was deserted.

trouble due to a typhoon. Mr. Lippert left to deal with

that instant, Ludwik’s personal phone rang on the desk. Elaine narrowed her eyes

for the phone,

to me;

Mr.

site now. What’s there to worry about?” Elaine said with a gentle,

not only sold jewelry but

the assistant handed her the

deliberately slowing her pace

twice, and Elaine watched the phone ring without answering, letting it

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