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!

following afternoon, Whitney headed to Skye Gem Ltd. to start an investigation into the diamond

the

Monica was nowhere

to the company’s storeroom

even flick on the light, the door suddenly slammed shut behind

she immediately sensed something was amiss. Despite

the door suddenly burst

police officers rushed in. They glanced at her, then at the cabinet of diamond. materials she was standing in front of, and immediately cuffed her wrists. “Are you Whitney? Take her

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Whitney asked, confused and

your company’s boutique was found to be a counterfeit! Now, an inspection by the trade department found 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 with

and said, “Claire’s diamond was bought from our company, and it was revealed to be a fake at the luncheon. The scandal has rocked Banyan City. Claire was so upset she had

a setup by Monica. “Officer, I left Skye Gem Ltd. two months ago. I designed ‘True Love Collection‘ but had no hand in

her defense. “Whitney, there’s no need for excuses. 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

turned to look at the materials manager,

matter involved the Lutz family–one of the city’s

him if anything happened, and

Back in Elate City.

office in a professional dress. “Where’s

The office was deserted.

run into trouble due to

rang on the desk. Elaine

assistant reached for the phone, intending to deliver it to

“Give it to me; I’ll take it to

it’s Mr. Lippert’s personal

know who I am? I’m heading to the project site now. What’s there

Elaine was the vice president of Imperial Gem Corporation, a company that not only sold jewelry but also owned countless subsidiaries. Her status was unparalleled; she was a socialite and even addressed Mr. Lippert by his first name,

assistant handed

took it and left the office, deliberately slowing her pace on the ten–minute walk

watched the phone ring without answering, letting

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