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 instigator, to come to

was nowhere to

company’s

could even flick on the light,

bright eyes flashed with alarm, and she immediately sensed something was

hour, the door suddenly burst

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,

purchased from 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

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 heart attack on the spot,

this was a setup by Monica. “Officer, I left Skye Gem

have anticipated 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 storeroom

look at the materials manager, who was visibly

face turned ashen. This matter involved the Lutz family–one of the city’s magnates–and

her phone to call L. He had told her to contact him if anything happened, and though

Back in Elate City.

into the office in a professional

The office was deserted.

spoke gravely, “The Sea Bay project has run into trouble due to a typhoon. Mr. Lippert left to deal with it just a moment

on the desk. Elaine narrowed her eyes at the caller

reached for the phone, intending to

it to me; I’ll take

it’s Mr. Lippert’s personal

the project site now. What’s there to worry about?”

embarrassment. 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

assistant handed her the

left the office, deliberately slowing her pace on the ten–minute walk to the project

and Elaine watched the phone ring without answering, letting it

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