Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 75

“No way,” Whitney vehemently denied with a furrowed brow, her voice laced with agitation, “I haven’t done anything illegal. It was Monica who brought in counterfeit gems, and I’m in the middle of investigating it. I have proof that Monica purchased fake materials. I’m requesting a lawyer to defend me, and my people will bring the evidence to the station any minute now”

That day, she had wisely secured an ace up her sleeve.

Despite her lips turning ashen, Whitney maintained an eerie calm,

The interrogator’s brow furrowed deeply. “You can’t request a lawyer. Given the severity of the case, Hunter’s already filed an appeal against you in a fit of rage.”

Her eyebrows knotted even tighter. “Then please, just wait. The evidence will be here shortly!”

The detective’s voice was icy, “We can only delay the interrogation for four hours. After that, we have no choice but to process you into the detention center.”

Tiana would surely rush to her rescue.

And what about L?

He must have heard by now. He would come for her, wouldn’t he?

Whitney wrung her hands, feeling a sense of helplessness. It was her first time in a police station, and despite her composure, the magnitude of the case was beginning to unsettle her.

Monica relished her hiding, smug in the chaos.

When Elaine called, her voice carried a chill despite her soft laughter. “Feeling comfortable now? You fool. Whitney is waiting for Tiana to save her. Did you not know that the evidence against you is in Tiana’s hands? Remember your dear friend Stella? It’s high time her affair with Gunner made some waves. Tiana is Whitney’s close confidante, a glaring annoyance, isn’t she? Use this opportunity to cripple her and sour her bond with Whitney. Got it?”

Monica’s brain struggled to keep up.

How did Elaine know everything? It was unnerving.

Monica’s spine as Elaine’s reminder sank in. Had

resented Tiana’s assistance

take

her tone still light but with an edge, “imagine Whitney’s desperation, locked up for the night. Wouldn’t you relish her suffering? A little scuffle in the detention center is par for the course. You

shiver down her

nodded briskly,

call with a swift click.

mess with Whitney, we couldn’t even breach the gates of the Lutz family. However, Elaine enters the scene at Claire’s level, and

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Chapter 75

been close to Mr. Lippert in

along. We’re simply

match this time,” Yvonne remarked with

Simon couldn’t find Monica.

option was to rush to the Lutz family estate to seek

of the elite.

expression, Simon entered the grand Lutz Mansion, a sprawling edifice of wealth. He

of Claire’s milestone birthday,

Tiana had been by her side the entire time, oblivious to the news. that the cursed diamond had originated from Whitney’s company. It wasn’t until Simon’s call that her mind went

had given me a USB drive out of the blue that day. Is that where Monica’s evidence is? I

up at noon only to rush off hurriedly after a phone call.

ball when a maid approached. “Miss Tiana, the young master Gunner has returned.

come

the police station but also concerned about her elusive fiancé, Tiana thought

her into a secluded courtyard of the mansion, pointing to a door. “The young

reached to open it, the unmistakable. sounds of an intimate encounter spilled through the cracks. As the door swung open, a trail of trousers and undergarments littered the floor, and Tiana’s eyes met the grappling figures on

by a slow–moving sword,

forward, her cry

palpable, and as he saw Tiana’s eyes brimming with red, a twinge of pain flashed through his