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

long resented Tiana’s assistance

course, I’ll take care of

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 could even arrange for someone to

down her spine

nodded briskly,

with a

hastily dialed Stella, then turned to Yvonne with a sigh of awe. “Mom, Elaine’s moves are brutal, way out of our league. In the past, when we tried to mess with Whitney, we couldn’t even breach the gates of the Lutz family. However, Elaine enters the scene at Claire’s level, and it’s like she’s playing chess

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Mr. Lippert in the Lippert family? Last time, it was Mr. Lippert

exclaimed in realization. “Mom, you knew all along. We’re simply riding on the

time,” Yvonne

Simon couldn’t find Monica.

option was to rush to the Lutz family estate to

circle of the elite. At the Lutz estate, his word carried little weight; he

the grand Lutz Mansion, a sprawling

caught up in the grand celebration of Claire’s milestone birthday, was unaware

side the entire time, oblivious to the news. that the cursed diamond had originated from Whitney’s company.

the blue that day. Is that where Monica’s evidence is? I

reveling in a ball. She couldn’t find Gunner; that scoundrel had shown up at noon only to rush off hurriedly after a phone call.

grabbed her purse to leave the ball when a maid approached. “Miss Tiana, the young

had come

in the police station but also concerned about her elusive fiancé, Tiana thought a brief detour wouldn’t hurt. She followed the

a secluded courtyard of the mansion, pointing to a door.

lavishly decorated, but this courtyard was not Gunner’s usual abode. With a sense of foreboding, Tiana approached the door. Just as she reached to open it, the unmistakable. sounds of an intimate

it had been pierced by a slow–moving sword,

shock, Tiana clenched her teeth and charged forward, her cry slicing through the air, “Gunner? Stella? You filthy

Tiana’s eyes brimming with red, a twinge of pain flashed through