Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 77

Chapter 77

“Don’t come any closer. I don’t know you,” Whitney said, clutching herself with a mix of caution and fear.

“You look familiar though, like a style I fancy,” the woman said with a sleazy and sinister approach.

Her accomplice stood by the door, peeking out cautiously.

Whitney slowly realized something was off. As she pushed herself up against the wall, her face turned pale.

This was no ordinary cellmate situation. Why had they been locked up right after her?

She tried to scramble away, but the tall woman swiftly pinned her against the corner with a strong grip on her delicate neck.

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“What do you want?” Whitney struggled.

The woman confirmed they were in a blind spot and revealed her vicious intent, not at all intoxicated as she had pretended. “Someone wants you to enjoy the ambiance here,” she said with a low chuckle, tightening her grip on Whitney’s neck. “When I ‘drink,‘ I love to get rough.”

Whitney’s eyes widened in horror as she screamed for help, “Officer, officer! Someone’s attacking me… mph!”

Her mouth was promptly silenced. The lookout hissed, “Hit her in the stomach.”

No… not the baby!

Whitney was shoved next to a cabinet as the brute kicked her shin, bringing her down to her knees in agony,

unable to stand.

The woman quickly aimed another kick at Whitney’s stomach, but she curled up tightly, protecting her belly. Unable to pry her open, the woman grew furious and began to pummel her relentlessly.

Whitney’s face turned ghostly white as she could only think of one person, “L, why haven’t you come? Save me, please save me.”

Tears streamed down her face in desperation, and in her panic, she began to foam at the mouth.

continued until the lookout panicked, shouting, “Enough! She’s foaming at the mouth; she’s not gonna die, is she? The

and quickly stuffed a blanket

could no longer cry out. The officers didn’t notice her plight, “Your folks are here to bail you out. Come with

the two

door shut again, Whitney lay curled up on the floor, trying to crawl. However, even the slightest movement sent waves of pain through her abdomen,

her consciousness began to

swiftly in front of the

stepped out, feeling an inexplicable heaviness in

rushed towards him, “Mr. Lippert,

man was the materials purchasing manager from Imperial Gem Corporation, and he reported nervously, “My monitoring fell short, Mr. Lippert. Following Whitney’s arrest this afternoon, Carter, implicated alongside her, confessed that

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Chapter 77

in the production of diamond rings. It might have gone unnoticed, but today’s routine inspection by the commerce and quality inspection bureau discovered a substandard product in our store. This could be a deliberate act by Whitney against Imperial Gem Corporation! We’ve made the negative headlines now, and

expression stiffened, his eyes unreadable in the

nonsense are you spouting? Do you even know who Whitney is to Mr. Lippert?”

for silence with a

you didn’t even know Whitney a few months ago. There’s some business rivalry between Skye

through Ludwik’s eyes,

her without fully understanding the situation or knowing that Imperial Gem

in commerce since her teens, and

of her vendetta against Imperial Gem Corporation and her provocative actions came

character, only

potentially harm Imperial Gem Corporation? That was

his face grew stern, a change

his doubts and remained determined to save her, making his way

Lutz Mansion.

the news about Imperial Gem Corporation? You could cover this

cue, Ludwik’s phone rang with

face turned

dad might already know about Whitney’s

not be her doing,” Ludwik corrected

Elaine paused.

entered the Lutz Mansion, Elaine clenched her fingers. He was determined

costs.

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