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.

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

and quickly stuffed a blanket into Whitney’s

officers didn’t notice her plight, “Your folks

thing,” the two women

lay curled up on the floor, trying to crawl. However, even the slightest movement sent waves of pain through her abdomen, causing sweat to bead on her

her consciousness began to fade. Helplessly whimpering, she uttered, “My baby, my baby is

landed swiftly in front of the Lutz

out, feeling an inexplicable heaviness in

seemed to have been waiting, and a man rushed towards him, “Mr.

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 a few months ago, under Whitney’s

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Chapter 77

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 the reputation of Imperial Gem Corporation, cherished by aristocrats worldwide, is

eyes unreadable in the

at the purchasing manager before approaching Ludwik cautiously, “What nonsense are you spouting?

silence with a swift

stopped talking, then whispered, “Bro, you didn’t even know Whitney a few months ago. There’s some business rivalry between

chill rippled through Ludwik’s eyes,

the situation or knowing that

forgotten, Whitney had been in commerce since her teens, and anyone in business

against Imperial Gem Corporation

their marriage of convenience, he didn’t truly know her character,

bad person, but could she potentially harm

his face grew stern, a change Elaine clearly

and remained determined to save her, making his way

Lutz Mansion.

need me to suppress the news about Imperial Gem Corporation? You could cover

with a call from the Lippert family

face

“Your dad might already know about

not be her doing,” Ludwik corrected

Elaine paused.

Lutz Mansion, Elaine clenched her fingers. He was determined to save Whitney at

costs.

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