Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 83

Whitney blinked away the tears the

Mad gathered in the corners of her eyes, a wry smile etched across her tiny face Misunderstood? I was vorniting my guts out in the bathroom, and Simon was just there to hold my hair back. Even if he misunderstood, he should’ve checked on me at the very least, or how I was feeling, right?

Not only did he not help me, but he didn’t even ask if I was hurt. Heck, he even called me cheap and said I was just fine. Tiana, my heart’s turned to ice. He doesn’t care about me at all. Maybe after I agreed to date him, he just lost interest…”

She could not help the bitter thoughts swirling in her head.

Tiana immediately interjected, “Don’t think like that. L seems so polished and poised; it’s not like him to lose control. Maybe something else ticked him off? You said he didn’t help you?”

“Simon said he was the one who saved me. I was knocked out cold, and it was indeed Simon who helped me to the hospital from the police station.”

Tiana mused, puzzled. “This case has ticked off Hunter. I know a bit about his temper. Could Simon really persuade them? Don’t be too quick to give up on L,”

Whitney blinked, her heart heavy with sorrow. “Maybe I just don’t understand him at all. When things are easy, he teases me, but when it gets tough, he just leaves me high and dry. Maybe that’s just the nature of a mature man in the business world. And his sister, Elaine, always at his side, that’s a little too cozy.”

“Elaine? You’ve noticed something?”

Whitney’s eyes narrowed, her voice chilling by an octave. “She’s a cunning chameleon, hard for even women to spot, let alone men. If they aren’t blood–related, then this sister of his becomes a lot more interesting.”

Tiana could hear the cold edge in Whitney’s voice, and her face set into a frown, “I almost believed she was kind–hearted and naive that day. You need to watch out for that woman.”

Whitney felt despondent. What was there to watch out now? “After all that’s happened, there might not even be a future,” She said.

Tiana sighed, trying to rationalize, “You just started dating, and you don’t really know each other. You both have strong personalities. At the end of the day, it’s just a lack of trust. You resent him, and he’s mad, that’s all. Just cool off, and things will get better. Who knows, maybe he’ll come around in a couple of days, anxious to apologize to you and the baby.”

At that moment, Tjana’s assistant brought over her laptop.

quickly changed the subject. “Let’s talk about tonight’s mess. You really got into hot water. The Lutz family dropping their lawsuit is the least of it. If it hadn’t been for that,

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and this doesn’t feel like Monica’s handiwork. It’s too grand. Since when does Monica have

man behind Yvonne and her

his idea. Did you

about to tell you,” Tiana opened her laptop. “After Yvonne had that blow–up with Preston, she spent the night with Kyler. Sure, he’s a big shot in Emperor City, but that’s just in terms of wealth. You think he has the pull to sway international judges, buy design drafts

didn’t find any

my reach.

the trail) going cold, she said, “Now we can only wait for Valerie’s report, see if she can

the Lutz family’s withdrawal, the business case could go either

had already planned her escape, pinning the purchase of fake gemstones on the procurement manager while only getting charged with lack of supervision. With the

of her grasp with the

almost beaten to a miscarriage in the holding cell, Whitney was determined not to

days later, Tiana’s

up, not even a glimpse of

nurses took good care of her, and Tiana procured the

bathroom to apply it to her skin.

reputation hanging by a thread, Whitney knew she had to make amends first with Claire.

more days of recovery, Whitney gathered a few high–ranking executives from Skye Gem and personally visited the Lutz

until the hospital

luxurious ward, and her smile strained as she turned to the venerable matriarch, “Claire, I’m so terribly sorry. I’m Whitney, the general manager of Skye Gem and the designer of the True Love Collection. Our internal mismanagement led to

and it turned out to be a fake! Do you have any idea

Skye Gem’s fault. Madam, these pieces are my designs, limited editions, treasures

even more infuriated. “Do you think my family’s honor can be bought with a few shiny stones? That’s an insult! Security, show this

was at a loss, unable to gauge

the doors opened and a suave, pleasant voice

softening into

of life with strikingly