Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 120

“What are you doing here?” Monica’s voice was a mix of hatred and fear as she saw Whitney standing at the door. The once robust figure had withered away after a long recovery from a broken rib and leg.

Ever since that scuffle with her husband, she had grown wary of Whitney.

Whitney lifted her eyebrows and smirked, “Step outside for a second. We need to talk.”

“You’re not cooking up some scheme, are you?” Monica could not help but feel suspicious.

Whitney dangled the bait. “It’s about your shares in Skye Gem. Don’t you care about that anymore?”

That got Monica’s attention. Clenching her jaw with resentment, she followed Whitney out of the room.

Whitney glanced upwards, plotting her next move. Monica’s room was on the fourth floor, orthopedics, while L’s private suite was on the eighth. It was about time Elaine would be making an appearance.

She led Monica upstairs, making her way to the sixth floor. At the elevator, Whitney excused herself to take a call, leaving Monica to wait.

As the elevator door opened, Monica caught a glimpse of Elaine inside.

The news had just broken that Monica’s spot in the jewelry competition semifinals was in jeopardy.

Desperation had set in, and although her mother had tried to reach out to Elaine, she would not give them the time of day.

Now, unexpectedly facing Elaine, Monica mustered her courage and stepped into the elevator.

Elaine’s eyes held a warning.

When the elevator reached the ground floor, Elaine strode out quickly, with Monica hot on her heels.

a corner, Elaine paused, her cold gaze meeting

tentatively. “The competition is going to disqualify me! You promised you’d

word, Elaine looked around cautiously and just nodded

that

Elaine left quickly

the sixth floor, she realized Whitney was nowhere to be seen. Meanwhile, Whitney was already

all right,” Tiana remarked. “Without her saying a word, we can’t prove she’s behind any of this to Mr. L, and Monica’s words alone aren’t enough to

connection between Elaine and Monica.

me. I have

one to abduct Monica from the hospital and the other to snatch Yvonne from the Valentine Mansion.

that this must be retribution from Elaine for Monica’s brash demands at the hospital, which had offended Elaine. Thus, Elaine no longer wanted to help them and even considered

from the Valentine family of Banyan City, and Elaine could

their predicament, Yvonne snatched the

screamed into the phone, “Elaine, why are you doing this

because you’re the heiress from Emperor City doesn’t mean we’re at your mercy. You came to us with Kyler, promising to help Monica in the competition, to take down Whitney. You used the Lutz family, instructed Monica to get Whitney

recorded, Whitney had what she needed.

with them

the muscle reveal the truth–it was not Elaine who kidnapped them,” Whitney replied

Elaine?” Tiana

not grasp Whitney’s strategy, but she followed along as Whitney called Valerie, inquiring about Elaine’s

City, Elaine helped her beloved

Elaine was quite similar

handed Monica’s ‘design draft‘ to Tiana, “Check this out. Elaine would not use

death at the

noticed Whitney and Felix talking. “What could Whitney

eventually returned to the room, their

he confronted Whitney. “Really?

momentarily

be so