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.

Elaine paused, her cold gaze meeting Monica’s

to disqualify me! You promised you’d help

looked around cautiously and just nodded impatiently.

lifted. Elaine had power, and that was all she needed to

Elaine left quickly

to be seen. Meanwhile, Whitney was already retrieving the security footage with Tiana. The

word, we can’t prove she’s behind any of this to Mr. L, and Monica’s words alone aren’t enough to show Elaine was

between Elaine and Monica. She had ways to make Monica confess everything Elaine had

me. I have a plan for

Yvonne from the Valentine Mansion. The mother and daughter were taken aback by their sudden kidnapping, ending up in a desolate warehouse where they faced a brutal interrogation. Whitney had her thugs pretend

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

of Banyan City, and Elaine

had her men leave a phone with the captive pair. Overwhelmed by their predicament, Yvonne snatched the phone and dialed

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

far, Elaine, Yvonne’s voice crackled through the line. “Just 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 jailed, and arranged for her beating in custody… We’ve been

the confession recorded, Whitney had what she

with them now?” Tiana

was not Elaine

deceived and possibly snitch to Elaine?” Tiana was puzzled. Whitney merely smiled. “If they snitch,

followed along as Whitney called Valerie, inquiring about Elaine’s expertise in jewelry design.

background in jewelry design and traditional medicine. After moving to Banyan City, Elaine helped her beloved manage his business, quickly rising to a position of power

quite similar

then handed Monica’s ‘design draft‘ to Tiana, “Check this out. Elaine would not use her work. She must have bought these designs; there will be a

at Felix’s room to discuss recent developments in United Realty Corporation, especially the worker’s death at the Elate City Sea Bay project. As they chatted outside, Ludwik watched

for Ludwik, noticed Whitney and Felix talking. “What could Whitney and

Felix eventually returned to the room,

gloom as he confronted Whitney. “Really? Chatting up some other guy right in front

momentarily speechless.

could be