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 Monica’s

“The competition is going to disqualify me! You promised

a word, Elaine looked around cautiously and just nodded

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

Elaine left quickly

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

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 show Elaine was the one

show the connection between Elaine and Monica. She had

me. I

two groups: one to abduct Monica from the hospital and the other to snatch 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

the hospital, which had offended Elaine. Thus, Elaine no longer wanted to help them and even

pawns from the Valentine family of Banyan City, and Elaine could easily

her men leave a phone with the captive pair. Overwhelmed by their predicament, Yvonne snatched the phone and dialed a number, which Tiana intercepted, allowing the call to

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

to us with Kyler, promising to help Monica in the competition, to take down Whitney. You used the

recorded, Whitney had what

we do with

the truth–it was not Elaine

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

grasp Whitney’s strategy, but she followed along as Whitney called Valerie, inquiring about Elaine’s expertise in jewelry

that Elaine had a background in jewelry design and traditional medicine. After moving to Banyan City, Elaine helped her beloved manage his business, quickly

quite

“Check this out. Elaine would not use her

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

signing papers for Ludwik, noticed Whitney and Felix talking. “What could Whitney and Felix be discussing so intently?” She mused.

eventually returned to the room, their conversation hidden, their plans unknown.

were clouded with gloom as he confronted Whitney. “Really? Chatting up some other

momentarily

be so