Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 127

Tiana heard Whitney’s loud inhale and hurried out of her apartment, only to be greeted by a heart–shaped arrangement of 999 roses lying on her doorstep, with a limited edition designer purse in the center.

900

There was no card, but so clearly the giver was quite aloof

Tiana exchanged a knowing look with Whitney. They both had the same suspicion.

with a twitch of her lips, Tiana said. “It’s not from L, is it? He was so harsh on you last night, but now he’s realized his mistake? The big boss is actually making an effort.”

“Wow is that an alligator skin purse? She exclaimed, picking it up with admiration,

Whitney’s small face twitched, and she gave her a look that silently forced her to put it down. Sighing, Whitney

1. d. How boning, just ignore it.”

She thought he would have reflected overnight and at least understood where he went wrong.

But apparently, he had not. What was the meaning behind this extravagant display?

“Aren’t you pleased?” Tiana asked cautiously, “I thought L would just give you the cold shoulder again, but it seems he’s made some progress.”

Whitney pressed her lips, feeling tom, and grabbed her briefcase to head to work.

At Skye Gem, the morning passed without incident.

But at lunchtime, a chef from a five–star hotel made a special delivery, bringing a gourmet meal prepared especially for expectant mothers, addressed to the general manager, Whitney.

The secretarial pool was abuzz.

Was the general manager being courted by someone?

Whitney, with a cold expression, had security escort the chef away.

At three in the afternoon, two couriers arrived with armfuls of tulips air–flown from the Netherlands, destined for Whitney’s office.

Now, the whole company was abuzz. Someone was indeed wooing the general manager – how romantic.

Returning from a meeting, Whitney was surprised to find a boutique manager from H waiting in the lobby. politely offering her several limited edition bags.

The receptionists and passing employees were all looking on enviously.

supervisor joked with Whitney. “Whitney, did your boyfriend upset you? This seems SO familiar. My guy tries to do the

felt

was L doing? His antics were

would send more distractions and disrupt the office further,

picked her up, and they waited together at a downtown café,

gotten some bad advice. Buying his way out of trouble, but don’t you feel his efforts to apologize are

paused, a flicker of emotion crossing her face.

sighed. “Even with my limited interaction with L, I can tell he’s not one to wear his

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he’s gone to such lengths

defending him?” Whitney

her off. ‘As if I would! But seriously, without a personal appearance,

were a whirlwind as she

arrived, calling them out.

but the city center remained vibrant. Queen’s Square was ablaze with lights, the towering skyscrapers standing sentinel. The tallest among

emerged, his deep gaze fixed on Queen’s Square. “Is she there?”

there and turn Queen’s

gave Parker a

sweet talks.

sympathized with Ludwik’s difficulty, it was hard to imagine Ludwik uttering

suspiciously. “All these stunts you’ve had me pull today, and she leaves work early. Are you sure you’re not just making it worse?”

“What are you implying? If you were man enough to apologize directly, I would not have had to spend all night shopping

drained from

you don’t value her enough, that you’ve relegated her to some secondary position, even behind other women. Your lie is the crux of the issue this time.

matters to you.”

what she

really pursued

you mean

set everything up.” Parker turned into a director, pointing towards the Imperial Gem Corporation

turned to see the building’s facade light up

message scrolled across

face darkened, and he lifted his foot to kick

up and go over. I’ve got more planned.

“My dignity, make sure you don’t throw it all

schemes ground Ludwik’s pride

walked toward the silhouette

the square fell into a

went dark, then lit up with