Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 136

The CEO’s fury in the executive office was the talk of the town at United Realty Corporation. News of him firing Castor, Castor’s secretary, and the restaurant manager spread like wildfire through the company

Tension gripped the employees; the budding scandal involving Whitney as the CEO’s mistress had been swiftly snuffed out by his recent outburst. It was clear to everyone: Whitney was not to be trifled with

In hushed tones, the executives conversed, their opinions of Whitney shifting dramatically. “Whitney’s no pushover. That leaked video of Castor’s infidelity might just have her fingerprints all over it. In less than a day, Castor was out on his ear–and he was Elaine’s right–hand man!”

As they pondered this, the executives who had once been in Elaine’s inner circle exchanged uneasy glances, sensing the shifting tides.

པོ ཅན ཋནས ༢ན ར༴ ཁོན བ རྡུང གོ རེ

At that moment, one of the executives” phone rang. It was Elaine reaching out from her sphere of influence. The executive answered reluctantly.

Elaine tried to rally her allies. “I’ve heard about Whitney setting up Castor’s dismissal. I’m counting on your

support.”

“Elaine, I’m tied up at the moment. Maybe try some of the other execs. The executive said.

Afterward, Elaine made several calls, but they were all met with excuses or outright refusal to acknowledge

their past connections.

Sitting in her spartan branch office, Elaine’s frustration boiled over.

Whitney, that wretched woman, had played a vicious hand. In just one day, she had neutralized Castor, whom Elaine had hoped to use as a weapon against Whitney, undermining her in the company so that Ludwik would long for Elaine’s return.

Now, Elaine’s chances of making a comeback in Banyan City through the company were slim.

Furious, she swept the documents from her desk and slumped back in her chair, her eyes flashing with hatred. Then, a sinister smile curled her lips as if struck by a sudden idea.

She dialed the Riverlyn City dating agency. “I need to meet one of eligible bachelors in Riverlyn City immediately. I’m ready for a romance.”

play along–it was the perfect way to make her return to

was filled

in the previous day’s fiasco.

presence was overpowering, his

the silence. “Perhaps it’s time for your friend to retract Castor’s news story?”

fingertips pale against the

is important. I don’t mind the small

about all her little schemes, but

“Castor was making it impossible for me to

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just walk around the company with the stigma of a mistress. I had to do something..

said with a slight curve of his lips, looking down at her. “I left you at the office yesterday to see what you were capable

didn’t mean to… Whitney stuttered, but realizing that he had seen through her intentions left her flustered. She pouted and tried to charm her

the company will dare to

her heart racing, stirred by his commanding tone.

way of getting back

day before, she had not realized he had been aware of her situation. Her hand reached out timidly and

his throat was the only sign of

think he mattered that much? United Realty Corporation is

implication was clear: dealing with a small fish like Castor was

tall, holding her hand gently, his lips curving into a smile. “Would you like to be part of the

course, Whitney nodded

the meeting. Show me if you have any talent in real estate management,” Ludwik said as he walked out

group project she had been studying. It was the company’s biggest project, worth hundreds of billions. In the boardroom, she witnessed L’s prowess in business, his decisiveness

up around noon and the crowd dispersed, L gave Whitney a covert

wondered,

off the documents, Whitney took advantage of the empty floor as the secretaries were out for lunch. She dashed into the CEO’s office, eager for

behind the grand oak desk. His lips quirked in amusement as his gaze drifted over to her. “Madam, everyone in this office knows you’re my temporary wife. They might not be clued in on our genuine romance, but you don’t need

summoned you here at lunch to