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.”

Whitney wanted to push her into a new relationship? She would play along–it was the perfect way to make her return to

the VP’s office was

position in the company and dealt with the execs involved in the previous day’s fiasco. His imposing figure turned to face Whitney, his penetrating gaze resting on her.

was overpowering,

his voice, deep and resonant, broke the silence. “Perhaps it’s time for your friend to

pale against the dark fabric of her blouse. As she turned

as he approached. “The company’s image is important. I don’t mind the

essence, he admitted he knew about all her little schemes, but as long as they were harmless,

defense. “Castor was making it impossible for me

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

at her. “I left you at the office yesterday to see what you were capable of. You took the

realizing that he had seen through her intentions left her flustered.

now on, no one in the company will dare to

heart racing, stirred by his

voice recorder and a takeout menu, her subtle way of getting back at him,

to fend for herself the day before, she had not realized he had been aware of her situation. Her hand reached out timidly and wrapped around his waist. With a shy glance at the door, she whispered, “Now that I’ve gotten rid of Castor, are

sign of his reaction. A slight smile played

you think he mattered that much? United Realty Corporation is very important to me. The truly capable ones are in the

dealing with a small fish like

hand gently, his lips curving into a smile. “Would you like to be part of the core circle

Whitney nodded eagerly.

any talent in real estate management,”

the company’s biggest project, worth hundreds of billions. In the

up around noon and the

at his suggestive look, she wondered, “Is

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

catching the attention of the man seated 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

lunch to sneak off to the break room