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.”

relationship? She would play along–it was

the VP’s office was filled

just legitimized Whitney’s 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

overpowering, his

“Perhaps it’s time for

her water, choked in surprise, spilling some of it. She frantically wiped it away, her fingertips pale against the dark fabric of her blouse. As she turned to

I don’t mind the small

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

flushed, Whitney stammered a defense. “Castor was making it impossible for me

14-11

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

through her intentions left her flustered. She pouted and tried to charm

in his hand. Tve dealt with the bullies. From now on, no one in the company will dare

words sent her heart racing, stirred by his commanding tone.

her subtle way of getting back at him, telling him that she did not

hand reached out timidly and wrapped around his waist. With a shy glance at the door, she whispered,

his throat was the only sign of his reaction. A slight smile

think he mattered that much? United Realty Corporation is very

small

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

Whitney nodded

have any talent in real estate management,” Ludwik said as he walked

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

meeting wrapped up around noon and the

redden at his suggestive look, she wondered, “Is he inviting me to

off the documents, Whitney took advantage of the empty floor as

in and out from behind the cubicle like a curious kitten, 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

start to think I summoned you here at lunch to sneak off to the break room for a