Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 158

As Whitney’s consciousness slowly faded, she suddenly understood why Keegan had thrown away her acupuncture kit–It was her only form of defense.

Without the antidote, her eyes fluttered as the surroundings spun around her, and she soon lost all ability to

move.

Keegan’s voice was icy as he commanded, “Drive!”

The assistant whipped the car around, and Whitney, her head swimming, realized they were not heading to the cemetery as planned.

Panic surged within her

What was Keegan plotting?

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After a disorienting two–hour drive, they pulled up to a secluded suburban mansion. Whitney was hauled inside and unceremoniously dumped onto a chair. Her uncle followed, wheeling himself in.

Surveying the room, which resembled a home office, Whitney’s gaze landed on a sinister figure by the window. He turned, and Keegan announced, “Boss, I’ve brought Whitney.”

Boss? Whitney’s brows knitted together. Who was this man?

The man smirked at her curiosity. “You’re wondering who I am? You’ll find out soon enough, Ms. Valentine. But first, you have to do something for me.“.

Fear tightened Whitney’s chest as she looked at the sealed door. She rushed to her uncle, her voice laced with desperation as she said, “This man doesn’t seem trustworthy, Uncle. Let’s leave. We shouldn’t be part of whatever he’s planning.”

“Whitney, you need to behave,” Keegan warned, a hint of regret in his voice. “I’d rather not use the methods we did in the car again, especially now that you’re with child.”

Betrayal twisted in her gut. This was not about paying respects to her mother or grandfather.

When had her uncle become this person?

Keegan’s eyes flashed with fervor. “The final step in my revenge is today, Whitney, and you’re the key.”

her voice trembling. “Uncle, enough with revenge. You might

out the contact book and turned to a crucial page. “Last night, I found that besides Ludwik,

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known him for five

How can you doubt your uncle? I can’t say I’m sure about much, but that mask penetrating your grandfather’s heart

suspicious. You said you weren’t involved in Grandpa’s business back then, right? You don’t know the details. Maybe it was

based on intuition?” Keegan snarled.

Whitney stood her ground. “I’m certain he’s not the type of person to kill for

If you won’t see reason, then I have no need

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her in front of the desk where Keegan dumped out her bag, searching for a

to crawl into Whitney’s heart. “Uncle, what are you planning?”

man took the card from Keegan, a wicked grin spread across his face.

is everything ready?”

man checked his watch lazily. “Eleven o’clock, perfect

a call. “Let him

suspecting this was related to United Realty Corporation.

Keegan had already turned it off, his frosty gaze fixed on her. “Uncle!” She cried out, her voice

attempted suicide by jumping from a building spread like wildfire. Critically

heavily. Descending the stairs, he listened to Felix explain the urgent

demanded of Taryn.

early in the morning to

love. She would not leave him; it could not have been a

he stepped into his car, the concern returning as Félix’s anxious voice filled the space. “The man who jumped claims you refused to pay the agreed compensation. Now, nineteen other investing companies are in turmoil, fearing you’ll

slits. “Someone set a trap.

fall?” After a pause, he asked, his voice

the fourth floor and is critically injured, but the panic he’s caused is

unaffected by the disaster. However, the situation was far worse than he had

They were clamoring for justice, compensation, and answers, accusing him of valuing profits over

strode into the corporate headquarters. He commanded the executives with

comes to 120 billion