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 have gotten the wrong man!”

“Last night, I found that besides Ludwik, in the companies Grandpa once worked with, there

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Bartels family had a vendetta against Grandpa, not Ludwik. Maybe Ludwik was just a scapegoat. I’ve known him for five months. I

I can’t say I’m sure about much, but that mask penetrating your grandfather’s

is too suspicious. You said you weren’t involved in Grandpa’s business back then, right? You don’t know the details. Maybe it was the Bartels family that held a grudge against

based on intuition?” Keegan

“I’m certain he’s not the type of person to

turned icy. “You’re blind, Whitney. I’m disappointed. If you won’t see reason, then

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a swift signal, two assistants restrained Whitney, binding her to the chair. They positioned her in front of the desk where Keegan dumped out her bag, searching for a particular item – the embossed black card Ludwik

to crawl into Whitney’s heart. “Uncle,

Keegan, a wicked

ready?” Keegan

lazily. “Eleven o’clock, perfect timing for the news.”

call. “Let him

jump? Whitney’s heart raced, suspecting this was related

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

an investor of the United Realty Corporation’s five–star hotel project had attempted suicide by jumping from a building spread like wildfire. Critically injured, his fate was uncertain.

realizing he had slept unusually heavily. Descending the stairs, he listened to

demanded

“She left early in the

a fraction. She was wearing his ring, professing her love. She would not leave him; it could not have been a dream.

who jumped claims you refused to pay the agreed

“Someone set a trap.

survive the fall?” After a pause, he asked, his voice devoid of

from the fourth floor and is critically injured, but the panic he’s caused is the real issue. They’re all

remained silent, unaffected by the disaster. However, the situation was far worse than

the car, he was immediately swarmed by journalists and protesters. They were clamoring for justice, compensation, and answers, accusing him of valuing profits over lives. And amid the chaos, all Ludwik could think of was Whitney, hoping she was safe from the storm he

the

“The total comes to 120 billion dollars.”