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.”

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

she pulled out the contact book and turned to a crucial page. “Last night, I found that besides Ludwik, in the companies Grandpa once worked with, there was a Bartels family, a medical dynasty from

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was just a scapegoat. I’ve known him for five months. I

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

right? You don’t know the details. Maybe it was the

based on intuition?” Keegan snarled.

certain he’s not

eyes turned icy. “You’re blind, Whitney. I’m disappointed. If you won’t see reason, then I have no need to

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chair. They positioned her in front of the desk where

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

took the card from Keegan,

is everything ready?” Keegan

“Eleven o’clock,

made a call. “Let

raced, suspecting this was related to

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

investor of the United Realty Corporation’s five–star hotel project had attempted suicide by jumping from a building spread like

stairs, he listened to

Whitney?” He demanded of

in the

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

the space. “The man who jumped claims you refused to pay the agreed compensation. Now, nineteen other investing companies are in

eyes were cold slits. “Someone set a trap. Find out who bought that man’s loyalty.”

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

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

profits over lives. And amid the chaos, all

body feeling as cold as ice, strode into the corporate headquarters. He commanded the executives with steely resolve, “Bring in the CEOs of the 19 companies. I will hold a meeting to shut them up and

reported, “The total comes to 120