Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 211

The employees of Skye Gem Ltd. were anxious, their focus completely shattered as rumors and discontent spread like wildfire through the office space.

Whitney’s face was now as pale as parchment. She hastily called for an emergency board meeting. However, the three shareholders who had cashed out earlier were unreachable.

She felt the chill of dread. They were the very shareholders who had threatened her earlier in the day.

Whitney’s refusal to consider any public relations strategies with the Lutz Group led them to believe that Skye Gem Ltd. was beyond saving. They had dumped their stocks in a hurry, and now they had even set sights on the very building that housed the company!

Upon hearing that the Skye Gem building was going up for auction, Bryce immediately had his people dig into the matter, tracing it back to Elaine, a known adversary of Skye Gem Ltd. Bryce knew he had to intervene for Whitney’s sake.

Using a burner phone, he called Elaine, “Elaine, this vendetta against Whitney is getting ugly. Step back and stop this madness.”

The woman on the other end paused, then laughed upon recognizing the voice. “Mr. Lutz?”

Elaine wasn’t rattled. “I’m helping you, Mr. Lutz. I presume it was you who sent that video to me? Thanks for the assist, though I know it’s for your own gain. You chose me to light the fuse, knowing I’d use that video to drive a wedge.”

Bryce clenched his jaw. The video wasn’t meant to be used this way.

It was only after Ludwik, in a fit of inhumanity, had publicly humiliated Whitney at a restaurant that Bryce had considered releasing it.

The Lutz family was also one of the four pillars of power in Banyan City. Bryce was known for his patience and humility, but he could play hardball when pushed.

Ludwik’s arrogance and brutality were unworthy of Whitney. Bryce found himself consumed with the desire to protect her.

Elaine’s voice pulled him from his thoughts, “Let’s be allies in the shadows, shall we? Skye Gem Ltd. is cornered and Whitney is desperate. Why not step in as the hero and win her heart?”

Bryce remained silent, hanging up to stand by the window, contemplating his next move. He instructed his assistant to hire trolls to smear his reputation online, hinting at instability in the Lutz Group’s leadership.

The assistant was perplexed but carried out the order without question.

calls from the family patriarch and matriarch. Then he dialed his butler. “I’m heading to the Lutz estate. Assure my parents

Gem building was heating up online, with bids

furious, “Ms. Valentine, rumor has it that Skyfaith is aggressively buying up Skye Gem

took hold of Whitney.

you sure?” she asked, shaking

else? The bidders on that

crumpled the papers in

he so intent on destroying her

already been forced to divorce today. Wasn’t that enough? Why the relentless animosity and

grandfather’s legacy. She

wouldn’t let bygones be bygones. He was out for

in a desperate move, “Mr. Lutz, I need your help. The Skye Gem Ltd. building is being auctioned, and I’m out of options. Could

a conglomerate like The Lutz Group, but Bryce hesitated for a moment,

Whitney sensed his hesitation.

him, she quickly used

rushed in with urgency, “Ms. Valentine,

was damning. The Lutz Group was in turmoil, with Bryce Lutz at the center of the

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labeling him a criminal.

character due to the leaked

to Whitney

CEO position

his father Hunter Lutz, the family patriarch, is furious and may

she understood Bryce’s hesitation. He was risking everything to help her,

the storm.

him back, “Bryce, I’m so sorry, I had no idea you were already in trouble,

an angry