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.

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

building was heating up online, with

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

sinking feeling took hold of Whitney. It

sure?” she asked, shaking her

bidders on that

grip crumpled the papers in her

destroying her because of that misleading

today. Wasn’t that enough? Why

was her grandfather’s legacy. She

He was out for

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

but Bryce hesitated for a moment, then assured her,

Whitney sensed his hesitation.

used the

manager rushed in with urgency, “Ms. Valentine, there’s

news was damning. The Lutz Group was in turmoil, with Bryce Lutz at

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labeling him a criminal.

his character due

to Whitney Valentine’s

CEO position

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

as she understood Bryce’s hesitation. He was risking

the storm.

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

an angry voice thundered in the