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.

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

Gem building was heating up

when Nyx burst into her office, looking both pale and furious, “Ms. Valentine, rumor has it that Skyfaith is aggressively

took hold of Whitney. It

she asked, shaking

that building are

crumpled the papers in

on destroying her

Wasn’t that enough? Why the relentless animosity and the

grandfather’s legacy.

be bygones. He was out for blood, and it was bitterly

800 million, Whitney dialed Bryce in a desperate move, “Mr. Lutz, I need your help. The Skye

Lutz Group, but Bryce hesitated

Whitney sensed his hesitation.

used the funds to

with urgency, “Ms. Valentine, there’s

in turmoil, with Bryce Lutz at the center of

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labeling him a criminal.

questioning his character due to the leaked

to Whitney

position is now

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

on Whitney as she understood Bryce’s hesitation. He was risking everything to help her, and now he was in the

the storm.

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

he could respond, an angry voice thundered in