Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 251

After parting ways with Orion, Whitney hopped into her car and immediately opened her text messages, eagerly awaiting Tiana’s current address.

But there was no text. Tiana had backed out.

Whitney sighed. The once fearless Tiana had now become so cautious.

She had no choice but to seek help from Bryce, asking him to dig up some information.

Bryce quickly provided her with a precise address.

After thanking him, Whitney drove off.

As the GPS guided her past the bustling downtown area, the neighborhoods grew shabbier, and she finally pulled up in front of a narrow, dilapidated old building.

Staring at the worn alley and the squalid surroundings, Whitney could not believe Tiana and her parents were hiding in a place like this.

What on earth had happened in the past three years to bring the Melford family to such a state? Taking a deep breath, Whitney got out of the car and slowly entered the building.

Just as she was about to knock, the door swung open, and she came face–to–face with the last person she expected.

Valerie, holding an empty can of baby formula, looked up, and her eyes widened in shock.

The two friends stood there, tears glistening in their eyes.

“Valerie,” Whitney called softly.

“Whit… Whitney?” Valerie dropped the can, her voice trailing off as she turned and called back into the apartment, “Tiana! It’s Whitney! She’s here!”

Footsteps echoed from inside.

Tiana appeared behind the door, her formerly round cheeks now slender, her long hair cut to a bob that brushed her pale shoulders.

The sweet, brash girl Whitney remembered from three years ago had transformed into a quiet, slick woman.

Her features were soft, with a hint of motherly allure, but her eyes lacked sparkle. She looked at Whitney in shock, tears welling up.

Whitney took another deep breath, her lips trembling as she stepped inside without a word.

“Whitney… What are you doing here?”

Tiana quickly wiped her eyes and cautiously glanced outside before swiftly shutting the door.

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observed

that was so different from the spacious villa the Melford family once

Tiana, I came

daze and embraced Whitney, breaking down. “We thought you were dead! Thank God Bryce got out… He managed to get

did not dare reach out; she feared giving herself away, her wings not yet fully grown. She clenched her fists as she looked at Tiana. “My biggest regret is dragging you down with me! But this isn’t over.”

that. I’ve been okay these three years,” Tiana replied with a placating smile, her gaze evasive.

down and afraid, and it made Whitney’s heart feel as if

back now, Tiana, don’t be afraid. I’ll do everything I can to back you up,

don’t understand the power of Ludwik

night three years ago and all the subsequent horrors that ensued like a flood of wild beasts, causing her to shake her head almost

her with sorrow and anger. “Tiana, the three of us have ended up like this all because of Elaine Bartels. You need to

her feel worse,”

cowards for three years because of Elaine’s tyranny. How long will you keep hiding like a mouse?

not only of yourself but also of Cherry and your parents. The Melford.Group was brought to its knees by a single word from Ludwik, and with Elaine manipulating

countless wrongs, and I refuse to believe that no one can

the sanitarium to save you, accusing you both of trying to slander her with a fake kidney donation, saying you deliberately went into early labor to spite Ludwik. That jerk believed it all and turned against you with

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Elaine quietly ran them into the ground, not just

debt. Tiana was so vilified that

more despicable is that she soon discovered she was pregnant with Cherry. Tiana’s unique condition meant that terminating the

day, after so many men that night, we don’t know who the

face turning a ghastly pale.

her lip but continued to hold her, “Ludwik abandoned her to her fate, and Elaine ruthlessly finished them off. Anytime Nolan Fuller and I tried to help Tiana, Elaine would whisper in Ludwik’s ear, and the Fuller Group and our family would

me, too. I’ve been

somehow found work, only to be suppressed by

minions.

will was broken, and the Melford family ended up

see me. I could only secretly buy some baby formula for Cherry and pick

were living such

was a tyrant; her misdeeds were

young and radiant; she should have had her pick of the most eligible bachelors in Banyan City. All

despised Ludwik and Elaine. However, now that she found out about how Ludwik had destroyed

on

a baby’s cry emerged from the bedroom.

girl’s tender cries took everyone aback.

why are you awake