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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carefully observed Tiana

the Melford

as she looked at the pair, her voice hoarse. “I’m sorry, Tiana, I came back too late. Tell me everything that’s happened to you in these

that you’re back!” Valerie finally snapped out of her daze and embraced Whitney, breaking down. “We thought you were dead! Thank God Bryce got out… He managed to

not dare reach out; she feared giving herself away, her wings not yet fully grown. She clenched her fists

okay these three years,” Tiana replied with

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

I can to back you up, to restore the

“Whitney, you don’t understand the power of Ludwik Lippert, the influence

ago and all the subsequent horrors that ensued like a

of us have ended up like this all because of Elaine

don’t make her feel worse,”

three years because of Elaine’s tyranny. How long will you

parents. The Melford.Group was brought to its knees by a single word

I refuse to believe that no

next day, her photos spread throughout Banyan City, destroying her reputation overnight. Elaine twisted the story of Tiana’s visit to the sanitarium to

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and Elaine quietly ran them

debt. Tiana

by then. What’s more despicable

choice but to have the child, and to this day, after so many men that night, we don’t know who the father

tremble, her face turning a ghastly

continued to hold her, “Ludwik abandoned her to her fate, and Elaine ruthlessly finished them off. Anytime Nolan Fuller and I tried to

threatening me, too. I’ve

and desperate, somehow found work, only

minions.

Tiana’s will was broken, and the Melford family

child, Tiana became increasingly wary, to the point where she wouldn’t even see me. I could only secretly buy some baby formula for Cherry and pick up some

red. Her friends were living such stifled lives, tormented to this

that woman was a tyrant; her misdeeds were absolute.

pick of the most eligible bachelors in Banyan City. All ruined, a scandal, an unwed mother, three years of ridicule, plummeting from the heavens

and Elaine. However, now that she found out about how Ludwik had destroyed Tiana’s family and how he completely ignored Elaine’s sins, Whitney’s hatred for Ludwik

was fixed on a specific

baby’s cry emerged from

mommy…” The infant girl’s tender cries took everyone aback.

rushed in. “Sweetheart, why are you awake