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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actions pained Whitney, who carefully observed Tiana and the

the Melford family once had. Tiana had been a princess.

pair, her voice hoarse. “I’m sorry, Tiana, I came back too late. Tell me everything that’s happened to you in these past three

down. “We thought you were dead! Thank God Bryce got out… He managed to

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

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

and it made Whitney’s heart feel

I’ll do everything I can to back you up, to restore the

don’t understand the power of Ludwik

ensued like a flood of wild beasts, causing her

the three of us have ended up like this all because of

worse,”

years because

yourself but also of Cherry and your parents. The Melford.Group was brought to its knees by a single word from Ludwik, and

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

three years ago, Tiana was humiliated. The next day, her photos spread throughout Banyan City, destroying her reputation overnight. Elaine twisted the story of Tiana’s visit to the sanitarium to save you, accusing you both of trying

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the Melford family, and Elaine quietly

massive debt. Tiana was so vilified that no man would consider marrying

for her parents, she might have taken her own life by then. What’s more despicable is that she soon discovered she was pregnant with Cherry. Tiana’s unique condition meant that terminating the pregnancy

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

began to tremble, her face turning a ghastly pale. “Stop talking!”

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

too. I’ve been useless!

work,

minions.

the Melford family ended up hiding in the streets, utterly ruined.

her 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

blazed with a fiery red. Her friends were living

was a tyrant; her misdeeds were

Banyan City. All ruined, a scandal, an unwed mother, three years of ridicule, plummeting from

destroyed Tiana’s family and how he completely

fixed on a specific

cry emerged from the

infant girl’s tender cries took everyone aback.

“Sweetheart, why are you awake