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 Tiana and the small

was so different from the spacious villa the Melford family once had. Tiana had been a

at the pair, her voice hoarse. “I’m sorry, Tiana, I came back too late. Tell

out of her daze and embraced Whitney, breaking down. “We thought you were dead! Thank God Bryce got out… He managed to get word to me, and I knew you were alive. These three years, Whitney, you must have suffered so much without contacting us…”

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

three years,” Tiana replied with a placating smile, her gaze evasive.

it made Whitney’s heart feel as if it had been

be afraid. I’ll do everything I can to back you up, to restore the Melford family’s glory,” Whitney said with heartache.

don’t understand the power of Ludwik Lippert, the influence of

years ago and all the subsequent horrors that ensued like a flood of wild beasts, causing

the three of us have ended up like this all because

don’t make her feel worse,” Tíana tried to interject.

in her eyes, insisted. “We’ve been cowards for three years because of Elaine’s tyranny. How long will you

Melford.Group was brought to its knees by a single word from Ludwik, and with Elaine manipulating behind the scenes, you’ve been pushed to the brink of begging!

committed countless wrongs, and I refuse to believe that no one can expose her!”

twisted the story of Tiana’s visit to the sanitarium to save you, accusing you both of

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blacklisted the Melford family, and Elaine quietly ran them into the

them with a massive debt. Tiana was so vilified that no man

What’s more despicable is that she soon discovered she was pregnant with Cherry. Tiana’s unique condition meant that terminating the pregnancy would prevent her from ever

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

turning a ghastly pale.

ruthlessly finished them off. Anytime Nolan Fuller and I tried to

threatening me, too. I’ve

somehow found work,

minions.

broken, and the Melford family ended up hiding in

wary, to the point where she wouldn’t even see

Her friends were living such stifled

woman was a

most eligible bachelors in Banyan City. All

and Elaine. However, now that she found out about how Ludwik had destroyed Tiana’s family and how

was fixed on

a baby’s cry emerged

mommy…” The infant girl’s tender

why are you awake