Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 491

"Daddy..." Holly turned her head and suddenly saw Hudson's bloodshot eyes, evidence of a sleepless night. He hadn't been home the previous night. She had specifically asked the butler, who mentioned that Hudson had gone to visit Grandma at the family estate.

A sense of foreboding surged through Holly. It seemed Hudson had not gone to the estate after all. Her fingers tightened, "What are you talking about?" Slap

A heavy slap landed on her cheek!

Hudson, panting heavily, pointed at her in fury, "Look at what you've done, and you still pretend to be innocent! You had Hank hire thugs to kidnap Whitney, nearly violated her, and even tried to get her killed. You're a viper, and I won't let you get away with this!" Holly was knocked to the ground by the force of the slap, momentarily stunned.

When she came to, she felt the blood at the corner of her mouth and was both frightened and furious, "Hudson, how dare you hit me? You've made me bleed!"

"I'll do more than just slap you; I want a divorce!"

Hudson loomed over her, his anger palpable, his usually composed demeanor shattered. "I thought your scheme against Whitney at the Lippert family banquet was the worst you could do, but you've ignored my warnings time and time again! You've gone too far! Your family actually wants Whitney dead! If I hadn't followed your brother Hank last night and seen him dealing with Blake from the Blue Gang, slipping him money to silence the criminals... I can't believe how low you've sunk! Holly, after over twenty years of marriage, this is the end! We're getting a divorce immediately!"

"I'm innocent!" Holly trembled violently, refusing to admit her guilt. She lunged at Hudson, grabbing his hand desperately, tears streaming down her face. "Darling! What does all this have to do with me? I don't know any Blake. My brother was just in debt over his head; you've misunderstood! Did Whitney tell you something? Why do you always believe her? You don't trust me!"

Whitney sat on the hospital bed, watching Holly's futile struggle with Danny, coldly observing.

From Hudson's fragmented accounts, Whitney knew Holly had fallen into her trap.

Sure enough, Hudson angrily pushed Holly away, "You've repeatedly targeted Whitney; how can I believe you! You still want to argue? I checked your call log. You called Florence yesterday afternoon, and immediately after, you called Hank! There's also the receipt for the $3 million you wired to Hank's wife! Last night, Hank handed Blake the same $3 million! You knew Hank was involved with criminals, so you directed him to have someone kill Whitney."

wired money to Hank to cover his gambling debts! You're going to destroy over 20 years of our relationship based on a single wire transfer and Whitney's instigation? Hudson, I don't agree with the

relentless denial and said, "Holly, Dad didn't just rely on the wire transfer. He saw with his own eyes last night your brother paying off the villain. Actually, I never saw the faces of those thugs; it was a trap. But you got nervous, desperately trying to cover it up. So, you couldn't

Holly's face changed, what?

right, Whitney had

had watched her

spouting nonsense! I never wanted to

first time Holly has tried to take

reminder sent a

he looked at Holly, his disappointment in her reaching its peak. The last bit of marital affection vanished, and he pushed her away, "Enough! Security, take her back to the Sheldon

won't let you get away with this, Florence, my

screamed, dragged away by security, directly out of the

looked at Hudson, standing at the door,

"Dad, don't blame yourself..."

I would have never believed Holly could be this evil. All

the more they see me as a threat and want

Indeed, Hudson was intrigued by

looked up, "Dad, you mentioned checking Holly's calls; she first called her sister, then Hank. Think about it, could this

had always thought Florence, despite her chronic illness and gentle nature, stayed out of conflicts. Could she have conspired with Holly to harm her

did Holly

hesitations were visible