Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 585

Liam wanted nothing more than to strangle the woman before him.

As he watched her pitiful appearance, his heart shattered with her every word.

Leaning against the doorway, he paused, his presence commanding like a king as he looked down on her miserable face.

Slipping his hand into his pocket with a smirk, he began, "Sorry about this. How about I step out and let Bryce have another go? But, can he really stand up to Hugh to save you? He doesn't have the guts; he's nothing but a coward." His words were merciless, cutting deep with sarcasm.

Whitney trembled, the deep timbre of his voice gripping her nerves. Her gaze, desperate and scattered, tried to meet his. When her eyes finally rested on his dark, mature features, she recognized him.

It was really him...

In that moment, her heart ached as if seared by a hot iron.

He was the source of her pain, yet also her savior, time and again.

Could this cruel cycle ever change?

Hiding her bitter smile and the strangeness within, she feigned surprise, "It's you?"

Liam's handsome lips curved, "I see your disappointment."

His cold laughter echoed in his eyes.

Turning away indifferently, "I'll let Hugh continue then."

Whitney's temple throbbed!

The terrifying experience of being almost suffocated by vodka was not something she wished to relive. She glanced at the toilet water and the bodyguard covered in blood.

As Liam moved to step away, driven by a will to survive, she crawled towards him, her body a mess, clutching at his trouser leg.

The expensive fabric of his pants felt cold and hard in her grasp, just like his icy demeanor.

Suddenly, he stopped.

eyes wet and helpless, biting her lip as he saw

pitiable. Yet, her eyes betrayed her; she had never truly submitted, never truly sought his help out of anything but

her coolly, "Deep down, you don't want my help. So proud, yet now you can't let me go? Afraid? If you've chosen this path, face the consequences. Should I save you or not? You tell me." Tears welled up in Whitney's

trampling on her

of 'Bryce'

She understood.

gritted her

face turning pale, Liam's dark eyes

reached out, coldly pulling her up, "How

"Two bottles..."

a

weak, her breaths shallow, her wet hair sticking to her pale face. He moved her towards

at the sink, he turned on the faucet, his strong hand pressing

react, panicked, "I don't want

are you doing? Stop...

halted abruptly as she realized her repeated plea for

thin, asked calmly, "Who

pouring on me!" Whitney's desperate attempts to escape only fueled his anger. She feared him more than the injured bodyguard. Liam's patience snapped at her continuous

in this

on the verge of

with Bryce, sparked

jealousy within

what might

and Bryce in

confined space, especially

With their

looming, drove him to

breaking point.

an act of desperation

weakly, her punches soft against his imposing

onto the sink, the situation spiraled out of control. Her tears, mixed with

her closely His grip tightened as he mentioned the child they