Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 647

"Wait, what?" Jason was completely out of his depth, his body engulfed in a chilling frost of shock and disbelief.

"You cheated on me with my cousin's wife, Natalie, that snake. And you both played me for a fool until Ludwik turned 20. That's when I discovered your sordid affair.

But don't get too smug.

Before you strayed, I was already pregnant.

You never wanted to give me a son, but guess what? I didn't need you to. I have one on my own."

"How could you have a son? We only have our daughter, Mia..." Jason's mind raced.

Thea smirked, a plan forming behind her eyes. "To secure my son's place in the Lippert family, I devised a flawless scheme. It all went smoothly. He grew up among the Lipperts, wielding influence as if he was one of their own. Had you not brought Ludwik, that bastard child of yours, into our lives, the Patricks could have gradually taken over the Lippert estate, ensuring a safety net for all your kin. But you had to become suspicious, didn't you? Teaming up with your blood son, you started cutting off the Patrick Group's lifelines. That's when Wade stepped in."

in his head. For the first time, he saw his wife for the ruthless serpent she truly was, playing him for three decades while lying in his bed. All his achievements, his empire, his military accolades-had been a mere puppet show orchestrated by Thea

rage and disbelief. "You think you're smart, Jason? Never guessed it

a mix of rage and the unbearable chill of betrayal.

Well, now my son has taken everything from you. The Patrick family reigns supreme in Harmonia, and Thea can finally be

there, defeated and broken, Wade and Thea's twisted faces were

these things you're saying? I don't

hastily covered their tracks and Thea coldly presented Jason with divorce papers, claiming

over Jason's downfall, revealing that his own son was now entangled in legal troubles, spelling the end for the Lippert

and uncle she thought she knew. Thea's parting words left her with

still crave fame and fortune, then

is set to

snippets of a conversation, and it hit her hard. Could Jarvis really be her

father? Jason had always been kind to her, strict but never

had always been tough on