Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 656

Chapter 656

"Don't lose hope! You've still got assets, you've got this huge lab, you..."

"What assets?!" Florence broke down, her eyes blazing with anger as she confronted Holly, "It's all because of your scandal with Hugh back in the day!

Just turn on the news now, and you'll see the story about me being a bastard child has already spread.

How am I supposed to live after this? My dignity as a Sheldon family lady is gone!

And I'm stuck with this... burden inside me...

Mom, why? I climbed the social ladder with all I had, playing sick to manipulate others, I had Whitney under my control, I even secured Ludwik, but tell me, why has it come to this? Ha, what's the use of a lab?

Without a reputation, I'm nowhere. Everyone knows I'm carrying Ludwik's child, and Ludwik himself is in trouble.

Tell me, which nobleman would have me now?

Do I even stand a chance?"

"You do! Florence, snap out of it," Holly grasped her arm, a spark of determination in her eyes, "Jarvis.

Jarvis is your next target.

He's bound to be Harmonia Country's most eligible bachelor. If we're aiming high, we go for the top."

"I don't like him! You're the one who's not being rational, I'm carrying a bastard, and you think Jarvis would want someone as frail as me?

I heard he's the most cunning and ruthless. You think he's easy to deal with?"

"One step at a time. If you want Jarvis, you need to offer him something he's interested in."

Holly said cryptically, her gaze suddenly dropping to Florence's belly.

Lost in her despair, Florence didn't notice the scheming look in her mother's eyes...

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recent documents and financial reports from the Sheldon

on the kids at home, wondering

headed towards the elevator, hoping to grab something to eat nearby. Exiting the

alone; a little girl was clinging

Group's front desk gathered around to watch the

little girl, wailing, cried out, "Mommy, mommy, why don't

cutest child, why did you sleep with daddy and

old, your daughter, boo

and embarrassment, "Sweetheart, you've got the wrong person. I'm not your mommy; I'm not

me to find you, saying you must've

Piper, I'm still so young, I need my mother's love. Can't you come with

little girl was endearing

thought, she knew parents couldn't be so easily claimed. As

after Whitney had

dreaming of a decent marriage. And now, absurdly, she was being labeled a mother on her first

off, I'm really not your

with anyone when I was 22. I don't know any

name? I'd like to sort

it's not right to have

claiming mothers."

lost and glanced

saw a tall figure

Shane Nelson!!

a beat, both surprised and

little girl and then

He

Sandy remember having her

eyes with Shane

gaze, met her eyes. A dark shadow passed through his deep eyes as he cheekily smiled at Whitney and gestured for

was speechless, setting a child on Sandy to

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