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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and Cody piled a stack of recent documents and financial reports from the

uncle to check on the kids at home, wondering if

hoping to grab something to eat nearby. Exiting the lobby, she

little girl was clinging

at the Sheldon Group's front desk gathered

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

did you

old, your daughter, boo

embarrassment, "Sweetheart, you've got the wrong person. I'm not your mommy; I'm not married or even in a relationship..." "But my daddy said you're the

you, saying you must've

so young, I need my mother's love. Can't you

deny the little girl was endearing

claimed. As a single woman, how

after Whitney had

decent marriage. And now, absurdly, she was being labeled a

off, I'm really

quite sure I wasn't involved with anyone when I was 22.

name? I'd like

directly, it's not right to have

claiming mothers."

looked lost and glanced helplessly

a tall figure

Shane Nelson!!

heart skipped a beat, both surprised

at the little girl and then at Shane, she

the truth. He really did have a child

why doesn't Sandy remember

with Shane across the

her gaze, met her eyes. A dark shadow passed through his deep eyes as

speechless, setting a child on Sandy to test

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