Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 662

Barclay shot back with no hint of politeness.

Jarvis narrowed his eyes, grabbing Barclay by the collar in a swift motion.

"What the hell..." Barclay, notorious for his fiery and brash temperament, was about to retaliate when Jarvis cut in, his interest piqued.

"Did I hear you right? You said your family, the Doonans, has some connections with the president, didn't you?"

"So what if we do? Who the hell are you?"

"General Manager of Patrick Enterprises in Harmonia Country, Jarvis at your service. Barclay, your family has been on our radar for a while now, especially since Parker went missing. Heard he's the ninth heir of the Doonan clan. Your old man must be frantic, sending you to Emperor City to find your brother, right?"

Jarvis let out a sly smirk, raising an eyebrow, "Well, I know exactly what happened to Parker. He was taken out by Ludwik's goons!

Justin of the Lippert clan-Ludwik's cousin had Parker cornered and shot him at an old brick factory..."

"What?" Barclay exploded, "So the rumors are true? The Lipperts are behind Parker's disappearance?

Damn that Ludwik, where was he when his cousin pulled the trigger on Parker?

Parker considered him a brother, always running errands for Ludwik, only to end up sacrificing his own life!"

"Maybe he's not dead yet, but the longer we wait, the slimmer his chances get."

Jarvis's eyes gleamed with a cunning plan. "Want to force Ludwik into spilling where Parker is?"

"Hell yeah!" How else could Barclay face old Mr. Doonan back home?

He had never been the responsible type, more interested in the high life than family duties. If he could pull this off, the old man might finally entrust him with a portion of the family business-and with it, the money. Barclay had a gambling problem, nearly squandering the family fortune.

This made Parker's mother, Riley, increasingly influential.

Jarvis had done his homework, well aware of Barclay's vulnerabilities.

with that. Not only

voice trailed off into the wind, "Didn't you say your family has ties with the president? Use that to your advantage,

it, I'll throw in another billion for you to get back

gambler, money is

-

"Deal, Ashton. As long as you

evening fell, Whitney and Tiana returned

Sammy was also

overjoyed, asked, "Son, what brings you back? When did you

after his mom single-handedly

illegitimate status was now public knowledge, putting the Sheldon mother and daughter under

to "pretend" to stay at Ryan's place

he couldn't say

from Danny you were sick, mom. I was worried, so

lately, I didn't even have time to check on Ryan after Danny told me you left. But don't worry, I've asked Bryce

Sammy's gaze drifted.

He wasn't sick.

to intervene, Danny rushed over, "Mom, mom! Actually, Sammy seems to have gotten better while with Ryan. Doesn't he seem normal now? He just gets headaches and a bit forgetful occasionally, but

Whitney frowned, still concerned without a

and Aunt are cooking dinner. Go freshen up,

changed the subject

bewildered, obliged and

from the kitchen, "Whitney, you haven't seen Bryce in days. Give

reached for her

the bathroom, Tiana caught Whitney finishing her

the wall, Tiana raised an eyebrow, teasingly

phone in hand, took a

okay with... you know, with

shot her

"Tiana, he said he didn't care about my past, just wanted me safe. I was touched. He seemed so humble in his love; I shouldn't have... wronged him. He's been deeply hurt by all this, asking me to spend the rest of my life making it up to him, to be good to him.