Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 710

She rolled her eyes, exasperated. "Seriously, Jarvis, can't you just chill for once? We all run into each other in this town sooner or later. Let's just be civil, okay?" Jarvis, as bold as ever, had just barged in.

It was like a bad joke, all the people she least wanted to see kept showing up.

Whitney's expression darkened, "Friends?"

"Sandy, do you know this guy?" she asked.

"Not in a million years!" Sandy glared at Jarvis, the memory of his antics at the auction still fresh in her mind.

She found Jarvis's opportunism even more repulsive than Ludwik's straightforward villainy.

But Jarvis, oblivious to Sandy's hostility, eagerly approached the bedside, squinting as he set down a bouquet of carnations. "Ms. Turner, don't be scared. It's alright if you don't know me. I'm not a villain. Just mention the Patrick Group's young executive to your folks, I bet they know of me. You seem to get along with Ms. Valentine and Shane just fine. Shane's a buddy of mine, too. So, in a way, we're all friends here, right?"

Whitney quickly pieced things together; Jarvis was clearly here for Shane. After witnessing Shane's concern for Sandy at the auction, Jarvis must have seen an opportunity. It was both transparent and pathetic.

Jarvis, undeterred, continued with a grin that could fool an innocent. "Ms. Turner, I didn't notice before, but you're quite the beauty, a real gem. No wonder Shane..."

"Are you ever going to stop, Jarvis?" Whitney cut him off sharply.

a disdainful scoff. His voice, cold and biting, somehow made Jarvis's skin

here? After your fall from grace, you've resorted to lurking around like a lost puppy? Ha, as if you have any right

haven't been asked to leave. And as far as I know, your threats and bribes haven't worked on Shane. Maybe you're here 'playing nice' because you saw me with Mr. Nelson at lunch? It must be hard, crawling out from the shadows, always resorting to

Whitney understood. Ludwik had met with Shane, and Jarvis, envious, was here trying to manipulate Sandy, treating her like a pawn

Florence, right? She's Sandy's cousin. You're here in the middle of

sent shivers down her spine. "Nolan, what do you really

caught off guard by Whitney's accusation, tried

a profit in it. If he's getting close to someone, it's because he wants

Ludwik!" Jarvis snapped back, furious at being

twisted into a smirk, "At least I haven't resorted to calling Ms. Turner a 'beauty' or 'sweetheart'. My

several shades darker, his eyes narrowing dangerously at

your mouth. Do

to 'remind' me?" Ludwik asked, barely concealing

voice his true intentions in such a public setting. He thrived in the shadows, his

Whitney, he tried a different tactic, "Ms. Valentine, do you want me to get rid of this guy for you? He's clearly not wanted here." Whitney hesitated, aware of all eyes on her, weighing

The patient needs rest. We've had enough of

or the unwanted drama any longer. Ludwik's lips

pride wounded. As the most eligible bachelor in Harmonia Country, he couldn't believe Whitney