Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 763

"Whitney, what brought you back so soon?" Bryce couldn't hide his surprise as he saw her lounging on the couch.

Usually, she was swamped with work at the Sheldon Group, barely spending any downtime on the couch, but rather retreating to her guest room as soon as she got home.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Daydreaming?" He rubbed his temples, his face etched with gentle concern.

Whitney clenched her fists, pretending nothing was amiss. "Did you manage to sort out Audrey's affairs?"

"Yeah, I spent today with the Perlman family, taking Audrey's ashes back to Banyan City.

You know me, always the good guy. An employee's tragic car accident, I genuinely feel for their family."

Bryce seemed genuinely concerned for his subordinate, but Whitney noticed his tired expression, which seemed to reflect genuine concern.

She surreptitiously observed him, realizing he wasn't wearing the same shirt he had on in the morning...

Thinking back, there had been several instances where his work attire didn't match what he wore home.

However, she hadn't paid much attention to those details before.

Bryce took her hand, "I'm sorry, with everything going on with Audrey's situation at the company and dealing with the Perlman family's insurance claims with the car manufacturer, I might have neglected you a bit, haven't I?" "Not at all," Whitney said, forcing a smile, then suddenly asked, "By the way, Bryce. When you were dealing with Faith's case at the station, did you happen to hear anything about the progress on Tiana's disappearance?"

Bryce visibly paused, turning to look at her with a gaze that suddenly sharpened. "Their cases aren't being handled by the same police station," he replied, probing, "Whitney, why are you suddenly asking about Ms. Melford?" "I worry about her every day. It's just that you were the one handling the report, so I felt awkward asking you all the time."

Bryce looked apologetic, "I'm sorry, I've indeed been swamped. Here, let me call the chief right now, as I haven't followed up on the progress myself. It might be better if you spoke to him directly."

Whitney watched him, seeing nothing but calm in his eyes, which made her doubt even more.

was related to him, surely there would

last message had

be a

through, "Mr.

disappearance. How is the investigation coming along? I handed it over to you guys after reporting it, but I haven't checked in

to a woman. We're currently comparing it to Ms. Melford's shoe size. If it's a match, our theory is

Whitney was

They found Tiana's footprint?

Ludwik said Tiana never

suddenly directed a suspicious glance

Bryce had instructed the chief not to investigate

result was fake, just something to

before her seemed less and less

about the

hear what the chief said?" Bryce gently shook her, his voice soft with concern,

police to do their job

the case, she'd have to search for Tiana on

might well be safe and sound. Don't stress yourself too much; fortune favors the brave," Bryce said, running his fingers through

looking past his gentle demeanor, what was

heart grew cold with

be innocent, or was the coincidence of Tiana's

to finish work early. Go take a shower, and

soft, but then he added, "Oh, by the way, Whitney, Ronan is hosting a welcome-home party for his daughter, Elodie, remember her? The Leightons have warmly invited us both. Their family holds a special status, and it wouldn't be polite to decline." "Okay." Whitney

good. If Bryce was hiding any secrets, mingling with those high-profile figures

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The next morning.

suddenly received a call from Danny, "Mommy, did you forget you have two