Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 838

At such a critical juncture, any news about him couldn't leak out.

Pushing this woman too far might lead her straight to Barclay with her grievances, and that would screw everything up.

Moreover, he couldn't let Tiana catch even a glimpse of that medical report. Real or not, she'd jump to all the wrong conclusions about him!

So, he had no choice but to hold back, his thin lips releasing a shadowy warning, "We'll postpone breaking off the engagement for a few days. But, Endora, you better not stir up trouble!"

Ludwik's collaboration with Inko Group was about to hit the headlines.

Upon hearing this, Endora smirked triumphantly, boldly flirting, "That's more like it, Parker. Keeping me close is safest for you. Treat me well, and I'll be in a good mood, with no reason to bother Barclay. Right?"

Parker, fed up, shoved her aside and slammed the hotel room door shut with a resounding 'click'.

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Endora felt discarded like trash, fuming and stomping her feet. Yet, the thought of successfully blackmailing him brought a smug smile to her face. Tiana thought she could tear her and Parker apart. Foolish girl, thinking she could outplay me.

After Tiana sent that email to Parker, he didn't reply that night.

Disappointment hung heavy on her heart.

She also fretted over whether he had even seen it. But if he had time to take Endora back to her hotel, what was he doing instead of reading her email?

Just thinking about it made Tiana's heart ache.

She spent a sleepless night.

Early the next morning, Cherry, that sly little thing, dashed into her bedroom asking, "Mommy, didn't you show Daddy Parker evidence of that nasty woman's flirtations yesterday? What did Daddy Parker say? Did he decide to break up with her, realizing you're the good woman he should be with?"

Her daughter's chattering made Tiana tap her little forehead, "Self-praise much? Don't stir up trouble without knowing the full story."

"I might not speak clearly, but I understand the gist!"

"Why don't you call Daddy Parker and find out what he thinks?"

phone, lips

why call and show how desperately

one

did she want to seem overly concerned

Tiana hesitated.

mom's emotional ostrich act, quickly grabbed the phone and handed it to her,

been watching now?" Tiana nearly turned purple with

told me about it. He said he didn't get it, but he planned to tell his

internally for Whitney, burdened with such

on... Oh, a message! Is

couldn't read

the phone to see an

She swiped to answer.

You're a joke! He stayed with me all night; he had no time for your attempts to drive

a click, not

second, Tiana's

to find photos of Parker with Endora at the

pictures of him taking her to the hospital. Always close, they looked very much in

sent a

his child three years ago and can never conceive

Endora's insults that hurt the

diagnosis: unable to conceive

actions that

gesture slapped Tiana harder than

care about Endora's misdeeds... it

not, a woman who could no longer bear his

night and showing such care in

interest in her

when their fiancées aren't around,

love, why did he ask if she liked

think she was easy because of

over Tiana from head to toe; she had thought Parker was different, but

fiancée, why bother