Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 839

"Why play dumb?" Tiana scoffed softly, "Aren't you right now keeping your fiancée company?

Once you've made your choice, stop beating around the bush. It just makes you seem indecisive, not at all like a man."

"Tiana, don't test my patience. I haven't even said anything yet; how do you know what I'm about to say?"

"So, are you or are you not with Endora, even last night?"

"I wasn't with her last night! But right now, I'm with her because..."

"Save it." Tiana thought of the medical report that declared her infertile for life, closing her eyes in resignation. Stop kidding yourself, Tiana, there's no future here, and you're not a teenager anymore. Teenagers can chase love bravely, and if they fail, they can just start over.

But as a single mom, can you afford to chase a man and lose face?

She couldn't!

She took back all her feelings, cutting off Parker mid-sentence with a cold finality, "Stay with her then. It's not like I care, because I don't like you at all!" Boom.

Snow seemed to fall inside Parker's mind, suffocating him.

She had given her answer, and it was that she didn't like him at all.

Fine then.

She didn't need his explanations because she didn't care for him.

Even if he'd been with Endora, it wouldn't upset her.

She didn't like him, so she wouldn't get jealous.

That's it, no need to flatter oneself.

Anger engulfed Parker, but beneath it was a hollow feeling, as if his body's warmth was draining away, leaving him utterly powerless.

All this time, their flirtation, could it have been just her playing him?

the scion of the Doonan family,

"Tiana, I don't just fall for any woman. I'm giving you one more chance-do you like me

be some kind of

were the photos Endora had sent

laced with thorns,

of woman do you think you are, to be worthy of me?"

swallowed hard against the lump in her throat, "Well, since Mr. Doonan

deadly silence, as

slammed

tears blurred her vision, obscuring the

can't you talk it out? Why do you have to fight with Daddy Parker?

chose Endora, and Mommy doesn't want to be a lovesick fool!" Tiana wiped away her tears with a self-deprecating laugh, "Let him be with Endora. Better them than hurting someone else." "Daddy Parker really, Endora is the worst, how can he not

like her mommy's search for a daddy

back to her

-

At Ludwik's mansion.

with Tiana...suddenly, he sensed something was off on

I've got

sounded exhausted, with an undercurrent

growing heavier, "What happened?" "Endora caught

her." Parker's

Endora?

vaguely remembering her

of the

Parker wasn't fond of

with her?"

break off the engagement, and she threatened me. Endora figured I didn't want

elder brother

brow furrowing,

her quiet, can't let your business suffer." Parker said with a bitter laugh, "Just half a month. Endora's making a scene now, but I'll cut her loose in half a month." Ludwik thought it unfair to

felt guilty for the sacrifices Parker

what about you and Tiana...she didn't misunderstand, did she?"

so there's no misunderstanding. Don't try to