Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 860

"Are you seriously asking me to go back and seduce Jason, to sell him aerospace tech so you can bail out the Patrick Group?"

Thea's face turned a steely shade of blue as she confronted Wade!

Wade slightly narrowed his eyes, his grip on her waist tightened momentarily before he gently pulled away. "Don't make it sound so ugly. You and Jason have a deep bond of marriage after all. If you appeal to him emotionally, maybe his heart will soften at the sight of your tears, and he'll hand over the product to you. That way, the Patrick Group could be saved."

Ha!

He still wants to buy it.

But he wants Jason to give it willingly!

Never before had Thea looked down on Wade as much as she did now.

But, he had always been like this, hadn't he? Rising in the shadows by leeching off the Lippert Group over the past thirty years.

Back then, love had blinded her, and she saw Wade through rose-colored glasses, even admiring his cunning and ability to conceal his true power.

Now, thinking back, what power did Wade really have?

His power lay in manipulating people, utterly despicable to the core.

And now, he had the audacity to set his sights on her, his words shamelessly suggesting she sell her body!

To save the Patrick Group, the woman he had loved for years was just another pawn to be sacrificed.

Or... had he stopped loving her a long time ago?

Thinking of Wade's dalliances with his secretary, the vague suspicions Thea had harbored now ignited her anger and fear. She tightly grasped Wade's arm, her voice trembling with rage, "Don't you dare lay your plans on me, Wade. You're underestimating Jason. He's not someone who can be manipulated easily!"

Wade observed her resistance, his expression gradually softening as he stood up. "Thea, I'm out of options. Give it a try. Maybe he's secretly hoping you'd come back to him."

Thea couldn't help but recall Jason's dignified features, a pang of pain striking her heart.

had made a mistake demanding a divorce when Jason was critically ill, leaving

me, for our son, can't you let go of your pride?"

turned icy. "The Patrick Group's troubles are a result of your mismanagement, your decisions not outmatching Ludwik's schemes. You, as a man, should find a way to ensure the Patrick Group survives this

son has been a disappointment, spending over two decades around Jason

not

asking you to reconnect with Jason, I'm

The Patrick Group will inevitably

be secured just by your words, then you have to try.

face flushed with

cold and merciless, lit a cigarette and looked at her disdainfully. "My

now, I might let her keep the

one fears having too many

your undying love for me? I finally understand. All these years, I've been nothing but a tool for you to leech off the Lippert family. No wonder

been intimate with you

you're the one I love the most, but men inevitably play their

about Jarvis's future." With those cold

she could grab the inkstone on her desk and smash

palms,

made the wrong choice. Jason wasn't the heartless one; Wade

deep breath and picked up her phone, dialing

attempts, Jason didn't

sank, a complex mix of anger and sadness

and quickly called Jarvis, instructing

are you going to see Jason? Why?" Jarvis asked,

welled up in Thea's eyes as she thought about her son's fate

to Jason, even if Jason

too late

made up her mind to mend her relationship

words rang true; she and Jason had shared thirty years of

desire other women; she had been his only

was angry, she could win him back by admitting

she switched to a colder tone, "Keep an eye on Wade's secretary. Find a chance to take