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.

demanding a divorce when Jason was critically ill, leaving no path for

you let go of your

Ludwik's schemes. You, as a man, should find a way to ensure the Patrick Group survives this storm, not exploit me." "If I had any other way, would I be

suddenly darkened as he rebuked her. "Our son has been a disappointment,

I not worried about the Patrick Group's

reconnect with Jason, I'm not

The Patrick

to try. Otherwise, having a son and a wife who both let me down... I won't deny I've

flushed with anger, "What are

a cigarette and looked at her disdainfully. "My secretary was pregnant.

now, I

one fears having too many

and now you're fooling around with your secretary, even fathering a bastard child. Wade, is this 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 you didn't mind me being with Jason physically; you never

you want. Jason hasn't been intimate with you either, has

the one I love the most,

better think about Jarvis's future." With

the inkstone on her desk and smash

into her palms, sending a

had made the wrong choice. Jason wasn't the heartless

a deep breath and picked up her phone, dialing that long-unanswered

attempts, Jason didn't

heart sank, a complex mix of anger and sadness welled up

into her bag and quickly called

to see Jason? Why?" Jarvis asked, sensing it had something to do with

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

to Jason, even if Jason didn't favor Jarvis, he wouldn't

was too late

up her mind to

she and Jason had

other women; she

some unresolved feelings for her; even if he was angry, she could win him back by admitting her

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