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.

a mistake demanding a divorce when Jason was critically ill, leaving no

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

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,

son has been a disappointment, spending over two decades around Jason without learning a thing from

not

to reconnect with Jason,

know what you're thinking. The Patrick Group will

Lippert family's product can be secured just by your words, then you have to try. Otherwise, having a son and a wife who both let me down... I won't deny

flushed with anger, "What are

her disdainfully. "My secretary was pregnant. I had her abort

don't go to Jason now, I might let

one fears

your undying love for me? I finally understand. All these years, I've

been

worried. Thea, you're the one I love

future." With those

on her desk and smash

dug into her palms,

wrong choice. Jason wasn't

Thea took a deep breath and

several attempts, Jason

heart sank, a complex mix of anger and sadness

into her bag and quickly

Why?" Jarvis asked, sensing it had something to

thought

parentage to Jason, even if Jason didn't favor Jarvis, he wouldn't be in such a constrained situation

was too late

mind to

she and Jason had shared thirty

desire other women; she had been his only intimate wife for

even if he was angry, she could win him back by admitting her faults and

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