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.

divorce when Jason

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

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

has been a disappointment, spending over two decades

am I not worried about the

reconnect with Jason, I'm not

I know what you're thinking. The Patrick Group will

by your words, then you have to try. Otherwise, having a son and a wife who both let me down... I won't deny I've considered having

Thea's face flushed with

merciless, lit a cigarette and looked at her disdainfully.

go to Jason now,

all, no one fears having too

years, 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

been intimate

not worried. Thea, you're the one I love the most, but men inevitably play their

better think about Jarvis's future." With those cold words,

wished she could grab the inkstone on her desk

nails dug into her palms,

had made the wrong choice. Jason

tears, Thea took a deep breath and picked up her

several attempts, Jason didn't pick

of anger and sadness welled

phone into her bag and quickly called

Jason? Why?" Jarvis

eyes as she thought about her son's fate now

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

was too late for

to mend

true; she and Jason had shared thirty years

had never been one to desire other women; she had been his only

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

for you, Jarvis," Thea's eyes darkened as she switched to a colder tone, "Keep an eye on Wade's secretary. Find a chance to take her to