Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 897

Seeing him asleep, Ashton let out a quiet sigh. He had been considering calling Whitney to probe into what was really going on with Tiana. It seemed like there was a huge misunderstanding between Parker and Tiana. But then, the thought of Whitney's overprotective, harsh demeanor made Ashton reconsider.

From what Felix mentioned, Whitney seemed to be organizing some work for the Sheldon Group and planned to visit Banyan City soon.

Apparently, there was some investigation into whether Barclay and Cherry were biologically related...

What was she up to?

The first time Ashton saw Cherry, he was taken aback by how much she resembled Parker, especially the distinctive shape of her nose and eyes. It was rare for a baby to have such defined features.

But since Parker himself didn't believe Cherry could be his daughter, Ashton dropped the suspicion.

It wasn't unheard of for nieces to resemble their uncles.

In the middle of the night, Ashton moved Parker to his own apartment, leaving the reeking man behind to take a shower.

Around 3 AM, a phone call suddenly exploded in the room.

Parker woke up, his head throbbing painfully. Irritated, he tore at his black shirt and yanked the ringing phone from his pocket, intending to smash it.

But the phone survived, its ringtone continuing to pierce his ears.

Opening his bloodshot eyes, filled with cold fury, Parker eventually rolled off the bed, picked up the damned phone, glanced at the caller ID, and sobered up a bit.

It was from the Doonan family estate in Banyan City!

His family, especially his grandfather, respected his privacy, so this call must be important.

forcing himself to answer

"Hello-"

me, Butler Alex. Do you have a moment?" Alex noticed

stood up, leaning on the bed, "What's

Ms. Melford has attempted suicide at the Melford estate and

this has alerted your father. The old man rushed home, and they've been demanding compensation for their

off guard and has caused quite a stir

to the Doonan family estate

drunken haze cleared immediately, his mind as

"Endora committed suicide?"

returned to her parents' house alone today, claiming you wanted to break off the engagement and had been trying to push her away for a

for being incompetent, driving her out of

three years ago and resulting infertility has leaked, becoming

laughingstock, and Endora couldn't handle it. Her parents, Cato and Alice, said she'd be doomed to spinsterhood, which might have triggered her. Ms. Melford then attempted suicide in her apartment. The old man wants to know

of tarnishing the family's reputation and making a grave mistake. Please, come

Parker's headache worsen, his handsome

situation before returning to Banyan City to face his

countless ways to silence the troublesome Melfords, but Endora had made

bold move

family patriarch... Parker's expression hardened. His father didn't usually interfere in personal matters, but there was no tolerance in his eyes for those who breached the family's strict codes. "I understand," he said, almost fully sober now,

things are

Alex ended the call.

rigid, staring out at

Ashton came out of the shower to find the man who had been drunk as a lord now standing eerily at the bedroom door, his eyes vacant. "Damn, you trying to give me a heart attack?" Ashton cursed, approaching him and noticing something was off, "Parker, what the hell woke you up?" "I

his drunken mess, "Now? You're talking in your

herself." Parker glanced at him and picked up his dirty jacket from the couch.

towards the door, staggering yet hurried, Ashton quickly followed, "Is this for real? Who