Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 916

So, he changed his mind. "Screw it, I don't like Tiana. She's not worth it. As for who I choose to marry, that's my business."

"But you can't marry Endora! Listen to me, Parker, what Endora did to Tiana is unforgivable. If you marry that manipulative witch, I'll never forgive you!

And there's more, Tiana's dad has been locked up. He's been framed, didn't do it on purpose... I've been all over the Banyan City police department and courts, but the victim's family is relentless, pushing charges against Mr. Melford. Mr. Melford has a heart condition, he can't be kept in custody for long, it's a ticking time bomb!

You're the only one who can pull some strings here. With your connections in Banyan City, if you'd speak up, they'd release Mr. Melford early. This is serious, I'm not kidding!" What?

Tiana's dad is in jail?

Parker paused, recalling Tiana's pale face outside the hospital room; she did seem completely out of her mind.

He frowned deeply, this was news to him; he had been drinking himself into oblivion these past few days, fighting with his old man, completely oblivious to the happenings in Banyan City.

But Endora had mentioned, Tiana's dad got into this mess because of bad business leading to a lawsuit?

Did that lawsuit lead to someone's death?

His brows furrowed, "You want me to save Tiana's dad? Do you know what Tiana said about me in the hospital room to Endora?

She said I was just another guy she was tired of, a pawn she used to get back at Endora.

Whitney, what makes you think I'd help get her no-good dad out of this mess?"

"..." Whitney wasn't there, unaware of the context, and couldn't grasp why Tiana would say such things.

"But that can't be her true feelings, Parker, Tiana actually likes..."

hear it! And another disgusting thing," Parker's voice hardened, the thought of what happened with Tiana unmentionable, his lips pressed into a cold line, "All these years, I've never let anyone

to deal with it? Oh, you didn't know, did you? Your gold-digging friend is planning to marry Barclay with her daughter and her unborn bastard. Hah, how

dares marry into the Doonan family and cross

palpable as he spoke, ready to hang

misunderstanding,

their scheme! Saying you'll marry Endora, isn't that just crushing Tiana's heart further? You jerk, do you

Parker's frown deepened.

offered help, that she decided to marry into the wealth and

deep and calculating? Was everything Whitney said true or was it Endora

innocence. That liar, who played with his

believe he

release. Tiana mentioned her father was poisoned; this was urgent.

a hand in this, why hadn't her attempt

her expression icy as she eyed the hospital entrance, turning to confront Endora when her phone rang

City number, Whitney was momentarily stunned before answering, "Larry, have you found anything on what I

activities six months ago, I found she visited several DNA testing centers, and

Tiana's daughter, using a DNA test to

six months, Barclay

I've gathered some evidence on Endora

determined glint in her eyes as she gripped her phone, "Good job,

"Will do, Ms. Valentine."

proving Barclay's DNA test

definitely

eyes sparked with a hint of

resembled someone from the Doonan family but wasn't Barclay's, then whose daughter