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..."

unmentionable, his lips pressed into a cold line, "All these years, I've never let anyone

didn't know, did you? Your gold-digging friend

Doonan family and cross my path, I'll make sure her life there

palpable as he spoke, ready to

misunderstanding,

out yet? Tiana's dad was framed and thrown into jail by Barclay, with Endora playing a significant role in their scheme! Saying you'll marry

Parker's frown deepened.

into trouble and Barclay offered help, that she decided to marry into the wealth and status of the Doonan

she be so deep and calculating?

of thoughts, but he no longer believed in Tiana's innocence. That liar, who played with his emotions and

You jerk." Whitney couldn't believe he just hung up on her, dismissing her words

the big fish in town, could expedite Mr. Melford's release. Tiana mentioned her father

a hand in this, why hadn't her attempt at ending it all

icy as she eyed the

answering, "Larry, have you found anything on

digging into Endora's activities six months ago, I found she visited

Barclay started hanging around Tiana's place until he managed to take Tiana's daughter, using

these six months, Barclay himself never visited

Endora colluding with the center to falsify

determined glint in her eyes as she gripped her phone, "Good job, Larry, send the evidence to

"Will do, Ms. Valentine."

evidence proving Barclay's DNA test

definitely not

with a hint

but wasn't Barclay's,