Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 949

Winston reluctantly put down his gun, his mind a whirlwind of emotions he could hardly process.

Could it be, after all, that the kids weren't to blame? Was it all because Barclay had been pulling strings, deceiving everyone, and claiming innocent women for himself?

He sighed inwardly, his turmoil hidden beneath a calm exterior, and said gravely, "Bring her over. I want to see the child."

"Right away!" Ashton, noticing the old man's change of heart, hurried off to catch up with Parker, informing him, "The little girl's been in the car following mine. I had my guys looking after her.

I was driving too fast earlier to have her in my car. She should've arrived by now."

The two men made their way to the entrance of Sea Bay.

Scanning the area, Parker asked impatiently, "Ashton, where is she?"

Ashton turned to see that his sports car was alone; there was no sign of his men's vehicle behind it. His brow furrowed, and his expression darkened as he quickly dialed Chris.

But Chris didn't pick up, tightening Ashton's chest with worry.

Parker, watching the unanswered call, grabbed Ashton's collar, his voice tense, "What do you mean? Where's Cherry?"

"Just wait..." Ashton kept dialing Chris's number, to no avail.

Parker refused to wait any longer and dashed toward Ashton's car, slamming on the gas pedal, "Ashton!"

"Get in! Let's go back and look for Chris's car. Maybe... maybe he broke down on the road?" Ashton tried to reassure Parker with a hopeful guess.

just

Not on his watch...

white on the steering wheel as the sports car sped

to?" Back at the

the cars, turned to see the two men leaving,

he arranged?"

let's go see why Cherry hasn't

car came in, nor was there

went pale, staring into the distance, "What do you mean Cherry didn't come,

telling Winston, "Sir, I want to take Tiana to see what happened. It's her daughter; she's worried. Please, don't stop

her was naturally different from that

of attitude, nodded gratefully and quickly got

voice was tense, "Whitney, drive faster,

looking for trouble with both of you. I

face, "I should have kept my daughter by my side, regardless of how Parker took me. You and Ashton have already done so much for us." "It might not be anything

stopped sports car

halted in the middle of

stopped the car, and before it fully settled, Tiana was already running towards the figures of Parker and Ashton standing by the roadside

saw a black car halfway down the slope off

crashed, flipped over, its doors flung open, revealing a man's lifeless body hanging out

Chris?" Ashton vaulted the barrier,

passenger side. He elbowed the car window, breaking it to look inside, "Little one! You better be alright..." But there was no sign of the girl in the

car's trail down the slope towards the cliffside, Parker found no traces of