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.

sharp intuition, had just learned

Not on his watch...

white on the steering wheel as

up to?" Back at the

see the two

coming in the car he arranged?"

see why Cherry hasn't gotten out of

car came in, nor was there any sign of a little

pale, staring into the distance, "What do you mean Cherry

then moved toward her car, telling Winston, "Sir, I want to take Tiana

withholding judgment for the moment. If that little granddaughter was indeed Parker's, his affection for her was

Mr. Winston." Tiana, sensing his change of attitude, nodded gratefully and quickly got into

voice was tense,

for trouble with both of you.

took me. You and Ashton have already done so much for us." "It might not be anything serious. Maybe it's just traffic!" Whitney tried to

encountered Ashton's abruptly stopped sports car on the coastal

in the middle of the road, doors

figures of Parker and Ashton standing by the roadside barrier. Fear gripped her. Could her daughter have been in

black car halfway

flung open, revealing a

Ashton vaulted the barrier,

and rushing to the 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 driver's seat or the

trail down the slope towards the cliffside, Parker found