Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 966

Endora's eyes darted around in panic, her expression filled with horror as the police cuffed her and brought her into the Banyan City Police Department. With both legs broken, she lay on a stretcher, receiving treatment from a doctor dispatched by the police.

A police officer, holding a stack of documents, gazed coldly at the woman known for her numerous wrongdoings. "Endora, once we've got your legs stabilized enough for you to sit up, we'll proceed with a formal interrogation. We hope you'll cooperate for a lighter sentence. But let's get two things straight: first, six accomplices have already confessed that you masterminded the kidnap of a three-year-old girl, paying them to do the dirty work.

The girl was found last night by a Ms. Bartels. The police arrived on the scene promptly, apprehending your hired goons and bringing Ms. Bartels in for questioning."

"What?" Endora's voice was laced with disbelief. "Ms. Bartels found the girl?"

"Yes, Elaine made the call. But whether she's involved, we're investigating."

"She... Elaine... she..." A storm of thoughts raged in Endora's mind, then it hit her.

Elaine had betrayed her!

So, now she was the scapegoat for the kidnapping?

And with Elaine seeing her as no longer useful, unable to secure Parker's billion, she decided to play the good Samaritan, pushing Cherry into the spotlight to save her own skin? What a cunning, malevolent woman! Betrayal and shifting blame!

In the game of schemes, she was outplayed by this traitor, only to be double-crossed in the end.

Rage coursed through Endora, her veins bulging, her words trembling with anger, but the officer's next words deflated her completely:

"Second, don't even think your parents can pull strings to bail you out this time. Parker has stepped in, and as of this afternoon, your parents were taken into custody. According to the latest financial news, Parker, along with a team of lawyers, has descended on the Melford Group to investigate your father's takeover of Fabian's company three years ago. There's a shareholders' meeting at the Melford Group, possibly leading to a shake-up. In short, your family is on the brink of bankruptcy, and the company's on the verge of slipping through your fingers. We advise you to stay put and face the charges against you. Only with a good attitude and acceptance of your crimes can we consider leniency. But make no mistake, jail time is inevitable."

"No, listen to me, officer!" Endora's face was ashen, her head shaking in denial. "The kidnapping wasn't my idea; someone else was behind it, manipulating me! I was just... ah!"

face turning a sickly shade

doctor rushed over, frowning. "Her hands and

a "see no evil, hear no evil" stance. "Treat her for now. It's getting late. Lock her up, and we'll interrogate her alone once she's stable." At eight in

she found herself in a

her, the cell was dimly lit, housing several

immediately

Elaine...?

was she

the police mentioning that Ms.

a small world,

clenched her fists in fury, her eyes blazing with rage as

legs injured, she could only slump helplessly on the edge of the bed, glaring

shadows, her gaze cold and deliberate, as if she had been waiting

silence, gracefully standing and walking towards Endora with a tone that

kidnap Cherry. I'll tell the police

you betray me, do you really think you can

drag you down with me, expose you as the

malice as she whispered venomously, pressing down on Endora's throat. "You know why you could never win over Parker? Because you're stupid, not half as clever or strategic as me. If you rat me out

I've lost everything, abandoned by Ludwik, the Bartels Group bankrupt. I've been

Parker's net, every piece of evidence pointing right at

you want to

Endora's mind was reeling, her complexion pale, unable to grasp

was done for, brought down by Parker's revenge, facing charges for the kidnapping and conspiring with Barclay to poison Thomas,