Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 974

Whitney frowned as she stepped out of the visitation room, her informant waiting right at the door.

"Ms. Valentine, did you get anything out of her?" He was one of the local PD officers.

Shaking her head, Whitney wasn't surprised that Endora stuck to her story. She would definitely side with Elaine, brainwashed and all.

Suddenly, Whitney asked, "Endora was brought in yesterday, right? Where was she held?"

"Uh, in the detention center, Ms. Valentine... Do you think they've been cooking up stories together?"

"They might've been put in the same cell, which is against the rules! What's going on with your precinct? Or is someone pulling strings behind the scenes?" Whitney was convinced Endora and Elaine had conspired.

But was it a coincidence, or did someone orchestrate their meeting?

The officer shook his head, clueless. "I'm just from the civil department, Ms. Valentine. I don't deal with criminal cases. Our detention center's small. And Elaine, being a witness to a kidnapping case, wasn't considered a suspect. Maybe the detectives didn't see the need to separate them?"

Whitney smelled a rat.

Yet Ashton denied having any influence over the police department.

Taking a few steps away, Whitney thought of someone who could expose Elaine's lies - Cherry.

Cherry had been kidnapped by Elaine and would remember what she'd done.

they could pin Elaine

Whitney walked down the

Tiana picked up quickly.

still at

anxious, cut her off, "Whitney, I'm not at the Doonan Mansion. I'm at Skyfaith Hospital, just saw Dad. But you weren't

off. She chuckled softly, "Got sidetracked. What's up? Isn't it good news that Mr.

silence on the

breathing sounded frantic and

"Tiana..."

Parker. I told him the child I lost was his, and...

was heavy with emotion, nearly breaking, "Whitney, I couldn't keep it a secret anymore. You know what he said? After I woke up, he came rushing to propose, talking about how having a son would make Winston accept me, stop him from trying to break us up... It broke my heart, remembering the child we lost. And sure enough, he couldn't forgive me. He

was stunned, barely processing

her mind, making it hard to focus on

the hell is going on? Tiana, who told you to spill about the miscarriage and that

was baffled by the scolding, "I felt like I had

always have a

infuriated by Tiana's

each word, "If Parker doesn't forgive you, you have only yourself to blame. Tiana, could you maybe discuss things with me, your best friend, before making

you, I had a backup plan during your surgery.

was utterly

call, leaving Tiana in a whirlwind of

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digging, Whitney quickly