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.

story, they could pin Elaine down for

the steps to her

Tiana picked up quickly.

are you still

the Doonan Mansion. I'm at Skyfaith Hospital, just

Whitney was about to mention Elaine, but considering Tiana's recent ordeal, decided to hold off. She chuckled

was a strange silence

sounded frantic and

"Tiana..."

child I

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

stunned,

exploded in her mind, making it hard to focus on what Tiana was sobbing about

the hell is going on? Tiana, who told you to spill

but..." Tiana was baffled by the scolding,

have a

by Tiana's impulsive

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

breath, rolling her eyes, but her lips curved into a wry smile, "Lucky for you, I had a backup plan during your surgery. Otherwise, with your EQ, you two would've been

Tiana was utterly

Whitney abruptly ended the call, leaving Tiana in a whirlwind of thoughts and a cold sweat in her

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some digging, Whitney