Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 989

Valerie was left with nothing but her newborn baby.

And the baby was sick...

"What's wrong with Valerie? Why aren't you speaking up?"

Ashton sensed a fleeting pain in Nolan's eyes and felt a bad premonition. His heart skipped a beat as he pressed for answers, "Nothing's happened to Valerie, has it? Why does her coming back mean Elaine has to leave? Nolan, tell me, what's going on? Is there something I don't know?"

"You don't deserve to know!" Nolan pushed him away, his eyes darkening with anger, "After all this time, you still can't let go of Elaine. Ashton, I hope one day you'll see just how blind and foolish you've been. To protect that wicked woman, what have you actually lost!" After his outburst, Nolan stormed into the old mansion.

Ashton's brows furrowed deeply, sensing there was more to Nolan's words.

He had rushed back home, visibly anxious. Was Valerie in some kind of trouble outside?

A sense of unease gripped him, and he turned to follow Nolan for answers.

Just then, his phone rang, the sharp tone piercing through the night. Seeing it was the hospital calling, Ashton hesitantly answered.

"Ashton, are you going to abandon me again? You said you'd catch that thug and come to see me. I... I didn't want to bother you, but the doctor said there's another critical condition notice that needs a family member's signature. Ashton, you know, I have no one else. I had to trouble you..."

Listening to Elaine's weak sobs, Ashton pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.

"Why is there another critical condition notice?" he muttered.

"Whitney came by this morning, choked me, and I had to go through surgery again because my wound bled. I've just come out..."

"What?" Ashton's expression darkened.

"How are you now?"

"It's critical, so I need you to sign. Ashton, please don't leave me. I don't want to die alone..."

the phone clattered to the

Ashton, hearing the crash, scowled

gaze flickered back to the Fuller

led him outside, towards his car, to leave

burden, weighing heavily on his

with his brother, revolving around

this

sense of loss, and now, thinking of Valerie filled him with irritation and resentment. He couldn't understand why she insisted on a divorce over a trivial matter. But the pain for her grew

had to find her

eye on Nolan.

was determined to find

-

Inside the Fuller Mansion.

Beckford Fuller right after dinner, and it

twisted in anger, "I'm just asking for my 20% share in the Fuller Group back! Even if Ashton controls the

to starve your own son to death? I'm a

luxury, and I have nothing.

ungrateful child," Beckford was

"Why do you think I froze your accounts

why did you have to

decency, you've been pestering

gets out, which family in Banyan City would want their daughter

since the Fuller Group has

might think I'm unaware of your sneaking around with Valerie,

brother won't push

to spend? Come back, get married, have children, and all your shares and assets

a large sum of money, father! Will you give me

glared at him. Nolan wasn't just some idle