Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1098

"Yvonne?!" Preston was completely stunned!

Despite his deep-seated resentment towards her, seeing Yvonne lying lifeless on the ground made him shiver uncontrollably.

"Wh-who's in my house? Who fired the gun?" he stammered, his voice trembling with fear as he glanced at Whitney, whispering, "There's... someone else in the house!"

Whitney was equally shocked. Snapping back to her senses, she quickly retreated, hiding behind a pillar. She looked at Yvonne... she was gone!

Who could have silenced her?

Whitney's eyes darted towards the second floor where the shot had come from—

She saw a shadow flicker swiftly, disappearing with no further sound.

"Whitney?!" Keegan and the bodyguards arrived at the door, having clearly heard the gunshot too. "What's going on?"

Whitney, hearing her uncle's voice, stood up and cautiously moved out, "Don't come in! It's dangerous here, you need to leave now."

"What happened?" Keegan asked, worry etched on his face.

At that moment, Preston came barreling out of the house.

living room was filled with the metallic scent of blood,

grabbed the panic-stricken Preston, casting a glance inside the house, "Did you see who fired the shot? Who would want

would I know!" Preston shouted, his voice quivering, "I haven't been back to this house in ages, thank God Monica's not home yet... Yvonne

earlier today that someone was following her when she came to see

his eyes. Whitney had an inkling

people who would want to silence Yvonne... would be

crew.

Whitney's eyes turned icy.

the house, her

didn't dare go upstairs, must

eyes, the Valentine estate backed onto

professional hit, the person would have vanished

hadn't imagined Bryce would stoop so low. Even with his

too dangerous to linger, and with Yvonne dead, there

uncover.

this trip wasn't

silencing confirmed one thing for Whitney: her mother was not only alive but had visited the Valentine

her uncle to leave the Valentine estate,

just now,

coming back