Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1192

"To me, she's already locked up for life. Why would I bother getting her killed in prison and risk getting myself tangled up in a mess?"

"So, Mrs. Sheldon, if you'd just use your head for a second, you'd see there's no way Ludwik or I could be the killer!"

Emma's brow furrowed, obviously unimpressed by Whitney's bluntness. "Setting aside whether you're a suspect or not, you clearly have no respect for your elders. You don't even call me 'Grandma'-so don't blame me for doubting you."

"Oh, for heaven's sake, give it a rest, old woman!" Jared finally snapped, unable to hold back anymore.

Sure, Florence's death was a tragedy, and it pained him too. But, honestly, this family had only just started to settle down. Jared could see that his son, Hudson, was looking to retire any day now, and the Sheldon Group had nearly gone under several times—each time, it was Ludwik who helped Whitney save it.

Now, Whitney was the rising star. Sooner or later, the whole Sheldon legacy would probably end up in her hands. The old man might not be thrilled about it, but there was no one else to count on-especially since Whitney's mother, Parisa, had become such a powerful figure.

Emma, on the other hand, was just too proud to see the truth.

way she treats me. Is that how a granddaughter behaves? She's nothing like Florence, who knew how to sweet-talk her

to Whitney-she wasn't soft or likable like Florence, just cold, just like her

stopped caring about Emma's opinion long ago. That woman had ruined her mother's life; she was no saint. If it weren't for Hudson-her father-Whitney wouldn't have bothered with

come here

stayed cool, her voice even as she replied, "If you treated me like family, I'd

along, Florence never stopped scheming. She even stole the embryo I was carrying so she could get pregnant herself.

went silent. Holly looked suddenly nervous, and Mrs. Sheldon was clearly stunned. Even

are you saying?"

Florence was carrying wasn't conceived naturally with Ludwik. She stole my embryo. And that's not all-she later teamed

was icy and deliberate. "Florence should have been punished long ago, but then she went to Germany and tricked my

and take over one