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.

at me too, Jared? Am I wrong? Just look at the way she treats me. Is that how a granddaughter behaves? She's nothing like

Whitney with clear disapproval. She could never warm up to Whitney-she wasn't soft or likable like Florence, just cold,

not to hear any of it. Honestly, she'd stopped caring about Emma's opinion long ago. That woman had ruined her mother's

here to

you treated me like family, I'd call you

Ludwik came along, Florence never stopped scheming. She even stole the embryo

nervous, and Mrs. Sheldon was clearly

are you saying?" Emma

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

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

billions and take over one