Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1193

"Holly, if you keep making a scene in the morgue, we'll have to escort you out," one of the cops said, clearly running out of patience with Holly's hysterics.

"No, please! Don't cut open my daughter! Whitney, how could you be so cold..." Holly sobbed, her voice echoing off the sterile walls.

Whitney didn't even glance back. She just waved at Sandy, signaling her not to stick around for the drama.

Sandy got the message. She walked over to Jared-who thankfully was still being reasonable—and gave him a polite nod before following Whitney out into the hallway.

From the moment Sandy appeared, Shane's deep blue eyes had barely left her face.

Now, seeing her leave, Shane pressed his lips together and strode out as well, his long legs making quick work of the distance.

Sienna, watching him ignore her for the hundredth time, felt a fresh wave of anger tighten in her chest.

If all went well, Sienna

her. Every time they ran into each other, he acted like she

something else: Shane couldn't seem to stop staring at Sandy's plain face. That made

She'd grown up with no status, no prospects, just a

calling out in a plaintive voice, "Shane! Wait up. Your mom invited me over for dinner at the Nelsons' tonight.

gentleman, tried to pretend he hadn't heard

his cold shoulder only made

up at his handsome face. "Shane... We're practically engaged. Why are you still so distant with me? You've known me since I was born! We grew up

kid yourself. If I'm being polite, I think of you as a kid sister. But to be honest, Sienna, I can't stand you. Haven't you noticed? I've never

like ice. Sienna's eyes shimmered with tears, threatening to mess up her perfectly applied makeup. She flushed, trembling—no one had ever dared talk to her like this. She'd always had Florence to back

stronger than ever, and half the eligible bachelors