Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1209

"Don't you recognize that little girl? A few months back, she came looking for you at the Sheldon Group. What did she call you then? Doesn't she remind you of someone?"

Whitney's words came out of nowhere, completely derailing Sandy's thoughts. All of a sudden, she went silent.

Confusion washed over her. Her eyes flickered as she tried to piece things

together. Earlier, during her argument with Sienna, a little girl had dashed down the stairs, only to be shielded behind Sienna. Sandy distinctly remembered the girl calling out, "Mommy, Mommy!"

Back then, Sandy didn't know if the girl was calling out to Sienna-or to her.

Now, with Whitney's reminder, it clicked. That girl's face was familiar. Months ago at the Sheldon Group, she'd clung to Sandy's leg, refusing to let go, stubbornly calling her "Mommy."

...

"What are you getting at, Whitney?" Sandy felt like the air had been sucked out of her lungs. Her mind was racing, sparks flying, as she turned and stared at Whitney. "Look, I've heard the rumors-Shane has a secret kid somewhere. With his messy love life, it wouldn't be shocking. But what are you really trying to say?" Whitney frowned, the truth practically stuck in her throat, desperate to get out.

She gripped the steering wheel, hesitating. If she let the bomb drop now, who knew what kind of fallout would follow?

about Shane-how would he

his place. She couldn't risk

This wasn't her story to spill, not completely. She didn't know all the details, and it wasn't her place

Sandy himself-a

kept her eyes on the road, her

passing streetlights. "Sandy, a four-year-old doesn't just call

was already

had her

wild ideas like that. I might not have much, but have my pride. I've

Whitney cut in, voice low. "Didn't you

they pulled up to the luxury

wind out of her. Whitney's

her memory loss? Who had told

Before Sandy could demand

the door, grabbed Sandy by the wrist, and hauled her straight into the sleek, mirrored