Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Sandy's eyes fluttered as she shook her head softly. "Shane, even if I lost all my memories, a person's nature comes from how they grow up. Do I look like the kind of woman who'd just throw herself at anyone?"

She let out a shaky breath. "I believe that back then, maybe Florence set me up again... You were so jealous, but you never really questioned me, never tried to get to the bottom of it!"

Shane pressed his fingers to his brow, his expression dark and heavy. "Sandy, I know. I've paid a huge price for being so impulsive back then. Years of regret.

I was young, full of pride. To be played by my own stepdaughter-I just couldn't take it.

I made up my mind to forget you, just disappear into the crowd, never look back.

But a year later, when I returned to Londinium, right outside my old apartment, I found a baby.

A baby girl, just left there. No note, nothing.

I took her to the hospital, got her checked out, found out exactly how old she was, even did a DNA test... Turns out, she's my daughter.

And then I thought of you.

you'd used that Brittainia businessman's connections to graduate early, and

dumped the baby on me because you

was furious. I hated you then-how could you be so cold and irresponsible? If you didn't love this child, why did you

I spoiled Tina, gave

see you ever again. I even swore, if I ever did, I'd tear you

something happened that shook

her pale face, and for the first time, real regret showed in his

the girl who supposedly landed herself a Brittainia tycoon would

Completely. Didn't even

of the bed, reaching out to gently take her hand. "About half a year ago, when Whitney returned to the Valentine family when I started

you for days, and started to realize-something was wrong with what

Why didn't you marry that Brittainia guy?

of my anger and got close to you, trying to find out the

to suspect she'd orchestrated the whole thing

know if I should bring