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.

to graduate early, and that you'd moved back home

the baby

I hated you then-how could you be so cold and irresponsible? If you didn't love this child, why did you give birth to her? I

still, I took her home. She was innocent. I spoiled Tina, gave her everything. But I never once mentioned you, her

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

then... something happened that

her pale face, and for the first

rubbed his forehead, giving a bitter laugh never expected that the girl who supposedly landed herself a Brittainia tycoon would end up, three years later, working as a

even recognize me. Honestly, I was

year ago, when Whitney returned to the Valentine family

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

didn't you marry that Brittainia guy? Or... maybe

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

she'd orchestrated the whole thing all

know if I should bring you back