Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Whitney was absolutely speechless, cheeks flushing with embarrassment for a moment. "Who needs your help against him, anyway? Ludwik, I can mess with all I want but you? No way. Don't even think about getting your hands on a single cent from the Lippert Group."

Now it was Shane's turn to rub his forehead. They weren't even back together yet, and she was already guarding the guy's assets like a hawk.

Women-never say what they mean.

He let out a cold snort. "Sandy's working tomorrow, so let her take the afternoon off. Trust me, Tina's gonna be so upset she'll probably get a fever. She has to see her daughter."

Whitney just tsked under her breath.

"Hey, Whit, who are you texting with that look on your face?" Sandy turned from the passenger seat, still weighed down by worry. She caught Whitney furiously tapping her phone, her expression a little wild.

Whitney quickly angled the screen away. "Oh, no one. Just texting Felix about something with Sienna..."

Suddenly, the whole car went silent.

Felix, driving up front, nearly stomped on the brakes.

Whitney frowned, glancing up as Sandy shot her a strange look, then pointed ahead. "Uh, but Felix is right there. Driving the car?"

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able to play dead. He barely managed a smile, holding up his

She grabbed Sandy's arm, looking up at

as ever, just looked at her with trusting eyes. She bit her lip and added, "You should rest, Whit. You stayed up all night digging

thought about it, and I have to say

gave her a gentle nudge, smiling softly. "Sandy, what are you

just... last night I nearly misunderstood you, and

Shane were in cahoots, that you were

Whitney: "..."

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she wasn't exactly

front,

him a look, then

Sandy, her smile soft and a little sad Sandy get

things lately probably looked terrible

right to be upset. I'm

about it.

I'd never hurt you on purpose. Sometimes you care so much you mess things up. I thought