Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

“Spit on them, boys! Break this old fool!” They shouted.

After having their fun, the assailants left, cursing as they went.

Yvonne, her beauty marred, spoke with venom yet dared not curse, “Sir, who were they? They seem to be ordinary thugs, but we haven’t crossed anyone like them recently!”

A realization struck Preston. “It’s Whitney… Didn’t she get mixed up with some riffraff? Tonight, I tricked her into a miscarriage, and she got them to retaliate! The ungrateful wench. And it’s your fault for that rotten idea, making me please Monica by getting rid of her child!”

Yvonne replied with cold resentment, “I was just trying to keep Monica happy for Simon, okay? If we get rid of Whitney, we keep control of the company.”

She kept babbling as Preston was busy calling an ambulance.

Then, looking at the news on his phone, Preston’s face turned pale as a sheet.

[Breaking News: The Valentine Corporation’s CEO’s wife, a former adult film star!]

[High society lady, Yvonne Valentine, involved in explicit videos, supported by wealthy businessmen.]

[Preston Valentine, the fall guy.]

the phone screen shone brightly; Yvonne saw it

text from a business tycoon, [Preston, your wife’s trending! Was she really an adult film star?

infuriated Preston, who

ragged breathing, Yvonne said guiltily,

and turned to slap her hard, “You had so many sordid affairs in the past? Now they’re out in the open, and you dragged my reputation down

too coincidental tonight. We tried

guy? Get out!” Preston, spitting blood in anger, immediately called The Valentine Corporation’s PR to scrub the

next day as if hackers were working against

The next day.

and saw the news, her first thought

from sleep, confessed without denial, “Yeah, it was me. I dug up

did you see the gossip? Yvonne and Preston got beaten up by some gang and

the good Samaritan was who

Beaten up

night when L

me.”

slight smile curved her lips.

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