Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Whitney raised an eyebrow and looked at Monica with amusement as if she were watching a court jester perform.

Standing beside her, L. towered with an impeccable posture, blatantly ignoring Monica as if she were beneath

his notice.

‘Let’s get going,” he said, turning with an air of distinction.

Whitney followed him, delicate and soft, which only made him seem more imposing.

Simon watched from behind, his eyes simmering with an intense, fiery anger,

“Whitney!” He barked, halting her in her tracks.

Monica’s face soured instantly.

Whitney paused, and L. glanced at her. “I need to take a call. The driver will pick you up. Can you handle that?”

She nodded with a faint smile.

With a cool glance back, Whitney watched Simon approach, eyeing L as he walked away to take his call. “Who the hell is that guy?” Simon demanded.

“None of your damn business.”

“How can you associate with riffraff? Whitney, have you sunk so low?”

“At least I’m not scavenging for coins in the gutter.”

Her words stung Monica and Simon, and onlookers struggled to suppress their laughter.

Monica’s face turned icy while Simon’s expression grew colder. He grabbed Whitney’s hand and sneered, “Riffraff without a car, right? He’s probably riding a motorcycle. I’ll take you home!”

The sound of his car keys jingled, and the headlights of a Lamborghini flashed.

Monica feigned concern as she approached. “Oh dear sister, you must have walked here, right? You should be careful, especially being pregnant, even if the father’s identity is a mystery. Let Simon and me take you home. What if something happens to you on that motorcycle?”

The elite ladies nearby cast disdainful glances at Whitney. As beautiful as she was, it baffled them why she would be with a thug.

Whitney remained silent.

roar of an ultra–luxury car approached, and when the onlookers recognized

Veyron–not just the car, but the consecutive numbers on the license plate left

something even the elite of

Whose car was this?

stepped out, respectfully calling, “Ms. Valentine, your car is

of the house, which suggested L’s directive. With a knowing smile, Whitney swept

cloud of exhaust

with? That license plate–only the Lippert family in Banyan City

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“She’s ruined. She’s just latched onto some guy with a fake plate!”

but feigning sorrow, added,

could Whitney know a man with such

Whitney was supposed to be his–all of her beauty, excellence, and capabilities should

cars, he ahead and she following

urgently contacted her, “Did

Tiana to drug Monica and take her to the

dog meat

were derailed, and everyone witnessed her supposed madness, making her institutionalization

around, but too bad for Monica–just as she stepped into high society, you kicked her out again. And that resort contract won’t do her any good now, haha,” Tiana said cheerfully. “By the way, did Mr. Lippert show

her fake husband

at the villa, Whitney alighted from the car. L, already there, stood elegantly, smoking a cigarette–a mature man with

her to wait as he finished his

her with the

knelt to greet them, her face softening. “They’re getting old,” she said. “My mother gave them to me. They’ve been with me through everything. I

L raised

standing up in the evening

at her lips, and his fingers loosened his Windsor–knotted

my dogs!” She said, stepping closer to him

“Hmph.”

pointed to the imposing Bugatti behind her. “But you really shouldn’t use that license plate. The cops might not

twitched in

sorry for the plate for being

they headed towards

the man’s formal attire, suggesting he had been at an important event. “Did you come back

pause and deep gaze