Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 1097

Whitney barely had time to explain. She felt the urgency of the moment pressing down on her like a heavy weight.

Ludwik's hunch had been spot on. Her grandfather's grave had been disturbed as well.

This proved that the trail to her mother might lead her by just a step.

Her hope was to intercept her mother in Banyan City, reunite with her, and finally reveal the truth—that she had been deceived by others!

Supporting Keegan, she helped him into the car. The night was as dark as ink, the oppressive atmosphere mirroring Whitney's anxious and intense state of mind.

It wasn't long before Whitney reached the Valentine family mansion.

She ran ahead, instructing the bodyguards to keep a close watch on her uncle. Her eyes, cold and piercing, scanned the decrepit, unlit gates of the mansion. It seemed that over the past three years, Preston and Yvonne had gotten their just deserts.

Pushing open the gate, she noticed an old car parked in the front yard.

A dim light flickered in the living room.

Voices echoed inside!

Whitney narrowed her sharp eyes and boldly stepped inside, hoping that there were more than just the Valentine family members present, perhaps even the one she longed to see…

Suddenly, the sound of a heated argument reached her ears.

Yvonne cried out in fear, “Do you think I wanted to find you? If it weren't for her coming back, I wouldn't have bothered even if you died out there, Preston, I'm terrified!”

“You say she’s alive, but where is she now?”

Preston glanced around the living room, his face twisted with anger and impatience. “There’s no one here! Have you lost your mind? She's long gone!”

“I’m not speaking nonsense! When I went to find you this afternoon, I felt like someone was following me. Could it be one of her people, coming for revenge…”

Hearing this, Whitney's heart raced, unable to remain calm any longer. She burst into the room, demanding, “Yvonne, Preston, who are you talking about? Her? Are you talking about my mom? Has she been here?”

According to the Lutz family bodyguards, she had returned to Banyan City and went straight to Faulkner's grave, and now she was at the Valentine family home?

Bryce realized Ludwik had sent Whitney to Banyan City to gather information about her mother!

Damn it, Ludwik had figured it out—his ally was Parisa…

Narrowing his eyes, Bryce instructed the hitman, “Eliminate her immediately. Don’t let Yvonne spill anything!”

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With a deafening bang, Whitney and Preston didn't even have time to react before Yvonne's eyes widened in shock as she collapsed backwards onto the floor.

In a reflexive motion, Whitney covered her head, frozen for a few seconds before realizing it was gunfire!

In disbelief, she looked over to see Yvonne bleeding from her forehead, blood pooling rapidly across the floor.