Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 920

Ashton lingered, his mood as tangled as his crossed legs. With a frosty gaze, he looked at the man slumped before him. "So, you hate Tiana, fine. Consider it a favor to me and Whitney. Right now, me and Ludwik, we don't have the pull you do in Banyan City. Besides, this whole Fabian Melford mess, the truth is your brother screwed Tiana over. And your Endora, she's probably not innocent in all this either... You've always been about fairness. Are you really going to side with Endora? You don't even like her! Poor Fabian's got a serious heart condition. You wouldn't want to bring trouble to his folks, right?"

Ashton was doing his best to convince him to save the day.

Parker's brows knitted together tightly as he pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. His cold eyes shifted to his subordinate beside him.

He had already asked for an investigation that morning.

But now, he couldn't care less about anything related to the Melford family.

Catching Parker's eye and seeing Ashton there, the subordinate finally dared to speak up, "Boss, I looked into it. Three days ago, Fabian got into a fight with Thomas at the Caldwell Estate, ended up killing Thomas. The Caldwell family accused him of murder, and now he's locked up.

Tiana came back because of this.

The Caldwell family, I checked them out too. Turns out they're related to Barclay's mother's side..."

Parker's eyelids twitched, his pupils narrowing.

Ashton chimed in again, reminding him, "Tiana going after Endora today wasn't without reason. Endora's no angel. Are you really going to be the villain in this story?

Then, how could Tiana not hate you?"

"Hate me? So she marries Barclay? She dares to marry the man who ruined her father, all for the sake of that bastard in her belly and a touch of luxury!" Parker spat out, still bitter.

Alright, he was trapped in his own resentment.

Everything boiled down to him believing that Tiana's child wasn't his.

That was, in his eyes, Tiana's unforgivable crime.

What the hell was he still talking about?

Any man would be crushed by such deception. Tiana keeping him in the dark was digging her own grave.

Disheartened, Ashton stood up, his expression somber, "Think about it, to save or not, I'll leave it up to you. Also, I brought Cherry over. She's outside, eager to see you.

She's calling you daddy..."

"Take her away." Parker's expression darkened instantly, his eyes complex and icy. The word 'daddy' was now a cruel joke to him.

Because Cherry was Barclay's seed!

He didn't hate Cherry, he just couldn't bear to face her.

"Seriously?" Ashton glared at him, "They say love me, love my dog. Are you really going to blame the child now? She's so adorable, rushing all the way from Emperor City to see you. That kind of love and trust weighs a ton. Are you really going to hurt her over adult issues..."

Ashton couldn't bear it any longer.

Parker's heart twitched slightly, a pang of pain shooting through it.

He loved Cherry, more than just liked - it was an instinctual affection, evident from their first meeting.

Her big, watery eyes calling him 'daddy', her soft body cuddled in his arms like a little cotton ball, Parker never imagined what his daughter would be like until Cherry came along.

Yes, he hated Tiana, but he couldn't bring himself to blame Cherry at all.

After a suffocating silence, he leaned back on the couch and let down his guard, his voice hoarse, "If she hasn't left, bring her in."

Ashton, seeing his cold demeanor, straightened his lips with worry for Cherry.

But he turned and walked out to the Lamborghini, knocking on Cherry's window.

Inside, Parker stood up, his tall figure moving to the window, his cold fingers lifting a curtain. He saw Ashton bending down, talking to someone in the car.

The endless night swallowed the Lamborghini, along with the light in Parker's eyes.