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Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 974

Whitney frowned as she stepped out of the visitation room, her informant waiting right at the door.

“Ms. Valentine, did you get anything out of her?” He was one of the local PD officers.

Shaking her head, Whitney wasn’t surprised that Endora stuck to her story. She would definitely side with Elaine, brainwashed and all.

Suddenly, Whitney asked, “Endora was brought in yesterday, right? Where was she held?”

“Uh, in the detention center, Ms. Valentine… Do you think they’ve been cooking up stories together?”

“They might’ve been put in the same cell, which is against the rules! What’s going on with your precinct? Or is someone pulling strings behind the scenes?” Whitney was convinced Endora and Elaine had conspired.

But was it a coincidence, or did someone orchestrate their meeting?

The officer shook his head, clueless. “I’m just from the civil department, Ms. Valentine. I don’t deal with criminal cases. Our detention center’s small. And Elaine, being a witness to a kidnapping case, wasn’t considered a suspect. Maybe the detectives didn’t see the need to separate them?”

Whitney smelled a rat.

Yet Ashton denied having any influence over the police department.

Taking a few steps away, Whitney thought of someone who could expose Elaine’s lies – Cherry.

Cherry had been kidnapped by Elaine and would remember what she’d done.

If Cherry could articulate her story, they could pin Elaine down for sure.

Deciding to visit Cherry, Whitney walked down the steps to her car and called Tiana.

Tiana picked up quickly.

“Tiana, are you still at the Doonan Mansion?”

Before Whitney could finish, Tiana, sounding anxious, cut her off, “Whitney, I’m not at the Doonan Mansion. I’m at Skyfaith Hospital, just saw Dad. But you weren’t here, where’d you go?”

“I…” Whitney was about to mention Elaine, but considering Tiana’s recent ordeal, decided to hold off. She chuckled softly, “Got sidetracked. What’s up? Isn’t it good news that Mr. Melford is stable?”

There was a strange silence on the other end.

Then, Tiana’s breathing sounded frantic and heavy.

“Tiana…”

“I argued with Parker. I told him the child I lost was his, and… he freaked out.”

Tiana’s voice was heavy with emotion, nearly breaking, “Whitney, I couldn’t keep it a secret anymore. You know what he said? After I woke up, he came rushing to propose, talking about how having a son would make Winston accept me, stop him from trying to break us up… It broke my heart, remembering the child we lost. And sure enough, he couldn’t forgive me. He couldn’t understand my desperation…”

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