Love beyond the mask ( Whitney )
Chapter 697

Jarvis scoffed, "Damn it, you think I'm not worried?

But when my uncle snagged this club, he made it crystal clear - no one messes with my turf.

Plus, now I'm the top dog in Harmonia Country, the first Nolan. Everyone bows down when they see me. Don't tell me, they're coming after you?"

Bryce's face froze, a sense of dread creeping into his heart.

The detective Shane had dispatched had already been sidestepped by his bodyguards.

Who else could be targeting him?

His gaze turned icy.

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Tiana snagged a juicy video of Bryce, especially the part where he was chatting with Jarvis.

She also found out that Bryce had his assistant buy Audrey a house and a car.

These pieces of evidence were enough to shatter Bryce's 'Mr. Nice Guy' facade in front of Whitney.

When the time was right, she'd slowly unravel to Whitney just how despicable and ambitious Bryce truly was.

That he never loved her, perhaps even saw her as a stepping stone, or worse, sought revenge.

Whitney would have to listen to her then.

It was crucial to expose this man in one fell swoop!

Whitney had to divorce him ASAP.

Tiana closed her laptop, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and hurried down the club's corridor, the back exit just ahead. She dialed Whitney's number.

"Tiana?"

"Whitney, listen, come home early after work! I've got something important to tell you."

Whitney, puzzled, chuckled, "You and your mysteries, what's up?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

After hanging up, Tiana quickened her pace, knowing Bryce, too caught up in his games, wouldn't be going back anytime soon. Suddenly, a group of burly bouncers rounded the corner, quickly surrounding her.

Tiana's guard went up as she tried to sneak past, lowering her cap.

"Was it you who installed cameras in the VIP suite?" the lead bouncer, a towering brute, approached Tiana menacingly.

"What are you talking about? I don't know you... Let go of me...mmm!"

Outnumbered and physically overpowered, Tiana was quickly subdued, her hair yanked as she was dragged into a secluded alley.

At the entrance of the royal suite, the bouncer removed a tiny camera.

Out came Jarvis, a tall figure looming.

Tiana gasped in horror. This was bad news.

"Ah, look who it is? Whitney's little friend, what's her name again? Last time I kidnapped you and your daughter, seems like you didn't learn your lesson." Jarvis advanced towards Tiana, eyeing her trembling pupils.

Sweat beaded on Tiana's forehead.

"What do you want with me? I'm just here to make some extra cash..."

"Just here to work? Ha, my club doesn't hire the good folks. Miss, what exactly are you up to?"

Jarvis, leisurely crouched down, holding the tiny camera near Tiana's eye, "Or should I ask, who were you planning to film?"

He cast a meaningful glance towards the suite.

Inside, Bryce's refined face turned steel-cold.

It was... Tiana!

His mind raced, unable to fathom how she discovered his secret dealings.

If she had followed him here,

Did she also uncover his affair with Audrey?

Meaning, she knew he was betraying Whitney, indulging in a life of luxury and sin?

Not to mention, their conversation about Whitney, mocking her in some way or another. Bryce's fists clenched with rage.

No wonder Tiana had been so confrontational that night, probing him with veiled accusations.

She had urged Whitney against the company collaboration... This woman, having discovered and overheard so much, must never let Whitney find out.

Bryce swiftly texted Jarvis: Destroy her evidence.

"I don't know what you're talking about, I wasn't filming anyone, I'm really just here to work..." Tiana stalled, instinctively guarding her backpack. Inside, her laptop had a device that could wipe it clean in an instant, though she had already stored the videos in the cloud... Before she could act, Jarvis stomped on her hand.

Her delicate hand immediately bled, "Ah..."

"Such soft hands, Parker must adore them," Jarvis sneered, pulling out her backpack and tossing it aside, "Ms. Melford, your petty tricks are nothing in my eyes.

Open her laptop!"

A bouncer did as commanded, and a tech expert from the surveillance room came over, cracking the password to find Tiana's collected video evidence, "Nolan, we've got her surveillance theft right here! And... some transaction records."

"Tsk, aiming to bring someone down, huh?" Jarvis scoffed, "Wipe it."

The laptop was cleared, its screen turning blue.

Tiana bit her lip, feigning a heartbroken look, "Is that enough? I've got nothing left, please, let me go. I'm just a woman with no real power."

Jarvis glanced at his phone's message, "Now you're playing humble, huh? A hacker like you not backing up her data?

No one's buying that.

Somebody's sure you wouldn't hand over those backups.

Besides, even if you did, your very existence is his Achilles' heel.

Ms. Melford, coming here, you should've anticipated being caught.

And being caught, you should've known, there's no good end for you."

As Jarvis's tone grew harsher, he signaled the bouncers, "Take her out, deal with Mr. Lutz's problem."

Tiana's face went deathly pale, fear seizing her.

Her actions had been cautious, yet they had tracked her down through surveillance.

She hadn't expected Jarvis to order her silencing without a second thought.

No, it wasn't Jarvis, but Bryce, the hypocrite, aiming to silence her.

Afraid of her knowing too much, even without evidence, her voice remained a threat.

Anger and fear overwhelmed Tiana, breaking through her composure as she desperately struggled, being dragged away mercilessly, "Bryce... Bryce, you're in there, aren't you?

I know you're there, you hypocrite! If you're so bold, face me!"

"Seriously, how long can you keep up this charade around Whitney? Aren't you exhausted?"

I finally got it. Apart from that brief fling with Whitney three years ago, your so-called love for her is nothing but a sham now. It's all calculations and schemes!

You're green with envy over Ludwik, aren't you? You want to be the puppet master, pulling strings, wrecking Whitney's life, and what? Eyeing her inheritance like some treasure trove? Ugh, give me a break!

Let me tell you something, even if you manage to silence me today, karma's got a long memory, and it won't forget. The universe has its way of balancing things out.

Ludwik's going to rise from the ashes, he'll expose you for what you are... mmph, mmph!"