Love beyond the mask ( Whitney )
Chapter 853

Whitney smirked lazily, gesturing to her phone with a shake of her head, "The project team at the site hasn't reached out to me, guess that means they're handling things smoothly, huh?" "Exactly, it's what happens when you back a dog into a corner and it still tries to make a final gamble-it ends up hammering the last nail into its own coffin!

Looks like the folks in the project team aren't fools, after all. With the way the wind's blowing, who'd dare refund him now?

When the walls come tumbling down, everyone's ready to push, and that's soon to be Bryce's reality."

Tiana twirled her pen, her smile brilliant.

At the construction site of Sky-Surprise Inn, in the project department.

Bryce was gradually being crushed by Whitney's afternoon online maneuvers, edging towards a state of near insanity.

At this point, the project manager was nowhere to be found.

Considering Zayne was Bryce's trusted plant in the company just half a month ago, this was a betrayal!

Now, it was obvious Zayne was also holed up in his office, having seen the videos Whitney leaked online, along with Hudson stepping in to accuse him of contract fraud. It was likely Zayne had turned his back on him.

Bryce couldn't stand it. He was desperately waiting for that three hundred billion injection to plug the gaping holes in Fortu-Nova Bank and prevent his own Lutz Group from being sealed off by the authorities, facing a sky-full of breach of contract issues, one step at a time. That traitor dared to betray him... Out of furious desperation, he had his secretary call up a squad of bodyguards to smash their way through the project department door, intending to force Zayne to cough up the money! Inside the office, Zayne and his team were terrified.

Had Bryce gone mad, trying to storm in and rob them?

Zayne had been closely following Whitney's counterattack, and by now, it was clear to everyone that Bryce was finished.

That three hundred billion was absolutely not to be returned to Bryce from the project funds; that would be akin to directly antagonizing Whitney and Hudson!

Just when the department staff were nearly overwhelmed by Bryce's onslaught, Zayne received a call.

It was from Ludwik.

Ludwik's calm and chilling voice gave him a start, "Bryce's money is still sitting in the construction site's account, and you're about to lose control, aren't you? Your delay in reporting to Whitney, is it because you still see yourself as Bryce's inside man, or is there another difficulty?"

"You... Ludwik, you..." Zayne went pale.

How did Ludwik know everything?!

Terrifying.

Even his undercover status was clear as day to him, something Whitney might not even be aware of.

Ludwik chuckled coldly, "Now is your chance to choose a better master. Don't say I didn't offer you a way out, Zayne.

Bryce is done for, but getting rid of him should be easy for you, and if you handle this well, I might even keep your past transgressions from Whitney.

You can still remain the manager of the Sky-Surprise Inn project."

"Really?" Zayne wasn't foolish. With Bryce causing such a stir, only a fool would continue siding with him.

Now, he was more than willing to switch sides, "Ludwik, what should I do to drive Bryce away?"

Ludwik's laugh was dark, "Gather all the workers on the site right now, have them storm the project department entrance, and make sure they're convincing. Also, open the doors; the reporters I called are waiting outside."

Zayne's eyes lit up at the plan and quickly instructed his assistant, "Move it! Stop all work and show them the videos Ms. Valentine released. Also, gather some locals around, hand them some rotten vegetables and eggs... Let's go with that."

The assistant hurried off to carry out the orders.

Just as Bryce's bodyguards were about to break down the office door-

Suddenly, a flood of people surged in from outside.

Protected by his bodyguards, Bryce, with a dark and gloomy face, roared, "Zayne, come out here! Unfreeze the three hundred billion in the account and give me the money! Did you forget who took care of you? Working for Whitney for a few days, and you've forgotten your master? Watch out, or I'll let my bodyguards take you down!"

His face was contorted with rage in the dim light.

Zayne, bolstered by the sight of reporters' cars pulling up, stood his ground with hands on his hips and a cold laugh, "Mr. Lutz, your dirty laundry has been aired by Ms. Valentine, and we've all seen the sickening videos of your escapades. Everyone knows the saying, 'You reap what you sow,' especially since you even dared to plot against Ms. Valentine's father! For my own protection, I can't just privately refund the three hundred billion to you, lest I end up in jail myself. I'm trying to make amends here, and that money, sir, you're not getting back."

"You traitor," Bryce seethed with fury, losing control and lunging at Zayne.

Suddenly, a crowd of construction workers surrounded them.

Not just men, but women too.

They looked at Bryce with disdain, their lunch utensils in hand, "Hey, isn't that the guy from today's scandal on the news?"

"That's him, Whitney's husband caught in that club scandal."

"A scandalous man managing the Sky-Surprise Inn project."

"This loser deserves a lesson. Think about it; even someone as wealthy as Ms. Valentine has to deal with domestic abuse from him." "He's trying to hit Zayne now?"

"Don't let him get away with it! Zayne, don't be scared, we're all here."

"Yeah, don't let him take the money! What about our salaries with the holidays coming up?"

"Bryce is trying to save his own company and won't pay us!"

"Block him, beat him up!"

Seeing the hundred or so workers charging at them, Bryce's bodyguards were stunned.

Outnumbered, they were helpless.

Bryce's face went pale.

Just then, several cars drove up to the site, disgorging a pack of reporters.

The journalists, spotting Bryce, rushed over like wolves to prey, their eyes gleaming, "Bryce is over there!"

"Quick, get an interview with him!"

"Mr. Lutz! After Whitney leaked those explosive videos of you, do you have any defense?"

"Did you really cheat with your secretary right after you got married?"

"Did you fabricate evidence of Whitney and Ludwik to frame her?"

"The evidence of domestic violence against Whitney is irrefutable. She has a medical report to prove it. How do you explain that?"

"Chairman Hudson himself stepped forward to expose you. You and Florence forced him to take drugs that damaged his brain, tricking him into signing the contract as the project manager for the Sky-Surprise Inn! You actually have no legal control over the Sheldon Group, do you?"

"Are you now forcing Zayne to return the three hundred billion you invested?"

"Get lost." Bryce, faced with the barrage of questions, gradually lost his composure, his eyes turning a bloodier shade of red.