Love beyond the mask ( Whitney )
Chapter 912

"Miss Endora might be hurt, you should probably check on her, Mr. Doonan," his assistant said, panting with sweat.

Parker's eyes, deep as the ocean at dusk, seemingly cold yet betraying ripples of concern, murmured in a hoarse voice, "She's pregnant..."

But the thought of the 'bastard' child darkened his expression instantly.

Why the hell should he care about such a woman?

Yet, his long legs carried him out of the car and into the grand lobby of Doonan Hospital, his brow furrowed in question to his assistant, "Did Tiana suddenly return to Banyan City for a reason? Did you find out anything?"

"I didn't have the chance, Mr. Doonan. Plus, you had previously instructed us not to bring up anything related to Tiana..."

Parker's gaze turned sharp, "I said not to bring it up, not to sew your mouths shut! Dumb as a doornail."

"..." His assistant was left speechless.

You say one thing but mean another, how is anyone supposed to read your mind?

To mention or not to mention?

"I'll find out right away why Tiana returned to Banyan City. But you've been drowning your sorrows in booze these past few days, picking fights with the old man, passed out drunk every night. We didn't dare disturb you over trivial matters." Parker paused, his captivating eyes dropping slightly before finally saying, "Her matters are never trivial."

"..." His assistant sneaked a glance at his handsome features, noting the deep-set determination behind those spectacles.

Seems like Mr. Doonan took a real emotional hit over this Tiana situation.

Despite all the venom he spewed in front of Ashton about despising Tiana, he was just blowing off steam.

"Alright, I got it, Mr. Doonan. I'll keep a closer eye on Tiana from now on..."

As they spoke, they neared Endora's hospital room.

Cato and Alice rushed in, panic-stricken, "Endora! Endora..."

Parker, thinking of Tiana's delicate condition and how she bravely confronted Endora alone - and knowing Endora was no angel - his expression turned stern as he quickened his pace, "Tiana-"

The room was a chaotic mess, filled with Endora's agonizing screams, "Ah... my wrist, mom, dad, my wrist! Tiana, she cut my tendon, ah... this lunatic, lunatic!"

"What? Tiana! Honey, call the police now! Arrest this witch!" Alice screamed, her face ashen at the sight of blood everywhere.

Endora, writhing in pain on the floor, her wrist gruesomely exposed to bone and gushing blood, clutched Tiana's dress with her other hand.

Blood smeared the floor.

Tiana, unphased, protected her belly, remarkably calm as she cleaned the fingerprints off the knife, "Who saw me cut you? Wasn't it you trying to commit suicide to force Parker into marrying you, only to cut deeper by accident, causing permanent disability? Congratulations, you got your wish, to enter the illustrious Doonan family as a cripple."

She squatted down, her eyes burning with madness as she sneered at the pale-faced Endora, "You poisoned my father, leveraging his life against me to marry Barclay. Of course, I had to return the favor.

Endora, don't mess with the desperate.

Go ahead, report me. Say I cut your tendon. Let's bring it all out in the open. What was that about harming my dad? I got it all on tape.

Worst case, you don't marry Parker, and your Melford family is disgraced, dreams of grandeur shattered!"

"You dare record?!" Endora's face flickered with fear, but she quickly sneered, "The police will only trace it back to Barclay, not to me. And if you dare expose this, your dad dies in three days. Let's see if you want to go down together."

She knew Tiana wouldn't risk her father's life; Tiana loved her father too much.

Tiana knew she couldn't use the recording now, it might not even be enough to convict Endora.

Everything was premeditated, all incriminating evidence destroyed by Endora.

So she concluded, "Then enjoy your dream of marrying rich, along with your new disability."

"I will be Mrs. Parker! Once Parker takes over Inko Group and tops Ludwik Lippert in Harmonia Country, you'll see how I'll make you and your family's life a living hell. Mark my words, a living hell."

Endora, clutching her wrist, trembling with vengeance, had her sights on the doorway - Parker was coming!

She whispered venomously to Tiana, "All this because you once coveted Parker. I'll use the man you loved to crush your family!

Once we're married, he'll fall for me eventually. Just a bit of pillow talk, and do you think he'll even remember who Tiana is? I'll bear him three children; he's already promised. After my suicide attempt, he's been nothing but compliant. We've even planned our wedding. Look at him, ever since he found out about your bastard child, he's been disgusted with you.

Why else would he ignore your father's plight?

His heart is with me now; you've lost completely, utterly helpless. How pitiful!"

Regardless of Endora's truth or lies, Tiana felt as if a knife was slowly slicing through her heart.

Her father's troubles, were they somehow linked to Parker?

He wasn't the perpetrator, but he was a factor.

Without him and his indulgence, Endora wouldn't have fixated on her, her father wouldn't have been framed and jailed with a heart attack. None of this would've happened!

And him? He was actually planning to marry Endora, discussing a grand wedding.

Planning on children together.

What about her child then... the one in her womb, bearing his blood, now in excruciating pain, so intense she could barely breathe.

Tiana kept saying she wanted to call it off, but deep down, she couldn't bear to let go.

Now, he was bragging about wanting to have three kids.

In an instant, Tiana's hatred for Parker surged into her eyes.

She scoffed as she watched Endora boast, as if slashing her wrists wasn't enough to quench her thirst for revenge. Tiana was determined to shatter Endora's fantasy of happiness. She started to smile faintly, "Don't kid yourself, Endora. Parker? He's just a guy I've had my fun with and tossed aside! I loved the way his eyes always followed me. Whenever he had feelings for me, I knew it drove you crazy with envy, and you couldn't do anything about it.

Why do you think I flirted with him? Just to torment you, you heartless woman.

And Endora, let me tell you something. Parker and I have been together, he's obsessed with me. Even with amnesia, he remembers how it feels.

Look at him, he's disgusted by you, won't even touch you.

I've had my way with him, and now I'm bored, so here, you can have my leftovers, and you're proud of it too."

"You... You slept with him? You slut, you absolute slut!" Endora, utterly provoked, screamed and lunged at Tiana.

Tiana wished her provocation would drive her insane.

Her eyes blazing with hate, she turned to leave the hospital room, but suddenly froze.

Parker was standing at the door, hand in pocket, his tall frame like a frozen sculpture, casting a chilling, shadowy gaze at Tiana. The silence was icy, and after a long moment, he let out a slow, mocking chuckle. The coldness cut to the bone-