A Beauty With Multiple Masks

Mark felt dejected when he saw Linda’s indifferent expression.

Does she care so much about the Duke?

Her attitude toward me changed when all I did was let a few people go.

“Linda, I have my own reasons for doing this.” Mark was quite heartbroken.

He did all that for the sake of their future.

“Your own reasons? What reasons? Don’t you know that you’re betraying His Grace by doing that?” Linda yelled with a suppressed voice.

“Linda, we already betrayed him the moment we slept together…” Mark looked at her intently.

Linda staggered a few steps back in a daze upon hearing his words.

Have I already betrayed His Grace?

“Linda, I love you, and I cannot live without you. Do you know how heartbroken I am to see you with him?”

stepped forward and held her tightly in his arms, his scorching tears falling on

He just uses her as a tool

can’t he allow us to

felt his hot tears, her heart clenched,

I’m the one who took the

too worried about

not want Mark to betray the Duke. After all, they were both groomed by the Duke, and they both knew

her, cupped her face, and kissed her passionately. He pushed her against the wall and

they would be discovered. Hence, she restrained herself from making

“Mark… Mark…”

kissed her lips. “You should just

are you trying to do? Please don’t do something that can’t be

what I’m doing. Be careful on your way

at him

Duke forced himself on Linda

***

days later, Monisha led a group of men to the warehouse to move the firearms. When the guards stationed at the