Love beyond the mask (Whitney)



"Wait, what?" Jason was completely out of his depth, his body engulfed in a chilling frost of shock and disbelief.

"You cheated on me with my cousin's wife, Natalie, that snake. And you both played me for a fool until Ludwik turned 20. That's when I discovered your sordid affair.

But don't get too smug.

Before you strayed, I was already pregnant.

You never wanted to give me a son, but guess what? I didn't need you to. I have one on my own."

"How could you have a son? We only have our daughter, Mia..." Jason's mind raced.

Thea smirked, a plan forming behind her eyes. "To secure my son's place in the Lippert family, I devised a flawless scheme. It all went smoothly. He grew up among the Lipperts, wielding influence as if he was one of their own. Had you not brought Ludwik, that bastard child of yours, into our lives, the Patricks could have gradually taken over the Lippert estate, ensuring a safety for all your kin. But you had to become suspicious, didn't you? Teaming up with your blood son, you started cutting off the Patrick Group's lifelines. That's when Wade stepped in."

Jason's world spun as Thea's venomous words echoed in his head. For the first time, he saw his wife for the ruthless serpent she truly was, playing him for three decades while lying in his bed. All his achievements, his empire, his military accolades—had been a mere puppet show orchestrated by Thea and Wade.

"Wade," Jason's voice trembled with rage and disbelief. "You think you're smart, Jason? Never guessed it was our son, did you? And you should know who he is by now."

A cold realization washed over Jason, his body shaking with a mix of rage and the unbearable chill of betrayal. The pieces of a thirty-year-long puzzle fell into place, revealing a conspiracy that stripped him of his dignity and legacy.

Wade's sneer was the last thing Jason needed to see. "All those years of looking down on me, refusing to help me climb the ranks because I was 'just your brother-in-law.' Well, now my son has taken everything from you. The Patrick family reigns supreme in Harmonia, and Thea can finally be with me, legitimately. It's time for you to sign the divorce papers and bow out gracefully. Thank you for looking after her, even though you were never good enough."

Jason spat blood, the physical embodiment of his shattered world. As he lay there, defeated and broken, Wade and Thea's twisted faces were the last thing he saw before his daughter, Heidi, burst into the room, dropping her lunchbox in horror.

"Mom...what are you doing to Dad? What are all these things you're saying? I don't understand any of it."

As Wade hastily covered their tracks and Thea coldly presented Jason with divorce papers, claiming she'd leave without a penny, the remnants of the Lippert legacy crumbled to dust.

Wade couldn't resist gloating over Jason's downfall, revealing that his own son was now entangled in legal troubles, spelling the end for the Lippert

name.

As Thea and Wade left, hand in hand, victorious, Heidi stood frozen, unable to recognize the mother and uncle she thought she knew. Thea's parting words left her with a choice that wasn't a choice at all, follow her disgraced father or forge her own path in the ruins of their family legacy.

"If you still crave fame and fortune, then come with me to the Patrick estate.

Your brother Jarvis is set to inherit the Patrick fortune."noveldrama

Boom! Heidi felt like she'd been hit by a thunderbolt. She'd caught snippets of a conversation, and it hit her hard. Could Jarvis really be her mother's biological son?

Her mother was terrifying.

And what about her father? Jason had always been kind to her, strict but never failing in his fatherly love.

Heidi had always been tough on the

outside but soft on the inside. She used her status as the Lippert. family's young lady to throw her

weight around, but deep down, she was easily frightened.

Thea looked at her with disdain. “Think about it, staying with the Lipperts, what future do you have?

Your good-for-nothing husband can't even hold down a decent job.

And little Molly, growing up with two deadbeats, what chances will she have?"

Heidi's gaze, once fixed on Jason, now wavered and fell away...