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A Beauty With Multiple Masks Chapter 1751

“Hurry up and leave. You guys still have one minute.” With that, Mark left in a hurry.

Arielle and Vinson did not know why Mark had let them go, but they were running out of time. Since Mark had distracted those who wanted to capture them, the duo seized the opportunity and fled the apartment.

When they arrived at the parking lot, Arielle swung open the car door while Vinson placed Lorraine, who was on his back, into the backseat. Arielle, too, sat in the backseat to take care of Lorraine.

“Vinson, take us to the hospital,” she said.

While Arielle and Vinson were busy handling Lorraine, Aaron and his team followed Monisha to carry out some investigations.

When he saw the warehouse packed with military arms, his heart fell further deeper into despair.

The queen mother has so many military arms!

Did Father not know about this?

Aaron narrowed his eyes. He could not figure out what Nancy was up to.

She’s already Turlen’s queen mother, the second most powerful person in Turlen apart from the king.

What else does she want? What else does she want to do?

She’d been controlling Father and even ruling Turlen alone for so many years. Is that still not enough?

Why does she still need so many military arms?

If Arielle hadn’t found out about this by chance, half of these would’ve been seized by someone else.

The thought of how Nancy’s actions could bring permanent harm to Turlen made him lose control over his emotions.

“Stay here and watch over them. If anyone comes to move them, snatch it away from them,” Aaron instructed in a low voice and walked off.

He feared he would lose control over himself and kill Nancy if he continued looking at the military arms.

Meanwhile, the doctor examined Lorraine at the hospital. Her wound was inflamed since it was not dealt with in time and she was locked up in a dark and damp place. On top of that, she was having a fever. Hence, the doctor bandaged her wound and gave her an IV drip.

Since she had no friends or family there, so Arielle offered to stay back and look after her even though the doctor told Arielle that Lorraine would only wake up on the second day.

Arielle did not want to leave Lorraine alone at the hospital even if the latter was only going to wake up on the second day.

Vinson’s cold gaze had a trace of warmth as he looked at his wife.

She’s always so kind. That’s why I keep falling for her.

“Vinson, why do you think Mark let us go? Is he not afraid the Duke will find out about his doings?” Arielle could not grasp the situation.

“You silly woman.” Vinson tapped her head gently, causing her to turn around and glare at him unhappily.

She snorted and said, “The fact that you still fell for such a silly woman makes you sillier.”

Vinson was stumped.

Seeing his reaction, Arielle smirked.

“Didn’t you hear? Mark and Linda were having an affair. The Duke is the only person they fear.” Vinson paused briefly and told her about his speculation.

“I’m thinking Linda might be Duke’s woman, and she and Mark love each other…”

Although Vinson did not finish his sentence, Arielle felt that his suspicion was pretty close.

It’s likely that Mark is doing this to get our help to defeat the Duke. That way, he can be with Linda.

Then again, regardless of if their suspicion was correct, they were fine with anything, as long as Mark’s actions were beneficial to them.

***

Meanwhile, a cold voice rang out from the dark corner of the apartment. “Why did you do that? Why did you let them go?”

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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?”

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

His Grace clearly doesn’t love her. He just uses her as a tool to satisfy his desires.

Why can’t he allow us to be together?

When Linda felt his hot tears, her heart clenched, and she slowly hugged him back.

It’s all my fault. I’m the one who took the first step.

“Mark, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have raised my voice at you. I’m just too worried about you. If the Duke finds out…” said Linda softly, nestling in his arms.

She just did not want Mark to betray the Duke. After all, they were both groomed by the Duke, and they both knew the Duke’s way of doing things. If he found out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Upon listening to her words, Mark let go of her, cupped her face, and kissed her passionately. He pushed her against the wall and clasped the back of her head. Subsequently, he unbuttoned her shirt and lowered his head to peck at her seductive lips.

Linda was afraid they would be discovered. Hence, she restrained herself from making any noise and reached to clutch Mark’s hair, yearning for more.

“Mark… Mark…”

After a few intimate moments, Mark wrapped Linda in his embrace and kissed her lips. “You should just pretend that you don’t know anything about me letting them go.”

“Mark, what are you trying to do? Please don’t do something that can’t be undone.” Linda pulled away from his arms.

“Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. Be careful on your way back,” said Mark while helping her to straighten her clothes.

Linda glanced at him and left.

Mark’s expression turned grim amidst the darkness. Ever since the Duke forced himself on Linda right in front of Mark, he had lost all loyalty and respect toward the Duke.

***

Two days later, Monisha led a group of men to the warehouse to move the firearms. When the guards stationed at the warehouse spotted them, they immediately surrounded them. After a fierce and intense battle, the firearms were all taken away.

Back in the apartment, Nancy was livid when she learned that all the firearms had been looted.

“Monisha, didn’t you go with the Duke’s people? Why would the firearms be taken away by someone else?”

Monisha didn’t expect something like that to happen as well. After all, no one knew about it apart from them and the Duke’s subordinates.

“Your Majesty, I have no idea how that happened either,” replied Monisha.

“You’re involved with this, right? You put up an act on purpose, right?” questioned the Duke, who immediately came to Nancy’s room after knowing that the firearms had been stolen.

Why would I put up such an act?

Nancy was annoyed by his question. At the mention of putting up an act, Nancy gave the Duke a doubtful look.

Is all this part of his scheme?

Perhaps he is the one who self-directed this show. He did this as a cover-up for the sake of the firearms.

Why is he so cruel?

I have promised to give him half of the firearms. Why did he still take away the rest that belong to me?

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“Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I’m the one who stole the firearms?” asked the Duke when he noticed Nancy’s suspicious gaze.

His sharp gaze was focused on the woman.

Taking note of Nancy’s silence, the Duke’s expression turned gloomy. “I’m not that shameless. I’ve promised you that I’ll only take half of the portion. I’ll never go back on my words.”

“Then who do you think took the firearms? No one knows about this other than the two of us and our subordinates,” said Nancy with a grim look on her face.

At that moment, she wasn’t worried about falling out with the Duke. Since the firearms were gone, so were her confidence and power.

The Duke regarded her silently as well.

If it wasn’t either of us, then who took them? Which one of us leaked the information?

At that moment, both of them suspected each other and did not believe the statements of the other party at all.

“Your Majesty, this happened in your territory, and those firearms are yours. I have sufficient reason to believe it is you who self-directed this show. No one dares to pull dirty tricks on me, and you’re the first to do so!” The Duke stared intently at Nancy.

Nancy was so angered by his accusation that her chest hurt.

Why would I put on such a show?

I still need him to help me in returning to the palace to become the queen of Turlen.

Why would I be so stupid to put on such an act to steal his firearms?

I did think about pulling some dirty tricks, but he ended up discovering my intentions before I could even do it!

In the end, I still decided to give him the firearms. Now that the firearms are gone, I’m as angry as he is. How can he suspect me?

Nancy was infuriated by his suspicion. “You’re right. This is my territory. But I can’t even move freely now, and I don’t have many people under me. Why do you think I have the capability to plan such a show? Since neither of us took the firearms, then you should go and investigate who took the firearms.”

She paused for a moment and continued, “I believe that with your ability, you can definitely find out the truth.”

The Duke gazed at her before turning around and walking out.

“Your Majesty, do you think the Duke will believe that the firearms were really stolen by someone?” asked Monisha after the Duke left while wearing a darkened expression.

“Where do you think the firearms could have gone?” asked Nancy with a sullen face. “They must have been stolen by him. He purposely came here to falsely accuse me.”

“Why does he want to accuse you?” As soon as Monisha asked that question, her eyes widened. “Is it to dissuade you from doubting him?”

As Nancy nodded, Monisha grew even more terrified of the man.

The firearms are already in his hands, yet he still came over to accuse Her Majesty and acted as though he did not get any benefits out of it.

This man is frightening!

Meanwhile, at the palace, Aaron could not help but smile triumphantly after learning that the firearms had been stolen.

Celeste, who came to send him supper, asked him why he was so happy when she saw him beaming. After learning that Aaron had stolen Nancy’s firearms, Celeste was glad for him as well.

She asked, “How did you know that Her Majesty had firearms?”

Complex feelings surged within her heart when her son told her where he got the information.

Back then, when she first knew that Aaron had a crush on Arielle, she even sent someone to deal with Arielle. Though she didn’t endanger Arielle‘s life, she caused the latter to get hurt.

“Aaron, since you are the king now, I think it‘s time to announce her identity as the princess!”