Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 57

Grumpy and without much of a choice, she turned with a resigned sigh, reaching for the fridge to grab some spaghetti, tomatoes and meat.

Ludwik furrowed, gesturing to the other plentiful ingredients, “With all these, you’re just going to make spaghetti for me?”

“Is there a problem with spaghetti?” she retorted. “Be grateful I’m cooking for you!”

Moments later, she served the spaghetti and quickly retreated upstairs.

After devouring the spaghetti, Ludwik’s mood improved marginally. When he headed up for a shower, he found the master bedroom door firmly shut and locked. He couldn’t get in.

From behind the door, Whitney emboldened herself, “Mom’s gone to sleep in the main house. From now on, please don’t come to my room Mr. L. I don’t agree to your sleeping on the couch either.”

“Why not?” His expression turned icy.

It was silence from inside. She was probably scrambling for an excuse. Then Whitney blurted out, “My baby needs to sleep well.”

Ludwik’s face darkened further as he headed to the guest bathroom.

Whitney was worried he’d be furious. From the get–go, she knew this man had a temper.

Peeking out, she saw the guest bathroom door coldly shut.

With no Taryn to attend to him, his privileged self had tossed his shirt carelessly around. Whitney picked up his shirt and was intended to put it back, when she saw a slim cigarette fall out of the pocket.

It was luxurious to the touch, clearly a bespoke brand.

That wasn’t the point, though. Whitney’s eyes widened as she stared at the cigarette, turning it over and over in her hands.

seen her nemesis, Ludwik, smoking the same brand in

scent and the

stare at the bathroom

back to her bedroom and

the morning, Tiana was jolted awake by her

was

Tiana groaned, rubbing her eyes. “Damn it,

and saw the mess on the dresser, bits of last night’s memories flooding back. She chuckled groggily, “I dreamed I saw a couple making

She tried hard to steady her expression and said,

kind of conspiracy?” Tiana was all

sigh, Whitney said,

night to tell me the two heartthrobs around

1/2

are you

Just spit it out.”

L and Ludwik might be

“What?”

filled with confusion and a touch of horror, “Have I been

Ludwik smoke the same brand of cigarettes! Those aren’t sold on

L earlier. I never gave it anyone else before. I asked if

I described L before. If Lis really Ludwik, I’m done–I’ve cursed Ludwik to his face about

harsh? According to this theory, isn’t

Ludwik about going home to take care of my husband, L. And when L came to the bar, he asked me directly why I hadn’t gone home to take care of him. What do you

them?” Tiana teased

help me without any reasons. Unless… he is L. A

Whitney turn detective, interrupting, “So it’s all because of a cigarette

same person, then L has a good

Girl, what are you waiting

course they needed