Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 116

Castor looked like someone had just accused him of a crime he did not commit. He pulled out his phone with a scowl and said, “The afternoon’s sting operation is all over the news, man. It was Bryce who saved Madam. She was leaning on him as they walked into the hospital. They looked like the perfect couple–so many bystanders took pictures thinking they were hitched. Look, Elaine, I’ve got the snapshots right here, why won’t you let me talk about it.”

“What snapshots?” As Elaine had expected, Ludwik questioned coldly.

Asly smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

Castor glanced at Elaine and immediately handed over the phone, “Boss, some coworkers stumbled upon the scene and sent them to me, asking if she was Madam…”

Ludwik stared at the photos. Anxious and caring, Whitney was helping Bryce with the hospital admission and fees, her attentiveness evident in every gesture.

A sneer curled his lips, and a chill emanated from his very being.

Elaine looked down, narrowing her eyes, waiting for Ludwik to explode upon seeing the photos.

She pretended to glance at the photograph and advised, “Bro, please, don’t get mad. At least hear Whitney out… And these photos can’t hit the news. Your father can’t know about this. He already dislikes Whitney, so if he gets the wrong idea, it could mean trouble for you…”

She seemed thoughtful and considerate, yet her mention of Ludwik’s father, Kaden Lippert, was sure to fuel Ludwik’s fire.

Whitney had really done it this time, getting tangled up with Bryce and falling into her trap. She would ‘make good use‘ of this situation.

Whitney listened to every word in the kitchen. Her lips curled into a frosty smile.

So, this was Elaine’s usual trick–sweet talk with a poison pill, making others do the dirty work while keeping her hands clean. No wonder there was never any dirt on her.

One played the good cop, the other the bad.

Elaine could feel the cold rage spreading from Ludwik already

Suddenly, Ludwik tossed aside the phone. His handsome face showed no sign of surprise or fury, just a cold voice stating. “I already know about it.”

Elaine was utterly stunned.

Ludwik’s lips twisted into a cold smirk. “Whitney came clean herself. To cheer me up, she even canceled the Skye Gem and the Lutz Group’s partnership”

in his eyes.

pupils shrank. How

a delicate cry came from

the oil

the oil. It was her cue to enter the scene. She emerged from

the kitchen, overhearing her sowing discord. Not that it mattered; Whitney had nearly

Elaine, Whitney remembered the thugs and Monica’s backer. A chill ran down her spine.

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Such a horrifying woman, Whitney thought.

was her turn to fight

the man, cooing. “Some water got into the oil.”

frowned. “Let

him

her in a deep voice,

she quickly withdrew her

master of her emotions, could not hide the stiffness on her face.

the stiff Elaine, uncertain how their performance

continue.

let out an

eyes fixed on Whitney. This woman

coquette, confessing proactively–Whitney seemed to

been outplayed; the pit she had dug was filled in before she could push Whitney

into it.

her frustration, Elaine managed a smile while Ludwik was still oblivious. “I always knew there was nothing between Whitney and Bryce. You can rest easy,

trying to win Ludwik’s favor.

I think Elaine has a point. If they end up in the

Elaine was silent.

an eye out, both of you. We

y delete th

She and Castor had no choice but to

before she and Castor

Kaden. The Lippert family has never been fond of Whitney, and