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.

How could

a delicate cry came from the kitchen.

jumped. “Madam, did the oil

was already in the kitchen, his brows furrowed in concern. Whitney had staged the little accident with the oil. It was her cue to enter the scene. She emerged from the kitchen, her gaze sweeping

Whitney to be hiding in the kitchen, overhearing her sowing discord. Not that it mattered; Whitney had nearly seen through her act anyway.

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Chapter 116

against her was so grand. Such a

was her turn to fight

the man, cooing. “Some water got into the

“Let

out her finger, expecting him to just look

surprise, he took her finger into his mouth, unabashed by the onlookers, and chided her in a deep voice, “You’re such a klutz. I wonder how our kids

noticed Elaine’s presence, she quickly withdrew

her emotions, could not hide the stiffness

the doting Ludwik and the stiff

continue.

let out an inward

Whitney. This

proactively–Whitney seemed

pit she had dug was filled in before she could push

into it.

managed a smile while Ludwik was still oblivious. “I always knew there was nothing between Whitney and Bryce. You can rest easy, Bro. And Castor, tell your people to stop spreading rumors. We must preserve Whitney’s

to win

in me, Elaine. Maybe you should delete those photos, too. Mr. L, I think Elaine has a point. If they end up in the news and your family gets the wrong idea about

Elaine was silent.

an eye out, both of

y delete th

and Castor had no choice but to ensure Whitney’s incident was kept under

before she

Lippert family has