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

shrank. How could

cry came from the kitchen.

jumped. “Madam, did the oil splash you?”

the oil. It was her cue to

the kitchen, overhearing her sowing discord.

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

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Such a horrifying woman, Whitney thought.

was her turn to fight

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

“Let

her finger, expecting him to just look

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

she quickly withdrew her finger. “There

Elaine, master of her emotions, could not

between the doting Ludwik and the stiff Elaine, uncertain how their performance would

continue.

out an inward chuckle.

This woman

coquette, confessing proactively–Whitney seemed to have changed her

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

into it.

Elaine managed a smile while Ludwik was still oblivious. “I always knew there was nothing between Whitney and

sweetly, trying to win Ludwik’s favor.

subtly. Thanks for believing 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 me,

Elaine was silent.

cold look. “Delete them! Keep an eye out, both of you.

y delete th

gritted her teeth secretly, watching Castor photos. She and Castor had no choice but to ensure Whitney’s incident was kept under wraps.

a chilling glance before

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