Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 121

On the other end of the phone, Yvonne and her daughter were a bundle of nerves. They had been shackled in a desolate storage facility, and after the goons had left, it took all their wits to make their way back to the Valentine Mansion Now Yvonne’s mind was racing–the con was clear as day!

Stammering. Yvonne said, “Madam, we were kidnapped last night. They claimed you sent them. In a moment of spite. I let it slip about how you got Whitney locked up. But then they said it was not you who sent them. Could it have been Whitney? Was she fishing for information? We’ve been careless, Madam. Please, could you spare us from punishment over Monica’s competition.”

Elaine could not be bothered to listen to them anymore. Her face turned icy in a flash–it had to be Whitney. She was not just fishing for information; she probably recorded everything.

These two dimwits!

Elaine squinted her eyes furiously, caught off guard by Whitney’s sleuthing–she had discovered she was Yvonne’s secret backer.

And now she had Yvonne’s ‘confession.

If Ludwik heard those words….

Elaine clenched her fist tightly. If Whitney had dug this deep, what other evidence might she

hold?

Meanwhile, Ludwik was accompanying Whitney to her four–month prenatal check–up.

Masked and exuding a majestic aura, he undoubtedly drew the gazes of countless expectant mothers, outshining every other husband present.

Whitney lay on the examination bed, her cheeks flushed as the doctor lifted her shirt. Ludwik’s eyes lingered on her slender waist, as smooth as a baby’s skin, befitting her high–society upbringing.

Such a delicate waist, thankfully complemented by a pleasing behind, otherwise, he would seriously worry about how the baby would make its grand entrance in five months.

Catching Whitney’s warning glare, Ludwik sobered his gaze, turning to look at the computer screen opposite

her

In a deep, mellow voice, he asked, “Doctor, when can she start showing?”

to ask your wife. She’s quite slim,

you hear that? Don’t you dare keep your figure on purpose, refusing to eat more,”

for words–she was not skimping on food; she just could not gain

was not worth explaining to him.

you should be able to feel the baby’s movements now, the doctor said, pressing on Whitney’s belly. “The baby is right here, swimming like a little

stomach, a bit slow on the uptake. She did

moved

her soft waist.

and

the baby move, but he did not remove his hand, keeping it on Whitney’s stomach, his touch igniting a warmth in her. Pregnant women can be

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be

and bit

Let the

catching the doctors embarrassed

got up gumpty.

ultrasound, Whitney was helped up and told to

dutifully left noticing the examination room

demeanor shifted from playful to serious. His eyes, dark and probing, were fixed on

the single pregnancy ultrasound to your wife, or do

Ludwik’s brow furrowed.

was carrying twins, a fact discovered

that if they had twins, she might

lying to her letting her

revealing the truth seemed less straightforward.

her, Ludwik said, a low chuckle in his voice as the

it–so tiny. It was hard to tell if the baby resembled her or its father.

just then, a message from Tiana

keeping tabs

pressed her lips. This meant Elaine was

texted Tiana back: [Come to the hospital. It’s showtime.]