Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 129

“Fire Elaine, send her back to her hometown of Emerald City. I can’t rest easy with her around, she’s too big of a threat to me.”

Plus, Elaine would cause a lot of trouble to Valerie, too.

Whitney was determined to get rid of her. She was unsure what L’s original plans for Elaine were, but untangling Elaine from the company and the family would be no small feat.

Thus, she pushed L to cut the Gordian knot.

Ludwik’s brow was furrowed as he looked at her with piercing intensity, his hand gently touching her forehead.

His voice was deep and resonant, “So, she leaves, and you stay. I can only choose one, not even work–related contact, is that it?”

Whitney pressed her lips and silently nodded.

With a sharp glance, Ludwik pulled her away, his voice icy, “If I haven’t given you peace of mind, that’s my oversight. We’ll do it your way.”

His decisiveness took aback Whitney. This man was responsible, and while he might face pressure, she still wanted to play the ‘villain‘ this time.

Ludwik, with no further ado, called Elaine out.

Elaine had been cooped up in her apartment, watched over by bodyguards for two days, unaware of the outside world. Now, she was being escorted to the lobby of United Realty Corporation.

Ludwik wanted to see her! A flicker of joy danced in her heart.

Last night, Ashton fought with Ludwik and came to tell her that Ludwik and Whitney had a falling out.

Good, Whitney could not handle being the other woman. Now that Ludwik had summoned her, perhaps there would be a temporary penalty, but as long as Whitney backed off, she would quickly reclaim Ludwik’s heart.

She had burned her bridges, and it was the right move.

“Bro,” Elaine masked her elation and entered the conference room with a pitiable air.

Ludwik was sitting behind a stack of documents, his voice cold, “Elaine, it’s time we settled things once and for all.”

and Elaine felt a surge of panic as she saw

chill down Elaine’s

was Whitney here? Had she not

man and naturally took his arm. This

expected, Ludwik slid the documents toward her, “Elaine, you’re relieved from your position as vice president of the main company. Here’s your financial settlement. Take it and go home. I’ll announce

and you’ll have no ties

that also a mistake? This isn’t your

decision. You made mistakes!” Ludwik’s

quickly fell as she shook her head.

to face his icy “Have you considered how you’ll explain this to your family? Do you realize the

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the distinguished man, speaking velled truths only they

turned colder. “That’s not for you to worry

surged. She could not return; Ludwik was the man the Bartels family was desperate to cling to. If she went back, another Bartels girl would come for him. Why

him?

Ludwik’s hand, pleading pitifully, “Bro, I built the branch office from the ground up. You can’t be so

the branch office was indeed Elaine’s making, and her wretched

him during

watched as L

dropping all pretense, turned her pleading gaze to Whitney, “Whitney, I promise to let go of Bro. Can’t you

words put Whitney

to Whitney as if

was no fool. If she insisted on sending

inclined to be lenient

heartless in

said you’d let go of L, and I sincerely hope you move on, maybe find a boyfriend.

new life. I promised to find you a suitor, and I’ll keep

sharp pain crossed Elaine’s heart, and her eyes bore into Whitney with cold fury.

wretch, playing the victim, was forcing Ludwik’s hand to

would be improper for her

accept Bro’s decision. I’ll go

your office and pack your things. Leave the vice president’s

her, at least not in