Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 168

Ludwik stared at her, his heart perforated and bleeding from the night of the once beloved face that now caused him indescribable pain A pain that might never heal as long as he lived.

Once the heart empties, it hardens, turning cold and unyielding like bedrock, alicing through him with the chill of a bone–piercing wind. “My mother’s been miserable, thanks to you. Tos condemned to suffer for a lifetime You love me? That’s the cheapest, most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard!!

“Oh right,” he growled, capturing her tiny wrists and pinning her against the wall, his grip tightening on her

throat.

He leaned in, his voice a sneer of cold mockery, “Your uncle came for vengeance, thinking I’d killed your grandfather? Let me tell you, the day your mother and grandfather had that car crash, was the one who tried

I to save them, but I failed. There was never anything but normal discord between me and your grandfather. Are you satisfied now?”

Her heart felt pierced by countless swords, all stabbing her at once.

Whitney became rigid as stone.

In the sluggish recesses of her disbelief, only one thought circled: He had tried to save them.

That’s why her uncle saw the mask in the wrecked carl

Why? Why had it come to this?

After she had hurt him, only then did she learn the truth.

He had always been honorable, never a thief or usurper!

Why did fate play such cruel games? The gentlest cut of all was delivered by his hand.

Whitney clutched her chest, nearly fainting from the pain. Everything was lost, all was wrong.

Seeing her pain contorted face, Ludwik’s heart numbed a fraction.

He released her abruptly, hurling her away, his eyes bloodshot like a demon’s, “Get lost! I never want to see you again! There’s nothing left between us but hate.”

Hate?

her face as tears breached her defenses,

inside her seemed to sense the father’s words, moving desperately

from the pain. Through her tear–blurred

uncle’s revenge, Elaine the opportunist, exploiting her uncle’s hatred to weave this intricate web. But she was not innocent.

broke at the

how much must he be

weren’t for her uncle’s kidnapping, none

– Natalie’s kidney failure was

weak and

claimed her, and

the blood on the back of Whitney’s white coat, her expression

18.20

shifting slightly.

Parker exchanged

you end up like this?” Someone pried open her parched lips

opened her eyes, the harsh

baby’s over five months along, and she’s been starving for three to four days. If she

we’ve only just found

Whitney’s pale hand

awakel Valerie

“My baby…

rest. The doctor said you’ve had several injuries, Tiana fretted,

L is actually Ludwik, the CEO of Imperial Gem Corporation. And Whitney, how could you and your uncle… were you really seeking revenge for the

her head, tears streaking her face, Tm sorry How could I involve you in

uncle’s evidence, thinking Ludwik was the enemy. Later, when it was too late, she alone played the role

You and your uncle took such a wrong path,

in denial, “The night my uncle kidnapped Natalie,

let out a scoff, “I suspected as much. Anything involving Elaine is never

with Whitney. Even with a family feud, I can see that

knowing Elaine, she takes great care of herself. She’s too selfish to donate a kidney lightly. Unless there’s a huge benefit or scheme

tightly, Valerie had hit the nail on the