Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 175

Ludwik’s eyes flashed with a second of shock before plummeting into the abyss of rage.

He grasped her slender neck with an icy grip, pinning her against the wall anger lending him a violent edga

Through gritted teeth, he seethed, “Even with death breathing down your neck, you show no remorse, pushing every mistake onto Elaine ”

Shaking his head with a cold laugh, he declared, “Whitney I won’t believe another word you say. Tve paid my dues.”

Whitney stared blankly, tears streaming down her face as he abruptly withdrew his hand as if touching her was

akin to filth.

The pain in his eyes, those words Tve paid my dues, utterly defeated her

What could she say? He didn’t believe her, stubbornly choosing to trust Elaine’s feigned warmth, now his sole comfort.

He had no trust left for her.

“Felix, take her away. From now on, unless I say otherwise I dont want her within my sight!” he commanded, pressing his temples fiercely

Felix hurried in, awkwardly pulling Whitney away. “Miss Ms. Valentine, please Mt. Lippert’s just starting to get better, don’t provoke him further.”

brimmed with bitterness, aware she couldnt stir his temper anymore. Clutching her aching belly, she bit her lip till it bled, dragged out

against the wall, slumping

Felix noticed her sweater bulging cody and didn’t dare delay, dialing immediately.

back after the call, he saw the ghostly white woman crouched in a corner clutching a shapeless bag. stuffing its contents into her mouth, choking on

despite the deep wounds she’d inflicted on the boss. He intervened, “Don’t do this, it’s bad for your stomach”

loved the ones his mom made, but now I can’t even give them to him, Felix, what dolog. “Her tears flowed like those of a

saw Tiana with

he found Mr. Lippert, weakened after his outburst gasping for air, his fingers

Lippert, I thought I saw Mrs. Valentine near your room early this morning: did she

cursed internally, had Felix seen Whitney leaving the room? With a feigned smile, she said generously, “Ludwik, I was busy treating you all

me?” Ludwik’s features turned

no

Felix, dismissing he words. I hear you speak. again, you’re out.”

cookies and what Whitney had said to him, but fearing it might remind

Felix suggested a psychiatrist, but Ludwik insisted on leaving, aware of the

assistant Jaxon to erase the surveillance footage, eliminating. any hint

restless sleep, received a taunting text from Elaine. Unfazed, she replied

of herbs, “get these made into pills and

fulfill the request, Valerie arrived, concern etched on her face.

asked, weary from the relentless

his crew tried to shield it, the reporters got wind of Mr. Lippert’s mental breakdown, and now it’s all over the news. Ludwik Lippert, once a titan of Banyan City’s business world, has