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.”

with bitterness, aware she couldnt stir his temper anymore. Clutching her aching belly, she bit

she leaned against the wall, slumping

her forehead, Felix noticed her sweater bulging cody and didn’t dare

saw the ghostly white woman crouched in a corner clutching a shapeless bag. stuffing its contents

despite the deep wounds she’d inflicted on the boss. He

are his favorite treats, cookies, she sobbed, he told me last night how he loved the ones his mom made, but now I can’t even give them to him, Felix, what dolog. “Her

Tiana with medical

hospital room, he found Mr. Lippert, weakened after his

thought I saw Mrs. Valentine near your room early this morning:

“Ludwik, I was busy treating you all night, I didn’t

Ludwik’s features turned

collapsed. Yet, she showed no remorse, casting

glared at Felix, dismissing he words. I hear you speak. again,

had said to him, but fearing it might remind Ludwik of

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

Jaxon to erase the surveillance footage, eliminating. any hint of Whitney’s role in

taunting text from Elaine. Unfazed, she replied indifferently and turned off

of herbs, “get these made into pills and somehow get Ludwik

left to fulfill the request, Valerie

Valerie?” Whitney asked, weary from the relentless tide of misfortune.

holed up at the hospital for hours on end. No matter how much Ashton and 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