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.”

Clutching her aching belly, she bit her lip till it bled, dragged out like

against the wall, slumping down

her sweater bulging

white woman crouched in a corner clutching a shapeless bag.

inflicted on the boss. He intervened, “Don’t do this,

told me last night how he loved the ones his mom made, but now I

with

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

hesitant silence, Felix spoke. “Mr. Lippert, I thought I saw Mrs. Valentine near your room early this morning: did she

generously, “Ludwik, I was busy treating you all night, I didn’t notice if anyone was at the door Maybe Whitney stopped by.”

laugh at me?” Ludwik’s features

hurting his mother, he wouldn’t have collapsed. Yet, she showed no remorse, casting Elaine as the scapegoat. He was at

at Felix, dismissing he words.

Whitney had said

a psychiatrist, but Ludwik insisted on leaving,

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

a restless sleep, received a taunting text from Elaine.

these made into

Tiana left to fulfill the request, Valerie arrived,

weary from the relentless tide of

crew tried to shield it, the reporters got wind of Mr. Lippert’s mental