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.”

anymore. Clutching her aching belly, she bit her lip till it bled, dragged out like a discarded doll

against the wall, slumping down Felix please call

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

he saw the ghostly white woman crouched in a corner clutching a shapeless bag. stuffing its contents into her mouth, choking on tears and coughs in self torture

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

treats, cookies, she sobbed, he told me last night how he loved the ones his mom made, but now I can’t even give

saw Tiana with

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

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

leaving the room? With a feigned smile, she said generously, “Ludwik, I was busy treating you

me?” Ludwik’s features turned frosty

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

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

and what Whitney had said

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

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

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

“get these made into pills and somehow get

request, Valerie arrived, concern etched on her face.

wrong. Valerie?” Whitney asked, weary from

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 business world, has seen his