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.”

aware she couldnt stir his temper anymore. Clutching her aching belly, she bit her lip till it

the wall, slumping down Felix please call Tiana.”

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

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 tears and coughs

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

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.

emotions in turmoil, saw Tiana with medical staff,

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

Lippert, I thought I saw Mrs. Valentine

room? With a feigned smile, she said generously, “Ludwik, I was busy treating you all night, I didn’t notice if anyone was at

at me?” Ludwik’s features turned

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

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

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

a psychiatrist, but Ludwik insisted on leaving, aware of

Elaine ordered her assistant Jaxon to erase the surveillance footage, eliminating. any hint of

text from Elaine. Unfazed, she replied indifferently

a list of herbs, “get these made into pills

fulfill the request, Valerie arrived, concern etched on her

asked, weary from the relentless tide of

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