Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

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Ludwik didn’t dwell on it, and the conversation didn’t continue. He

watched silently as she ate two bowls of oatmeal.

The phone rang, and the man stood to go upstairs, “I need to sign some paperwork.”

“Oh.” Whitney’s lips paused, surprised by his initiative to speak to her. Could they be mending fences?

Her heart raced with excitement yet feared it was all an illusion.

After taking the dishes to the kitchen, Whitney went back to her room for her phone and found several missed calls.

They were from Bryce, Valerie Bartels, Skye Gem Ltd.’s Nyx, and Tiana, who had called over a dozen times.

She was about to call back when her phone rang again. Whitney answered with a rare cheerfulness, “Why so many calls, Tiana? What’s up?”

“Whitney! Did you catch the news? You’re in deep trouble,” Tiana Melford’s voice was laden with urgency.

Whitney was taken aback. What news could she be in?

She immediately opened the day’s trending topics and saw the top headline, ‘Mr. Lippert’s wife caught in scandalous affair, explosive video released.‘

Whitney was dumbfounded and anxious as she clicked on the video. After watching, she felt the room spin.

“Whitney, why were you at a hotel with Bryce? The video has a timestamp–it’s from the 28th before the New Year. Weren’t you in South City that day? Could you be possibly set up?”

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Tiana was frantic, “The news is blown up. I can’t pull it down. I can’t believe you’d do this. I trust you, but Ludwik might not.”

As she spoke, there was a sudden noise from upstairs.

Whitney trembled, belatedly realizing she should get up. Her face was pale, and she ran out immediately.

out

mind buzzed

a

standstill.

news and dialed a number, “Jaxon, get the PR

walked inside just in time to

rushed to his side, feigning concern, “You haven’t seen the news, have you? You’re

facade barely

his phone, the video still playing on the screen,

face drained of color.

shook her head, “Ludwik, this is a misunderstanding.

you were in South City taking care of Braxton and still found time for

His eyes were penetrating as he pressed the phone to her nose, “Quite the

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each other’s lips off! Where did I get the confidence to assume that you wouldn’t dare cross the line? You harlot, playing me for a fool, is that fun for you?”

not like that!” Whitney’s voice trembled as

to help him. The drug made him lose control, that’s why he clung to me in the bathtub. It was

happened between us,

you think

there you were clinging to him like you couldn’t bear to let go. So you’ve been sleeping together all this time, right? I’ve been the

haven’t; I don’t love him! It’s you I love! I went to save Braxton for you.” “Whitney, you’re so hypocritical. You’ve cuckolded Ludwik so grandly and you

and watch. You might not know, but Bryce is Braxton’s prized student. Whitney went to help him that night, not for you. She wasn’t in South City for you at all. Maybe

Elaine?” Whitney shouted back, but Ludwik’s expression had already shifted.

help but

“Ludwik, I’ve been meaning to tell you, Whitney’s been playing you from the start! When Keegan sought

long before. She

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on staying under the pretense of taking

Whitney’s after

struck by thunder. All reason left him when he saw the video, which convinced Whitney had