Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Tiana closed the room door as Valerie sat at the bedside, handing a glass of water to Whitney.

Turning around, Tiana couldn’t help but vent her thoughts. “You know, I used to think Ludwik was the epitome of charm. But now? Bryce, he’s like the George Clooney of men – mature, suave, and just as alluring. Sure, he may not have the old-money background or the clout Ludwik has, but he’s not far off.

It’s like choosing between ice and fire. If it were up to me, I’d go for the one who knows how to treat a lady right, and that’s Bryce all the way.”

She finished with a sly glance at Whitney.

Valerie saw Whitney’s distant gaze and nudged Tiana, whispering with a sigh, “After what Whitney’s just been through, you know as well as I do, the last thing on her mind is another

man.”

“But she’s a catch, isn’t she? Simon, Ludwik, Bryce… Apart from Simon, which one of them isn’t. a one-in-a-million guy? Whitney is a knockout.”

Whitney managed a small smirk at Tiana’s teasing.

Delighted, Tiana patted her shoulder. “Look at yourself, Whitney. Ludwik has turned you into a shadow of yourself. If you ask me, he’s no better than a manipulative jerk, not the only one suffering, and yet he believes every word from that bitch, time and again misunderstanding you. Let him stew in his own mess.

Now he’s set to get hitched to Elaine in four days, and you’re supposed to be getting engaged to Bryce the day after. Time to move on and stop pining over him. He wasn’t even there for his own child.”

Tiana trailed off, leaving the rest unsaid.

Whitney’s heart skipped a beat, still haunted by the recent events. Shaking her head, she muttered, “Maybe there’s no future for us. Ever since Natalie’s accident, it’s been one long explanation after another. He wouldn’t listen and wouldn’t believe. I’m tired. I almost lost my child. I’m scared now. It’s time to let go of him.”

Though the pain lingered, voicing her thoughts seemed to bring relief.

tears from her

but yourself. Whitney, you still have your child

feelings. I’ve been hurt enough. I just want to protect my child right now. I’ll focus on giving birth and

began, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. “I found out that on the day of Natalie and Elaine’s surgeries, two doctors were on call, neither the top experts from TriMed Hospital’s renal department. Ludwik is a major investor at TriMed, and his mother’s surgery should have had the best resources. But Elaine claimed

“Guess where those two doctors

understood immediately. “The Bartels family’s medical center

history. I had to hack into the medical system multiple

a deep breath, Whitney’s eyes flashed with resolve. “Tiana, check how many kidney transplants were

and Valerie paused,

you suggesting

could finish, Whitney nodded, a silent understanding between them. “Be

a few hours, Bryce returned swiftly from a meeting in the afternoon. Tiana and Valerie

friends, trying to dispel the awkwardness. “Don’t mind their

find it embarrassing at all. In

“Bryce, if I may be so

kept the mood light, signaling to the nurse to help Whitney out of the hospital

cleverly avoided answering his question, asking instead,

your apartment hunting. I’ve shortlisted a few

into his Cayenne, noting the understated luxury that matched his demeanor. The watch on

in the simplest white shirt seemed to radiate an

the thoughts of Ludwik, Whitney felt a tinge of

Bryce turned on the radio, deliberately

the

at him, receiving a comforting smile

a stop in front of a serene

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