Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 218

Ludwik massaged his temples, his voice softening as he thought of everything she had done for him. “It’s okay. I promised you a grand celebration, and I will deliver.”

“Ludwik, you’re the best!” Elaine cooed, affectionately kneading his shoulders.

His employees were all there, and Ludwik fought the impulse to shrug off her touch; he could not afford to embarrass her.

But his eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a strange sense of unfamiliarity with the current situation.

The engagement he had used to spite that woman had slowly turned into reality.

He told himself to focus. He owed Elaine a lifelong commitment, especially after promising her parents an engagement.

Those fleeting thoughts of calling off the engagement for that woman were foolish – no more of that! She did not deserve it.

Pushing down the irritation in his chest, Ludwik looked up calmly, “Elaine, you go ahead. I’ve still got work to deal with.”

“Alright, I’m heading to the TriMed Hospital to get my surgery scars treated. I’ll be back to make lunch in the lounge. We can eat together,” Elaine said, feigning slight dissatisfaction.

Her devoted voice echoed in the office as if she wanted the whole staff to know she was soon to be Mrs. Lippert.

Felix waited silently for Elaine to leave before he approached Ludwik with the information he had gathered.

Ludwik leaned back in his executive chair, frowning. “What now?”

“It’s me, Mr. Lippert,” Felix said, trying to remain composed under the unusual wrath that had gripped his boss these past days.

He approached cautiously. “About the incident you asked me to look into last night when you were drunk – the online attacks on Bryce, I’ve found something. Bryce is cunning. Just the other day, the Skye Gem building was suddenly auctioned off. First, he lent money to Ms. Valentine, then secretly paid people to slander him, creating the image of a man trapped in a dire situation. Basically, he set a trap to coax Ms. Valentine into an engagement.

Mr. Lippert, perhaps Ms. Valentine isn’t aware of Bryce’s ambition? He’s a real despicable man!”

Felix realized that Mr. Lippert could not bear the thought of aborting the child, so when he left, there was no conclusion about the baby.

that Ms. Valentine had cheated and then got

pushing his

that if Mr. Lippert understood that Ms. Valentine might have been tricked as well,

his gaze turning icy. “Daring to scheme against me, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and that foolish woman believes him. Why show

Valentine was not like that, but

he decided to take a bold step. “I think it’s one thing for Ms. Valentine to leave you, but for Bryce to steal her away is dishonorable. Are

crossing his lips, “I can let her go, but it’s not

relief; Mr. Lippert could not tolerate it –

800

the TriMed Hospital

department. She gathered all the patient information from the kidney transplant surgeries that day, following Whitney’s

no slip-ups; including Natalie, there were five kidney transplant patients that

suspected Elaine of a

then headed to the director’s office

reached behind the

be removed flawlessly. It’s in such a visible

about to have the most perfect night at my engagement.”

the curtain, rolling her eyes

tale night with Ludwik

assured, Elaine, the scar is shallow. We’ll get our top specialist from the cosmetic department to use laser

familiar to Tiana; was not he one of the

“Elaine’s scar is from a kidney transplant surgery; how

of the department, looked towards the door, coughed emphatically,

yes, Elaine donated a kidney. The wound isn’t small. I’ll call the cosmetic

glanced at the doorway, aware

deliberately made to look gruesome to convince Ludwik without

but if Ludwik casually inquired about her visit, it might raise suspicions, so she always made sure to show up at the

leave any clue for suspicion, especially for that Parker – Elaine feared he might come

left, Lyra cursed under her breath, “That idiot. Miss, you

headed towards