Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 249

Over at the other end, the response came quickly. [Seen your patient already?]

[What game are you playing?]

Orion burst into laughter, then replied, [Why do you have to assume the worst about me? Whitney, I know what you’re back in town for, and I’m helping you out. Think about it. My big brother’s weird illness, I heard Elaine had seen all the top doctors to no avail. How did your treatment fare today?]

He teased her.

Whitney did not want to recall that scene.

[You just love to stir the pot, don’t you?]

Orion called her directly, clearly in high spirits, speaking with a deep tone, “Whitney, it’s time to repay the favor from three years ago. You promised me something, and now that you’re back, let’s meet up and sign that work contract!”

Whitney, of course, knew that a favor from Orion was not something to be taken lightly.

She furrowed her brows and stood up to change her clothes. “I won’t back out of the contract. Where’s the meeting?”

Orion gave her an address, and Whitney hung up, grabbing her bag and heading out the door.

Being a doctor was just a side gig, but now it seemed like part of Orion’s scheme.

She descended the stairs.

Into the hospital corridor below.

“Ludwik!” A child’s voice, milky yet firm, called out.

Ludwik and Felix had just reached the Bentley when they saw his son, looking Father displeased, running towards them, accompanied by a bodyguard.

The little one’s delicate features caught the eye of every nurse in the corridor, making them wonder whose handsome son he could be.

As the nurses caught sight of his father, dashing and imposing, they instantly understood. Murmurs of envy filled the air.

Ludwik turned, his brow furrowed as he walked back, his face somber. “Why aren’t you at school? Why did you follow me here?”

“I didn’t follow you. The lunch at preschool was terrible. You cook for me!”

Daniel Lippert, with his backpack slung over his shoulders and arms crossed, looked insolently

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at his father.

in one arm, heading towards the car with a helpless twist

son

down on his

number one fan of Mr.

both Ludwik and Daniel a way out without losing

Ludwik remained silent.

one was looking, he stole a quick glance at

he stubbornly pouted his small mouth again.

he reached out to pull him along.

hungry. Slow down.” Daniel grumbled.

callous and heartless woman upstairs. If she saw that he had a son, knowing her malicious ways,

such a horrible woman; she was unfit to

mother.

graveyard, a chill swept over Ludwik. The little warmth he had felt upstairs vanished as he placed his son in

stairs. Had

that voice sounded eerily like her own son,

distraction, she hurried down the stairs, only to see the nurses gazing with glowing eyes toward

as if drawn by some force and caught a glimpse of

was speeding past her, too fast

aback. In the rear window, there seemed to be

blinking, unsure if she had imagined it. Her heart felt an inexplicable pang, and she clutched at her clothing,

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that Bentley Ludwik’s? The license plate was different from three years

child in the car…

seen

pulled out her phone to make

and Yael’s voice came through, “Whitney, it’s daytime over

“Where’s Sammy?”

remember you have a treasure like me? You sneaked back to the country

to be upset, his eyes curved into a smile that was strikingly similar

break when he grew up. Whitney, somewhat helplessly, tugged

revenge on that scumbag dad, did you? That patient isn’t him, is it?” Sammy joked

at

must be just talking nonsense, right? How could

kidding. Didn’t my dad die a long time ago? You said he was struck by lightning for all his bad deeds.”