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

Chapter 249

at his father.

a helpless twist of his brow. “With that sharp tongue, how do you manage at

Your choice.” His son was aloof, pushing

pressed down on

Danny here is the number one fan of Mr. Lippert’s cooking. Mr. Lippert,

a way out

Ludwik remained silent.

pressed his lips, and when no one was looking, he stole a quick glance at

his way, he stubbornly

softened, and he reached out

not that hungry. Slow

saw that he had a son,

with such a

mother.

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

Had she just

voice sounded eerily like her own son,

down the stairs, only to see the nurses gazing with glowing eyes toward the parking lot.

if drawn by some force and caught

her, too fast

the rear window, there seemed to be a little boy with a side profile

stared at the vanishing car, blinking, unsure if she had imagined it. Her heart felt an inexplicable pang, and she

17:08

Chapter 249

license plate was different from three years ago.

in the car…

seen wrong?

out her phone to

daytime over there. right? Why are

“Where’s Sammy?”

you have a treasure like me? You sneaked back to the country and didn’t even

his eyes curved into a smile that was strikingly similar to that

would break when he grew up. Whitney, somewhat helplessly, tugged at the corner of her mouth. “I took on a patient and had to come back for a

didn’t go back to get revenge on that scumbag dad, did you? That patient

incredulously at his little face.

be just talking nonsense, right? How could

Sammy shifted his gaze slyly. “I’m kidding. Didn’t my dad die a long time ago?