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.

one arm, heading towards the car with a helpless twist of his brow. “With

don’t cook, I won’t eat. Your choice.” His son was

down on his brow.

tried to smooth things over and chuckled. “Our Danny here is the number one fan of Mr. Lippert’s cooking. Mr. Lippert, why don’t you indulge him and cook a meal

gave both Ludwik and Daniel a way out

Ludwik remained silent.

little guy pressed his lips, and when no one was looking, he stole

way, he stubbornly pouted

expression softened, and he reached out to

not that hungry. Slow down.”

was thinking of the callous and heartless woman upstairs. If she saw that he had a son,

contact with such a

mother.

felt upstairs vanished as he placed his son

the top of the stairs. Had she

voice sounded eerily like her own

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

by some force and

car was speeding past her, too fast to

taken aback. In the rear window, there seemed

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

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Bentley Ludwik’s? The license plate was different from

in

she seen wrong?

she returned to the corridor and immediately pulled out her phone to make an international video call. She wanted

through, “Whitney, it’s daytime over there. right? Why are you calling

“Where’s Sammy?”

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

claimed to be upset, his eyes

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

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

at

right? How could he be so spot–on?

Didn’t my dad die a long time ago? You said he was struck by lightning