Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 260

The bodyguard scooped up Sammy in his arms, causing the boy to freeze momentarily, realizing they must have mistaken him for someone else. With a sudden burst of energy, he turned and made a beeline towards his mother.

But before his little legs could carry him far, the bodyguard hoisted him up again, pleading desperately, “Young master, please, I’m begging you! If you run off again, Boss will have our heads!”

Boss? Who could that be?

Despite being just a child, Sammy was now truly panicked, attempting to use his smartwatch to call his mom, but in the struggle, it fell to the ground.

“I’m not the kid you’re looking for. You’ve got the wrong guy! Let me go, I’m gonna call the cops, help, Mom!”

Ludwik, hearing his son’s cries for help through the walkie–talkie, turned as dark as thunderclouds.

The little rascal was becoming increasingly unruly, sneaking out on his own and even daring to cry for help. Did he not realize he might run into his no–good mother?

Fortunately, he was retrieved in time. Ludwik would not give him the chance to contact that woman and deal with all the ensuing trouble.

Loosening his tie, Ludwik commanded, “Get him back to the villa, pronto! Into the car! I’ll be right behind.”

“Yes, yes… Boss!”

…

Whitney sighed in relief as she drove away from the convention center with ‘Sammy‘ safely in the car.

Suddenly, a Bentley sped past her vehicle. Recognizing it as Ludwik’s, her nerves were on edge for a moment, but thankfully, the car zoomed by without stopping.

In the car, two breaths–one big, one small–sighed in unison.

Whitney glanced back, puzzled, at her ‘son‘.

‘Sammy‘, watching his family’s luxury car drive away, let out a guilty breath.

Meanwhile, in the speeding Bentley, the real Sammy was frantically trying to escape the grip of the bodyguard.

He had just seen his mom in the car! What were these people planning to do with him?

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The apartment door swung open.

Daniel, having been cradled in his mother’s embrace all the way home, felt an unexpected reluctance to let go.

wonder the kids at preschool clung to their mothers; it was indeed intoxicating.

he hopped down, surveying the modest living

was larger than this tiny

a lecture. “Sammy, we need to talk about the dangers of flying alone.

brow furrowed.

even been on a plane before, and although his family was wealthy, his overprotective father had never allowed it.

dare respond, fearing he would give himself

an eyebrow. Usually, Sammy would quickly admit his

understand what

to being wrong before, but fearing discovery, he

lips twitched slightly. For a moment, she felt that the tone sounded

thought, she dismissed the idea that her little Sammy could be anything like that scoundrel

stroked her son’s hair. “You must be hungry, Sammy.

charge and headed to the kitchen. In no time, she presented a steaming plate of spaghetti

the meal’s potential. Could it

bites, Daniel was won

the sauce rich. It was every

up at her, he decided

she abandoned him for three years only to live with another

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between his detestable father

in these thoughts.

the bell rang.

to answer

convention center and guessed you’d taken Sammy home. Is everything

what he was really asking: had Sammy been discovered

her head.

patted her shoulder, entered with a

Why had someone

no less. Perhaps sensing his stature and gentle demeanor, which even seemed to complement his mother’s presence, Daniel

haughty glance and lowered head, the little guy continued eating.

wronged, asked Whitney,

“Bryce, I’ve told you about

he’s having

“Yeah.”

adults stood there,

habits are different, too. He used

does have a hint of Ludwik about it. Not

with ears sharp as a hare’s, inwardly retorted that Bryce was the

one.

be disliked, but he