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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Chapter 260

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

he hopped down, surveying the modest

larger than this tiny place. It was

onto the couch. With hands on her hips, she was ready for a lecture. “Sammy, we need to talk about the dangers of flying alone. You’re only

cool brow furrowed. What

had never even been on a plane before, and although his family was

respond,

Usually, Sammy would quickly admit

what you did wrong?”

wrong before, but fearing discovery, he mumbled

a moment, she felt that the tone sounded a bit too much like Ludwik.

her little Sammy could be anything like that

hair. “You must be hungry, Sammy. Let

nodded, just about to request his favorites as he would with Ludwik when Whitney took charge and headed to the kitchen. In no time, she presented

meal’s potential. Could it possibly taste

was won over. It

flavor–the spaghetti tender, the sauce rich. It was every bit as

at her, he decided this

abandoned him for three years only to live with

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happened between his detestable

lost in these thoughts.

the bell rang.

to

outside. “I couldn’t reach you at the convention center and guessed you’d

he was really asking: had Sammy been discovered

her

her shoulder, entered with a smile, and

someone else come in?

and gentle demeanor, which even seemed to complement his mother’s presence, Daniel disliked him

lowered head, the little guy

feeling a bit wronged, asked Whitney, “What’s

woman sighed and pulled him aside, “Bryce, I’ve

he’s having an episode now?”

“Yeah.”

two adults stood there, silently observing

strange. It’s one thing not to recognize me, but his behavior and habits are different, too. He

“The kid’s current odd behavior does have a hint of Ludwik

as a hare’s, inwardly retorted

one.

be disliked, but he was