Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 269

Whitney couldn't refuse, especially after recalling Elaine's smug expression earlier in the upstairs hallway, all thanks to Ludwik's coddling. "Send it to my phone. I'll need the time and place," she said curtly.

Not giving Orion a chance to ramble, Whitney hung up.

Turning back to her son, she felt a headache coming on. There was no way Danny could come with her this afternoon.

It was too late to hire a nanny, and she wouldn't trust one anyway.

After some thought, there was only one person she could think of who could watch her son for her.

Tiana... she had Cherry, and maybe the two kids would even get along.

The plan had been to keep Sammy's existence a secret.

But plans change, and if it was just Tiana who knew, perhaps it wouldn't be too bad.

Whitney sighed and said to her son, "How about we go visit a lady friend? She has a super cute baby girl that I bet you'll love, Sammy!" Danny didn't like girls one bit. The girls at preschool would cling to him, making the boys who had crushes on them target him out of jealousy. Danny crossed his little arms and said sadly, "Are you trying to dump me with someone else, Mommy?"

"..." Oh boy.

"So soon, I'm a burden?"

"Nothing of the sort!" Whitney was at a loss for words. Lately, Sammy was being unusually sensitive and clingy.

"Mommy just doesn't want to put you in danger. You're only three and a half, still so little. Aunt Tiana is someone Mommy really trusts."

"Fine, let's meet this lady," Danny relented reluctantly.

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His lofty tone was too much like Ludwik's, down to the fussiness.

Whitney was seriously beginning to wonder if 'Sammy' had changed since coming back from overseas.

At Everwood Villa Estate.

The real Sammy didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky, and boy, was the bed comfortable!

but not

showing eight tiny teeth, that the maids'

he also brushed his teeth

himself? He had mastered them all by the

his little lookalike

hand dismissively at

closed and reopened, and a naked Sammy reappeared, "I was sleepwalking

they

were speechless but also amused by the little guy's

at 'Daniel,' frowning, "Master Sammy, you've overslept again. You've missed school today, and I'll have

tack, noticed something different

nasty woman from the night

silent at the

struck a pose he'd seen on TV, puffing himself up with bravado, "Who do you think you are? If I don't want to go to school, I won't. Who are you to tell my dad? Careful, or I might find a chance to get you fired." "You..." Lyra was stunned,

angrily, "Master Sammy, I am your mommy's

not happy with

Lyra was

was rendered speechless by

Sammy asked the maids

back. He went straight to the office today but called to ask if you'd woken up and told us to

seemed he was quite fond of

hadn't forgotten how easily his dad had been swayed by

there was any

observe a little longer before deciding whether to help his dad reconcile

finished breakfast, it was nearly

Estate was very quiet, and the

remembering last night's events. He had been 'mistakenly' brought back from the auction, which meant the real

to recall his mom

have been mistakenly taken back by his mom,

mix-up was huge! Had he and

bewildered as he wandered the estate, looking for a way to contact 'Master Sammy.' They needed

exits and entrances, but after his escape attempt last night, Ludwik had ordered the bodyguards to keep a close eye on

your home, don't you know it well?" the

head, brashly claiming, "Of