Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 277

Whitney really knew how to pick her moments. Crashing into his broad chest, she let it all out, barely stopping short of bringing up bile. Silence engulfed the parking lot, the wind leaving no trace. Ludwik's body stiffened, radiating an icy fury.

"You... damn woman."

Ludwik's mood darkened to stormy, his hand covering his nose, his face turning as dark as a burnt pan.

He had a serious case of germophobia!

It was only after Whitney had finished that she remembered, oh no, she was in for it now.

She decided to play the drunk card, lifting her head with a silly smile, "Oops, sorry, got a bit carried away there..."

Ludwik paused, his grip tightening on her chin, a cold smile forming as his eyes bore into hers, "Got a smart mouth, huh?"

"This shirt cost me eighty thousand dollars."

Now it was Whitney's turn to be speechless. "Do you always rip people off like this?"

"Thought you were drunk? Your reaction to money seems pretty sober to me."

Silence.

"Clean it or pay up double."

"Shameless racketeer, why did you even come back?" Whitney was fuming.

Ludwik's eyes hardened further, his face growing even darker, but he didn't answer. Instead, he hastily wiped his shirt and stuffed it into her arms.

Whitney was livid at his prank. This man could really be disgusting!

But she found herself powerless against him, scooped up in his arms and carried over his shoulder.

world spun for a moment, and when she was set down again, they were back

a card at the receptionist, "Room,

his deep, magnetic voice. Even asking for a room sounded incredibly sexy coming from him. She couldn't

of their stares, was mortified. "Please, don't get the wrong idea. It's not

key card, "Room 2033, all

beyond words, choosing to

took a few steps then turned, his lips curling into a smirk, "Well, let's

a mature man, oozing desire. And

he was just trying

steely as she stepped into

Whitney pondering why she was even following him upstairs. She could have just asked the

to read her thoughts, his lips twisting, "Get in and get cleaned up. And my

she was indeed summoned

had passed, and he'd only

the stained shirt into

her figure, the sound of running water adding an unintended hint of intimacy to

throat felt dry, his gaze finally softening as he pinched the bridge of his nose and walked over to the minibar, feeling restless and a sudden urge to

was about to leave. After all, Elaine was waiting at

He paused, his

burst open, and a figure

swallowed hard, his

sharply, turning away to face the window, "Whitney, what the hell? Have you no shame? What kind of game

husky his voice sounded, as if

her words tinged with fear, "I thought I saw

the second floor, it's clean. What spider?" Ludwik scoffed, "Stop making excuses

she forgotten

her face turning beet

been showering and accidentally let her dress slip off, her undergarments

into the bathroom, her voice

Who would believe that?