Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 280

your wedding next month will go off without a hitch?"

"Look, if I go public with these explicit photos of you and your ex, how do you think your darling Elaine would react? Would it break her heart, spark a bit of jealousy? With your marriage certificate in one hand and these suggestive photos in the other, do you really think Ludwik's face darkened as he stared at the revealing photos. He couldn't let Elaine see these.

The woman before him was all ice and edge, and any faint, dreamy haze from last night was now utterly gone. Clearly, she had played him again! She had used her leverage over him.

Fists clenched, his face turned icy, "You wretch, spit it out. What do you want?"

"I want you to pull some strings at the Banyan City Jail, let me visit my uncle without the Bartels family's influence getting in the way!"

"Don't drag Elaine into this. She has no interest in meddling with your uncle. Unlike you, she's not despicable to the core!"

Ha. Your Elaine is a saint, you're blind.

A sting of mockery crossed Whitney's heart, her voice laced with sarcasm, "We'll see if I'm smearing your precious Elaine when the truth about my uncle's case comes out. Cut the crap, are we making this deal or not? If not, I'm reaching out to every major media outlet in Banyan City."

Saying this, Whitney reached for her phone.

Watching her relentless demeanor, Ludwik felt a surge of loathing. He was a fool to think he had seen a different side of her. This kind of woman, heartless.

moment, he felt stupid for letting his guard down with a drunkard last night. Why did he give in to his impulses, giving her an opportunity to exploit? She was only out to blackmail him, the chaos was all on him. This despicable woman, probably even found humor

Ludwik stood up, wrapping himself in a bathrobe, his long legs moving

doing, Ludwik..." Whitney hadn't expected such violence,

even think about using that marriage certificate to cause trouble or make Elaine upset. Sort out your uncle's mess and better leave Banyan City with your divorce papers. Forget about Skye Gem Ltd.; it belongs to Elaine now. If you don't leave, don't blame me for not showing mercy." The venom in his gaze made Whitney shiver, a cold laugh escaping her. So, for Elaine, he was willing to play

Whitney said nonchalantly, a smirk on her lips. But then, she laughed

He walked back to the bedside, picking it up to see Elaine's call, who had tried to reach him countless times

he had come to messing up with Whitney, feeling both frustrated and guilty. Squeezing his forehead, he grabbed his jacket, not giving Whitney another glance, and stormed out. It wasn't until he was in the hotel elevator

last night, but

with grievance. Ludwik felt a twinge of apology, softening his tone, "Sorry, I got held up with something last night

ran into Whitney at the dinner. Is she the reason

Elaine asked cautiously.

guilt muddled, "Of course not! I had to stop by the office. Don't worry; I'll be home soon to see you and

hotel's portico, watched his car pull away, almost grinding

suddenly announced he's not

"I told him over the phone to finalize everything today so you

the news broke this morning, and I was so puzzled. Ludwik, I checked, and Whitney used some underhanded

Ludwik was caught off guard, a chill in his

moves are clearly aimed at me... and also, it's like a slap in the face for you in front of the entire