Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 283

Chapter 283

At the villa, buried in his room, Danny saw his smartwatch buzz. Glancing down, he caught a message from Sammy and dashed downstairs.

The sound of his footsteps, pounding down the steps, caught Ludwik's attention. "What took you so long to come down?"

Elaine, ever the gracious host, stood up with a sigh, directing a helpless look at Ludwik, "The moment I got back, Danny was throwing a tantrum, refusing to come down for dinner." "Come on, Danny, sit. Momma's gonna serve you some food."

"Get lost!"

Anxious, Danny snapped at her, irritation laced thick in his voice.

Ludwik's brows furrowed deeply, surprised at the sudden shift. Just the other day, Danny had been so polite and understanding.

What happened to that cool, collected kid?

"How dare you speak to your mother that way?"

"She's not my mom!" Danny retorted, his face scrunching up in frustration.

Elaine's face fell, but she was too stunned to react immediately, turning to size up the defiant young boy.

Taking a deep breath, Ludwik asked, "Then why did you come down?"

Danny opened his mouth to respond, breaths heavy and ragged, but found himself at a loss for words.

He was frustrated, lacking Sammy's quick wit. The upbringing he had didn't include lying, and he didn't know how to tell his dad that Sammy and his mom were in danger. This was bound to open a can of worms he wasn't ready to deal with.

Ludwik, setting his cutlery down, said firmly, "Danny, if you've got something to say, say it. Don't just sulk."

That was Danny's worst habit.

Elaine chimed in with a laugh, "Ludwik, don't you know Danny by now? If he's not happy, he won't let us be either. Don't get worked up over it."

Her words were meant to soothe but only added fuel to the fire.

he was at a loss on how to

only Sammy were

couldn't find the words to tell his dad about the danger his mom

in frustration, Danny turned and ran

Sammy would understand, right?

receiving the number, Sammy got

eyes, he sneakily

the call connected, he handed the phone to

felt the phone vibrate and looked down,

call gone through

end the call when a taunting voice came from the other end, "What do you want, you shameless woman? Heard you got nabbed by the shareholders of Skye Gem Ltd.

smug tone, instantly realizing

shareholders and their thugs were

with arrogance, "Looking to beg me now? Fine. If you don't want to end up dead, hand over Mr.

rolled her eyes in secret, noting Mr. Liam and

must be wrapping things up

up with disdain, "Elaine orchestrated this attack, and I should apologize to her?

moment ago. It seems you don't learn until you see the coffin." Whitney inhaled sharply, disbelief

us at the hotel last night?" Ludwik ground out, the

Maybe you should

"As for me and Skye Gem Ltd.,

leaving Ludwik to sense her mocking

thinks she can handle this on her own? Let's

make those shareholders unyielding; they wouldn't

when that time came, he'd make sure to watch her

---

her gaze fixated on the long,

to her, Whitney's accusations ringing in his ears. Hesitating, he asked, "Elaine, did you follow me to the hotel

beat, confirming her worst

With Whitney's return, you've been distant, and I was so afraid of losing you.

there myself this morning. Am

of guilt. "I was just drunk. Nothing happened between us, I'm sorry. Why didn't you

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