Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 310

"Shush," Cherry scrunched her eyebrows in a serious manner, "Even though I have no clue what twins are, I won't tell. We're in this together!" Danny rarely relaxed his furrowed brows, finding her naively charming.

"Back to business, Danny," after a brief tease with Cherry, Sammy pulled out his modified laptop from his backpack.

Upon opening it, they were shocked to see the live feed from the surveillance camera in the penthouse suite upstairs!

Danny was impressed, giving his little buddy a thumbs up, "Wow, you actually managed to sneak into Elaine's room and plant a camera?"

"Hmph, if she's up to no good, I'm not just gonna sit around!"

The three kids huddled together, six wide eyes glued to the screen.

"Let's see what this wicked woman is up to," Sammy said.

But suddenly, in the monitor, Elaine approached their dad, Ludwik, and hugged his tall, imposing figure. Ludwik's ears turned red. What was going on?

Sammy and Danny exchanged puzzled looks, instinctively covering Cherry's eyes with their hands.

"Hey, hey... Why can't I watch?" Cherry struggled, her round face twisting.

Sammy frowned, "Why's this bad woman making dad look all feverish? No way, I need to check this out! Danny, we split up. You go to mom, make sure this woman doesn't get to her!"

"Got it!"

In the penthouse suite, Ludwik felt his head buzzing with heat, swiftly spreading throughout his body. He thought the heating was cranked up too high, loosening his tie to reveal a well-defined collarbone, yet still puzzled. Until Elaine approached him, her eyes deep pools of concern, "Ludwik, you're sweating. Do you need to take a shower?"

Ludwik fixed his gaze on her. His body reacted swiftly, his handsome face slightly darkening as he forcefully grabbed her wrist when she reached out.

"Elaine, what did you do to me?"

"Me? Nothing!"

shirt, "Ludwik, you're burning up... Let me check

"Back off."

This need, he knew all too well, was just like that first

flared in Ludwik, "Even if you're desperate, this is foolish. You know I hate being

"I didn't..."

it was the milk, it was all my

in, falling

"You did

"Lyra! Why would

crying because you've been distant. And the doctor said she has only one kidney, and it would be harder for her to conceive as she gets older! Mrs. Zane is even more anxious, they're not getting any younger and had all their hopes on you. I just thought, I could

crazy? I love Ludwik too much, but I didn't want you to do this, it makes

Elaine wept, hugging Lyra.

watched them, frustrated

"Elaine, I..."

I explain this to my parents... Ludwik, please pity me, give me a child! It's inevitable anyway..."

the bed. His long legs over her, Lyra blushed and quickly left the room. Elaine, flushed

years, he owed her that much. Yet, closing his eyes, he saw only Whitney's delicate beauty, her slender figure, her smile burning through his body

Damn it.

with the thought of her. Elaine, mistaking his arousal for her provocation, moved to kiss his enticing lips, but Ludwik, unable to bear it any longer, pushed her away. Thrown off the bed, Elaine landed on the floor, her face

eyes reddened as he quickly got up, biting his lip in apology, "Sorry,

Buckling his belt, he

be a man!" Elaine pounded

on the ground floor. Once inside, he immediately

by Ludwik's hoarse and unusually sexy

"...No more questions!"

it's true," Parker's

hung up, frustrated, stripping off his shirt and pants. His reflection in the

the cold water cascade over him, fighting the urge that Whitney's persistent image brought.

silent, void of the support he desperately sought. His face darkened with frustration. "Where's

before laying it out, "Well, I asked, and the hotel's medic said there's no cure for what you've got, unless you, well, involve a woman. If you're adamant about not going down that road, you'd need a major hospital, but given we're out in this secluded resort, the nearest one's a two-hour drive. I'm worried you