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."

body was oddly enticing. This need, he knew all too well, was just like that first time with Whitney three years ago, under the influence

if you're desperate, this

"I didn't..."

the

in, falling to her

"You

Why would

for her to conceive as

I didn't want

Elaine wept, hugging Lyra.

watched them, frustrated yet

"Elaine, I..."

I won't force you. But I'm so afraid, the later it gets, the less likely I'll be able to conceive. If I can't have a child with you, I'd rather die... How will I explain this to my parents... Ludwik,

and quickly left the room. Elaine, flushed and heart pounding, began to

telling himself to endure. Over the years, he owed her that much. Yet, closing his eyes, he saw only Whitney's delicate

Damn it.

his body tensed further with the thought of her. Elaine, mistaking his arousal for her provocation, moved to kiss his enticing lips, but Ludwik,

up, biting his lip in apology, "Sorry, Elaine, I

Buckling his belt, he swiftly left

be a man!" Elaine pounded the bed in frustration, helpless as she watched him

rushed downstairs to book another room on the ground floor. Once inside, he immediately made

by Ludwik's hoarse and unusually sexy voice, He gasped, "Ludwik,

"...No more questions!"

true,"

reflection in

the cold water cascade over him, fighting the urge that Whitney's persistent image brought. Even after five minutes, when Parker knocked, Ludwik

eerily silent, void of the support he desperately sought. His

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 might not make it,