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!"

her fingers reaching to unbutton his shirt, "Ludwik,

"Back off."

well, was

if you're desperate, this is foolish. You

"I didn't..."

I'm sorry, it was the milk, it

falling to her

"You did

"Lyra! Why would you do

was, hiding in her room, 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 help

I didn't want you to do this, it

Elaine wept, hugging Lyra.

watched them, frustrated yet

"Elaine, I..."

unwilling, 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, please pity me, give me a child! It's inevitable anyway..." Elaine sobbed pitifully, clinging tightly to his muscular waist, her proximity

Lyra blushed and quickly

himself to endure. Over the 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.

provocation, moved to kiss his enticing lips, but Ludwik, unable to bear it any longer, pushed

quickly got up, biting his lip in apology, "Sorry, Elaine, I just

belt, he swiftly left the

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

ground floor. Once inside, he immediately made

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

"...No more questions!"

true," Parker's

His reflection in the mirror caught his eye, his

persistent image brought. Even after five minutes, when Parker knocked, Ludwik couldn't shake her from

door open, the hallway was 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,