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,

"Back off."

need, he knew all too well, was just like that first time with Whitney three

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

"I didn't..."

the milk, it

in, falling to her

paused, "You did

"Lyra! Why would you do such a

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 Elaine! Punish me if you must, Elaine is innocent, it was

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

Elaine wept, hugging Lyra.

them,

"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 and the

over her, Lyra blushed and quickly left the

telling 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

Damn it.

Elaine, mistaking his arousal for her provocation, moved to kiss his enticing lips, but Ludwik, unable to bear it any longer, pushed her away.

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

belt, he swiftly left the

can't you be a man!" Elaine pounded the bed in frustration,

the ground floor. Once inside, he immediately made a call. "Parker, get me a

was puzzled by Ludwik's hoarse and unusually sexy voice, He gasped, "Ludwik, what happened? Don't tell me

"...No more questions!"

true," Parker's tone

reflection in the mirror caught his

the urge that Whitney's persistent image brought. Even after five

of the support he desperately sought. His face darkened with

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 might not make it, what with