Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 313

"Hey, Daniel, cut the act..."

Elaine checked his pulse, noting his temperature was a bit high. Impatiently, she called out to Lyra, "Get a doctor up here for him, will you? I need to find Ludwik..."

But before she could get up, Sammy clung to her weakly, whining, "No, I want mommy to stay with me!"

Elaine looked at him with disdain. This behavior was nothing like Daniel's typical reticence.

Something was definitely off with this kid.

But she didn't have time to ponder, as she pried his small hands away.

Sammy, undeterred, cunningly threatened, "Mommy, if you leave me sick like this, wait till daddy finds out. You remember, it was your excuse of my being sick that got me brought to South City in the first place!" Elaine felt a knot in her stomach, her face turning a shade paler with hesitation.

She couldn't tell if the kid was really sick or just faking it to mess with her.

But she and Ludwik had been on edge lately over the kids, and leaving Sammy now would only give him more ammunition.

With a sigh, she picked up Sammy, "So you decide to lay on the cold floor? Get on the couch. Lyra, call a few doctors up!"

Sammy smirked, making his way to the living room couch.

Through his earpiece, he heard Danny's voice, "Sammy, I saw dad carrying mom into their room. They've been in there for like ten minutes!"

Although the idea of his deadbeat dad hugging mom irked the protective Sammy.

But if dad was trying to make amends, who was he to interfere?

"Ouch, my stomach suddenly hurts so much!" Sammy began to roll around again in feigned agony.

Elaine, standing by the door, overwhelmed and annoyed, called for the servants, "Quick, hold him down!"

earpiece, Danny's voice grew anxious, "Sammy, it sounds like dad and mom

Sammy paused, confused.

Danny, crouched by the hotel room door, felt helpless as he could swear he heard mom calling

being hurt by dad, he

know some moves, but against dad,

But Sammy couldn't respond.

fight it out. They say make-up sex is the best, though I don't get how that works. Best we keep out of

always siding

would show

bitterly, closing his eyes to

alternated between dizzy spells and stomach cramps, making a fuss till midnight. Elaine, frustrated yet unable to leave, had Lyra send for Ludwik. But by dawn, there was

finally succumbed to

the other hand, cracked an eye open, pleased with the chaos he had wrought, especially seeing Elaine worn out. Having sneakily taken a nap earlier, he was now full of

he pressed the earpiece, "Danny? What's the status

come out yet. This fight might take a while, so I went ahead and slept," Danny

Mom's being beaten and

ended up with an utterly

beaten the whole time. I heard

Sammy was more confused than

be done by now. I'll come find you first, then we'll see when dad comes

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through the window, casting a serene glow over the chaotic aftermath

staggered to the bathroom. The reflection in the mirror showed her bruised body, especially her waist and hips, prompting her to curse, "Beast." Turning on the shower, she leaned against the wall, unable

she felt as if her

the shower, the trail of clothes leading back to the bed reminded her of the

cheeks flushed with both anger and

on the bed, looking devilishly handsome and utterly content in

bed to deliver a fierce kick,

hit the floor with a thud, awakened by the blow, rubbing his sore shoulder and blinking away