Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 336

"...Not really, it's kind of awkward."

Jason's lips tightened slightly, a hint of evasion in his gaze as he summoned his aide and swiftly exited the room.

Ludwik watched the older man's towering figure disappear, his eyes flickering with emotion.

"Dad, I think Grandpa Joe is way better than my real grandpa. My real grandpa, he's never even looked at me," Daniel complained as he fiddled with the toy Grandpa Joe had sent him.

Ludwik settled back onto the couch, his long legs crossed, and lit a cigarette. Through the haze of smoke, his gaze was as cold as ice. "You don't have a grandpa in Banyan City. He only had Orion as a son."

"Doesn't that make you his son too?" Danny asked innocently.

Ludwik didn't have an answer for that.

His phone rang several times, calls from Elaine, which he ignored with a furrowed brow.

Soon after, Felix's phone rang. He approached, "Mr. Lippert, it's Elaine... The Bartels Group lost the court case today, they're under investigation, and their pharmaceutical plant in Banyan City is getting blasted by netizens. It seems Elaine is..." "If she's expecting me to help the Bartels family out of this mess, to cover up for the media, tell her not to bother calling for the next few days."

Felix, sensing Mr. Lippert's stance towards the Bartels family, nodded and went out to return the call.

colder. He picked up his son, aiming to avoid Elaine's potential confrontation by suggesting,

a small smile, appreciating his dad's rare agreeable attitude. "I watched today's court case. Mommy was amazing, taking down the bad guys.

happily getting into Bryce's car outside the courthouse, looking like a happy family, darkened

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Jail, where she had completed the paperwork for her uncle's bail, Whitney received a call from Yael. The young girl, along with Torin, had hurried back from abroad and was already waiting at the apartment. Seeing her father and daughter reunited, tears and emotions ran high. "Dad, I missed you so much! You've lost so much weight. These three years in jail have been so tough on you. Thank goodness cousin Whitney managed to get you out," Yael cried. "Sweetheart, thanks to Whitney's efforts, our family

Even people from Emperor City can't escape the law when they break it. The Bartels family's pharmaceutical plant in Banyan City was a major source of their income. Now their stocks have plummeted, and the plant is blocked by netizens. Whitney, your revenge

your revenge. It wasn't Ludwik. Our family's real enemy has always been the Bartels family. They were responsible

that moment, Torin, who had been mute for years and communicated through sign language, approached and

that you wouldn't listen. Torin said Grandpa sent you abroad hoping you'd learn the Tennyson family's medical techniques. But you were convinced that Ludwik

covered his eyes. "I was

kid learned from him and then betrayed him. Even when the Tennyson family fled to Banyan City, the Bartels family wouldn't let up. If only your mother had sought help from your biological father in Emperor City, perhaps our family wouldn't have

skipping a beat. This was the first time

family?" Whitney asked, her feelings mixed. "Who is he in Emperor City, do you

City.

unsure of what to feel or

her. Between the scheming Elaine, the manipulative Ludwik, and her determination to reclaim her beloved sons, she was stretched thin. But life had a way of throwing curveballs, and as she plotted her next move,

"Uncle George getting out on medical parole is a blessing! Let's not dampen the spirits. You've got the company back, and Uncle George is safe. It's a double celebration, and we're all together again. Shouldn't we throw

was right. Whitney smiled, feeling a warmth spread through

gone unnoticed by Keegan, who eyed him appreciatively. "Whitney, is he your boyfriend? He's been quite the knight in shining armor today. He looks