Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 373

"I'll help you out."

Whitney wished she could just throw the food away.

She glared at him, "What on earth do you want, Ludwik? I've told you, you're not welcome here."

"Aren't you hungry?" Ludwik spoke as if he had made up his mind to be shameless.

He walked into the kitchen with two bags of ribs, extending his clean wrist toward her, "Help me take off my watch, will you?"

Whitney ignored him, coldly seating herself on the sofa to review some work documents.

Danny hesitantly glanced at his mom's indifferent profile before stealthily helping his dad with the watch.

Ludwik started bustling about in the kitchen, his proficiency evident from the systematic sounds that followed.

He knew how to cook, having shown off his skills three years ago. According to Danny, he had prepared almost every lunch for his son since.

But that didn't change the fact that he was a jerk, heartless, protecting Elaine, blinding himself to right and wrong.

The more Whitney thought about it, the colder her expression became.

"Whitney, where do you keep the salt and vinegar?" His deep voice called out.

After a brief wait, Ludwik peeked out from the kitchen, "Hurry up, Danny's starving."

With a snap, Whitney closed her laptop, fetched the condiments from a visible shelf, and dumped them on the counter.

"Oh, so they were here. I didn't notice," Ludwik said innocently upon seeing her mocking expression.

"Oh, so Mr. Lippert is blind!" Whitney scoffed.

double entendre, Ludwik's gaze hardened as he looked at her, "If you won't talk to me, I have to find

Elaine every day, refusing to avenge our son's kidnapping. As long as you do, we will be

Whitney was straightforward.

to her with a helpless look in his eyes, "Whitney, how do I make you

don't want anything to do with you. You have no right to

clenched her fists, furious. Just then,

glance

by a crazed fan who broke into her villa. She fell from the second floor trying to escape and is bleeding badly!" "What?" Ludwik's expression darkened, "I had assigned two bodyguards to

absent. How could they protect her when you treat her so coldly? Get to the hospital

Ashton hung up angrily.

made to leave, but Whitney blocked his way, her eyes gleaming with scorn, "Elaine

real. Ashton wouldn't

trial, and now, a broken leg? She's good

cold laughter echoed, her heart aching despite

bother coming back. I won't tolerate a man who can't decide where his loyalties lie." Ludwik struggled with

hesitation, Whitney coldly added, "If you're so easily swayed by her acts, have you considered how your indulgence might give her false hope and make her cling to you forever?"

finally speaking, "I'm worried about her, that's all. But you're right. Indecision

Whitney watched him, emotionless.

about me playing with feelings... does that mean you still have feelings

him, her heart skipping a beat. Damn it, why did she

turned coldly, the mood icy as they finished the meal together, Ludwik's phone

"I already said I'm not going, are you really

care less about him; she was

sitting down for dinner, Danny quickly grew sleepy. Without offering to let them stay, Whitney

handed his phone back to him and with a

it. I won't go. So, can I just swing by whenever I want now?" The man, pushing his luck,

your dreams." Whitney snapped, slamming the door shut in his

door, her lips curling into an almost imperceptible smirk. The jerk had finally shown some sense of right and wrong