Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 374

In the hospital.

Elaine heard the steady footsteps and immediately lowered her eyes, feigning a look of silent tears and despair.

Ashton was still earnestly pleading, "Elaine, please, take care of yourself. You can't just let your wrist bleed out like that!"

"Ashton, I don't want to be treated anymore. No matter how much I beg Ludwik, he won't come to see me. My heart is breaking, I might as well be dead."

"What are you talking about..."

"Then go ahead and die!" Ludwik stormed into the room with long strides, his tone icy and inexplicably furious.

"Are you even speaking like a human, you monster!"

Ashton turned around, unable to hold back, and threw a punch in anger, pointing at the tearful Elaine, "Elaine is hurt today, and whose fault is that? Isn't it because of your rejection?" "Sob... Ludwik, since you say so, then I..."

Elaine looked up, her face pale and tragic as she attempted to throw herself against the wall.

Ludwik's gaze softened when he saw the blood staining her jeans from her thigh and the bloody marks on her pristine wrists.

At first, he suspected Whitney was right, that she was just putting on an act.

But at this moment, as she moved to hit the wall, spurred by his provocation, it seemed all too real.

With a heavy sigh, Ludwik rushed to stop her.

"Sob, Ludwik!" Elaine took the opportunity to cling to him in despair.

"Calm down, Elaine!"

his brows furrowed, annoyed by her touch, especially

bruised from being thrown down the stairs. Ludwik, do you have to be so harsh? Elaine is fragile and pitiful. What did she do wrong? You say you won't marry her, and that's it? I bet you think it's because the Bartels

thundered

smirked internally, weakly sobbing, "Ashton... don't provoke Ludwik like that. The

you haven't touched her in three years. As a normal woman, she has her needs. What era are we living in that you can sleep around and

off the wedding has nothing to do with

"Kidnapping Danny, stealing chips, but she was coerced by Jarvis. She's a gentle woman, only wanting the best for you. How could she harbor any ill intentions towards your family! Why don't you think about it, Ludwik? If Elaine really had bad intentions, why would she have

looking at the injured Elaine. She looked pitiful, and after all, it was because of her

have a responsibility for Elaine hurting herself?

what was his fault? He simply didn't want to marry because he had seen her true

to sabotage your company, and you're using that as a reason to break up. What about

through with it," Ludwik retorted,

didn't betray you this time?

words piercing like a needle, waking him from his self-induced

and he had been excited for the

had overlooked a fact. Whitney hated him and had malicious

"Compared to what's come and gone, Elaine has been by your side, through and through, for years! Even if she made some minor mistakes, they're forgivable. What about Whitney? She disappeared for three years. Do you really know why she's

a chill spread through

in

over with Whitney, could he

plunged Ludwik

heart, Ashton said coldly, "Elaine's had a tough life, devoted to you since her teens, donating a kidney, now frail. Have you forgotten how she almost got assaulted in Riverlyn City three years ago? She even tried

that, Ashton pushed Ludwik towards the

tears streaming down her face, yet a smirk played at the corners of her lips deep inside. Ashton was entirely at her disposal, utterly useful and

standby, she had to

me move back to the estate, will you? I won't mention the wedding. I just desperately want to be by your side; that's the only way I'll feel safe. Otherwise, these online trolls will keep coming after me. I can't stand the ridicule and insults from the high society towards the Bartels family;

her heart out, refusing to