Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 383

"What on earth?" Whitney gasped as the grip on her arm tightened painfully, her knuckles turning white.

"My mother's been kidnapped! Was it you?" Ludwik's voice thundered, devoid of all reason, his deep-set eyes flashing with unrestrained fury.

"You think I did it? How could I possibly..." Whitney couldn't help but laugh in disbelief, though her anger was palpable. Her mind raced, heart sinking in despair as she retorted, "Why wouldn't you suspect Elaine, huh?"

Just then, Felix arrived with Daniel in tow, noticing Ludwik's almost bone-crushing hold on Whitney. "Mr. Lippert! The young master found something; let's confront the security team first, shall we? Upstairs, the situation in the ward is more urgent." Ludwik's icy glare didn't waver as he released Whitney, only to drag her upstairs with him the next instant.

The second floor was eerily quiet, filled with doctors and nurses all too afraid to even breathe too loudly in Ludwik's presence, as if fearing the wrath of this tempestuous man. Ludwik immediately confronted the security team, towering over them, "Explain exactly what happened!"

“Sir... at around three, the maid, Fleur, had just brought us our dinner. After we ate, we returned to the ward, and a nurse was there, administering medication to Mrs. Lippert. Then young Master Danny showed up, sending us off to fetch various items he said he and his grandmother wished for. We dared not refuse... we split up to fetch these items, only to find the stores were quite far!" A few nurses also stepped forward, "Young Master Danny sent us to fetch the main doctor..."

him by the shirt, "Why on

shop outside the hospital, waiting for Sammy to finish whatever he was up to before switching back. Danny stuttered, unable to explain, too afraid to speak. He simply shook his head vehemently, "It's not Mom's

his suspicion that this mother and son were up to something! A chilling disappointment sank in his heart, mingled with the dread of his

signs of a scuffle, and an overturned cart... Wait, there's a phone on the bed, Mr. Lippert!"

open to a Facebook call log, displaying several unanswered video calls. His eyes narrowed at the sight of the Facebook account calling out it was Whitney's! And then... he saw the

eyes burning with a ferocious coldness, "Felix, bring up the security footage

hallway at three-thirty, a clear indication of the security lapse. His mother, frail and unable to walk, was seen hurriedly exiting her room, almost crawling in her desperation. She staggered along the corridor, disappearing where the cameras could no longer follow... Had his mother left on her own accord? Her expression was one of panic, clearly terrified.

wrapping around her neck in blind rage, hurling the phone at her face, "What's your excuse now, Whitney? Before the incident, you had Danny bring this phone

grip tightened, her face turning a shade of crimson. She struggled against his iron-like grasp. "Whitney! Ludwik, what are you doing? Are you trying

her? She was in contact with my mother before the incident! And then, making countless calls to this phone afterward, isn't that the guilt of a thief, what else? Whitney, I can't understand, she's just an ailing old woman, why are you so malicious, trying time and again to harm her, do you even have a heart... No wonder you insisted on seeing her before, something felt off. You've been plotting to abduct her, haven't you? Because of that night three years ago, afraid of what my mother might reveal!" Ludwik's eyes were bloodshot, revealing a heart torn apart by anguish. But Whitney felt an even deeper pain, misunderstood and falsely accused. His allegations and loss of reason were like countless knives to her heart. But the