Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 387

The car took a hidden route around half the mountain, and a young girl got out, umbrella in hand, walking towards an old two-story house. Natalie was laid down on a bed by Drew, completely unconscious, her lips turning blue, with two doctors beside her, drawing blood for tests.

"We can't let her die just yet. Ms. Sheldon wants to understand the old lady's health condition," Myra whispered, her instructions cloaked in shadow. The doctors nodded in agreement.

The girl covered her nose with a handkerchief, standing away from the window.

Soon, one of the doctors approached with the preliminary blood test results, appearing surprised, "Ms. Sheldon, this Natalie... her blood type, it's RH negative 'panda blood,' and it matches yours..." Myra was taken aback.

The girl moved the handkerchief away, revealing her pale features.

Her lips curled into a slight smile, her eyes twinkling with something unspoken.

She touched her wrist, where her veins pulsed under her skin, and chuckled softly, "What a coincidence, RH negative 'panda blood"..."

It seemed to Myra that she could see a shimmer in her eyes.

The girl turned slowly, asking the two senior doctors who had been following her, "Have you figured out what's wrong with her?"

The doctors listed Natalie's ailments.

The girl glanced at the blood type report, then at the old woman, lowering her voice slightly, "Pity there's nothing fatal... give her a spinal injection..."

Only the doctors heard what followed, shivering at the thought.

Myra's expression remained unchanged.

The doctors went about their tasks.

The girl then opened her clear, translucent umbrella, gently instructing Drew, "Avoid Elaine. Keep an eye on the time and take the old lady back where she came from. Make sure Mr. Lippert finds his mother..." The girl vanished into the night, as if she had never been there, leaving no trace.

Myra knew the young lady had made a big move on the chessboard...

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Elaine rushed to the dilapidated house halfway up the mountain.

The place was empty; Sammy was gone, and there was no sign of Natalie!

Devin, having treated his wounds, followed her and said, "It was so unexpected, Elaine. Some people appeared out of nowhere, clearly well-trained bodyguards from a prominent family, and they injured us. After I was dragged down the mountain, I faintly heard a car and a child's cries.

By the time I got there, the black car had driven away, but I'm sure that cry was from the kid we kidnapped."

her

the way? Had Ludwik's people

her mother said Ludwik was still at Skyfaith Hospital checking the surveillance and calling in

wasn't Ludwik who

Who were these people?

empty house, felt panic

kidnapping of Natalie and Sammy had

to intercept them and make

it, she felt a force looming over her, a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware

it was, but clearly, she had been used

to kill Sammy! The kidnapping was a desperate

evidence of her crime, so that no matter what, Ludwik

planned to use as a bargaining chip when it came time to confront

her only chance

had disappeared on

Natalie's whereabouts

you have to, but find Sammy and Natalie!"

Ludwik found the hospital surveillance. He's on the move, and the police will be at our house soon, checking if you're

her teeth, her face ashen,

the scene of the crime, she couldn't afford to be found

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while we were searching the mountains, Natalie mysteriously returned. She's now in the basement of that broken house, and these

intact, but unconscious!"

finding her voice, "I'm coming back. Natalie has to be

What about the child?"

"The child hasn't returned!"

sounded panicked, "It's too late, Elaine, there's a

tightly, her lips bleeding from the

she was caught between a rock and a hard place. Keeping Natalie alive meant certain death

now, she'd

who intercepted Natalie, delaying her. It was all too late

but hadn't

get out of there.

pale-faced Elaine received

to kill. But you still have a slim chance. The sender seemed to be

chill ran down Elaine's spine. She quickly typed, Who are you? What have you done

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car, Myra watched as the young lady slowly put away her phone and

a glance at the message content, Myra smirked