Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 388

"Lay her flat, Ludwik, on her back!" Whitney shouted at him.

Obligingly, though somewhat slow, Ludwik did as he was told, kneeling anxiously by his mother's side, cradling her head in his hands.

Whitney swiftly broke open a pack of syringes, quickly inserting one into Natalie's head, right at the carotid artery.

Then, she pried open Natalie's mouth with a stick, stacking her hands and pressing down heavily onto Natalie's chest.

With each push, she gritted her teeth, putting all her might into it.

Under the dim light, Ludwik, in a daze, looked over at the woman working meticulously. She was as determined as she was delicate, her clear, powerful eyes showing a mix of compassion and resolve. Despite her slender frame, her hands wielded such strength in this moment of emergency...

Before long, Whitney was sweating profusely.

Ludwik bit his lip, wishing he could offer his help, knowing his strength would be beneficial.

But he feared his lack of precision.

Suddenly, Natalie jerked forward, spitting out a mouthful of dark blood.

It was black.

Whitney let out a sigh of relief. "The congestion in her lungs has been cleared. She can breathe normally now."

Ludwik froze, the sight of the black blood eerily familiar.

Three years ago, Elaine had shown him a video on the night Whitney supposedly kidnapped his mother, where she also spat black blood.

then, convinced

Natalie's weak breathing grew steadier as

by

"You... you guys..."

couldn't tell if she

gently examined her throat,

struggling for breath, attempted

needle, her gaze shifting complexly towards Ludwik. "Natalie's lost her voice due to blockages in her vocal cords and nerve degeneration in the speech area of her brain. I can try acupuncture..." Ludwik's gaze

spoke were with a cold, clear determination, "But

sensitivity, and

other son and Whitney were alive changed everything for Ludwik. It was as if a thorn in his heart had finally been

go, "Go

another look at him, Whitney proceeded with the treatment on Natalie's

procedure was quick. Whitney carefully helped Natalie drink some water

her mind clearer,

can talk?" Ludwik was

don't know if I have much time left... The misunderstanding

pieced together the situation between her son and

the root of the problem, hating herself for being

was

grave mistake and followed to rectify his wrongs. She managed to distract her uncle and, despite being pregnant and sick, carried me down the mountain herself. But on the way down, weakened as we were, Elaine ambushed us. Elaine took me away, knocked Whitney unconscious, and no one noticed! After taking me down the mountain, she injected me with a large

gasped for air, her anger making

face frozen in shock as

to Natalie, helping her breathe

with tears, "My dear, I was unconscious that night, unable to explain to Ludwik, leading to three years of misunderstanding. You remember, don't you? That night in the meadow, I begged you, even if he wrongs you time and again, to bear him a child and

heart, stagnant

spilling over as she released all the