Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 391

She stormed over and, standing on her toes, slapped Ashton across the face!

Valerie, mustering all her strength, pulled Elaine away and yelled at Ashton, "Ludwik finally woke up to the truth, and I won't let you mess things up. Ashton, if you don't let Elaine go today, I'm filing for divorce, today! You jerk, you don't even get a minute to consider." Ashton glared at Valerie, his eyes shooting daggers. The usually cold woman, now fierce and determined, was shaking all over, yet in her fury, she seemed even more captivating. But the word 'divorce' stunned Ashton. Valerie wanted a divorce?

"Elaine, you're coming with us!" Felix and his team barged in, quickly subdued Elaine, and dragged her out of the Fuller Mansion.

"Ashton, Ashton save me!" Elaine saw Ashton hesitating at Valerie's threat of divorce and was infuriated. But Ludwik gave her no chance to escape, as his bodyguards forcefully took her to the car.

"Ashton, for what she did to my mother, dying a thousand times wouldn't be enough. You better not make this worse," Ludwik warned, his eyes cold. Ashton was visibly shaken. Elaine turned pale, truly frightened now. She thought Ashton could protect her, stand up to Ludwik, but he was just another fool!

The car door opened with a whoosh. The bodyguards led Elaine into a stark white room, heavy with the scent of disinfectant. As Elaine was fretting, Ludwik entered with icy steps. His expressionless face sent shivers down her spine.

feigning innocence, rushed over, "Ludwik,

cold demeanor cut her off, "Nor did you harvest my mother's kidney and then pretend to donate yours, fooling

her mind could be muddled. Maybe Whitney has been using her acupuncture to tamper with her memory, framing me! Whitney knows those dark arts; I told you three years ago

and without a word, began slapping Elaine, relentlessly, until Elaine collapsed, bewildered and crying, "Ah,

long? I'm just

three years ago? Was it Elaine, who can only poison? No, Ludwik, it was me. She couldn't cure you, so she sent me into your hospital room. I stayed with you all night; you dreamt of your mother crying, touching our unborn child.

of Ludwik's trust, making him blind to your actions.

eyes; he had trusted Elaine too much, believing her claims that the child would have autism, he wanted Whitney to get better but also couldn't let her

planning to expose Elaine. But Elaine found out, chased us down, and in front of us, killed that innocent girl!

still denied everything, "Ludwik, she's using your mother's situation to pin

pretending I was begging for your help, but you never responded. You didn't want the child, and my despair