Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 395

Chapter 395

"Hmm, sir?" The young girl looked bewildered, her eyes wide with innocence. "I'm sorry, I don't know you."

The man's gaze softened as he realized his mistake. Perhaps it was just a case of mistaken identity?

Ludwik nodded slightly and turned to leave.

Clutching her handkerchief tightly, the girl's doe-like eyes deepened with an intense fervor as she watched his retreating figure.

"Ms. Sheldon..."

Soon after, Myra had the chauffeur pull up the car and came over with an umbrella, silently dabbing the young lady's face with a kerchief, a slight smile on her lips. "He's gone now."

"Do you think he'll remember me?" the girl mused, her gaze downcast. "He looked at me a few times, but not really."

Myra spoke with a hint of mystery, "Even if he doesn't remember, you'll see him again soon enough."

The girl's eyes softened with a hint of hope.

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In the hospital office, Ludwik knocked and entered.

stood up to greet him, holding a thick file of medical records, clearly uneasy

with my mother

Lippert, please prepare yourself," Dr. Ford cautioned, handing over the file with a heavy sigh. "Natalie's blood tests, after a thorough consultation, confirm she has a malignant hematological disorder related to spinal cord regeneration. Simply put, it's a form of leukemia-sudden and aggressive. Her collapse this morning was a symptom. The blood tests from this morning helped us diagnose her with this

after she woke up! You said it was just exhaustion and old age, that she would recover slowly. How could she suddenly

why

does she have leukemia? My mother has been ill for

with the

test results, we've also analyzed the composition of two pills prescribed by Ms. Valentine. Natalie has been bedridden

darkened, parsing Dr. Ford's implications. "And the analysis of

show you the lab results. These medications contain about three hundred

to the data, explaining, "Some of the components Ms. Valentine used are highly risky, intended for poisoning. Her deep understanding of pharmacology meant she used poison to fight poison, a sound theory in theory. But applying it to Natalie's body, could we ensure it worked without causing harm?

reactions'. He remembered Whitney's admission, her desperate gamble with her mother's medication. She said, to avoid detection by him and Elaine, she had to suppress her mother's recovery

said. "Your mother, in a vegetative state for three years, lacked an immune system.

situation. He thought his mother's awakening signaled a quick recovery. Instead, it brought a more deadly disease. His fists clenched; he knew he couldn't blame Whitney. She had good intentions, desperate for her mother's improvement. And indeed, it was these

treat it?" His voice was

head, "Only

difficult, almost one in a million. If her anemia worsens, she'll need regular blood transfusions until a match is found.

enveloped Ludwik. His mother's rare blood type had complicated her long-standing illnesses. He had always opted for care over surgery to avoid risk. He

Ford, "Mobilize all resources, everywhere. Find a spinal cord

Ford nodded, immediately setting

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