Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 409

Mr. Lippert had someone with him named Parker, who managed to track down the lead to an abandoned junkyard. How they found any clue in that mess was beyond me.

I had a word with Drew earlier. After he kidnapped the kid and took him back to Emperor City, he ditched the car in a junkyard but never got around to scrapping it!

Florence's eyes flashed dangerously, "The kid needs to be hidden well. This mess, Drew's sloppy work. How many junkyards are there in Emperor City?"

"Probably dozens," Myra replied.

Florence relaxed slightly, "Well, that gives us some breathing room. Let's find a chance for Drew to quietly dismantle the car. Turn it into scrap metal, and they've got nothing on us."

Myra frowned, nodding in agreement, though the thought of searching through tens of thousands of scrapped cars was daunting...

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Ludwik checked his phone and saw a text from the girl, "Ludwik, I'm home. How's everything in Banyan City? Are you working hard?" It came with a cute emoji.

Without replying, he stood in the middle of the junkyard. Parker, taking off his gloves, approached, "I used some connections to check Emperor City's road surveillance. Found that unregistered black car. It got plates in Emperor City and was driven close to here. But, with two junkyards around, each with over a hundred thousand scrapped cars, it's going to take some time to search through."

Ludwik frowned, meaning Sammy's trail ends here.

"Keep looking. If we find the car, we find Sammy's fingerprints, and who put the plates on it," he turned to leave.

"So, how does it feel, returning to the Lippert fold, Emperor

walking into a lion's den," Ludwik summed

yet and it's already a battlefield. That Jarvis guy seems

Parker could do was give a thumbs

at the hotel, Ludwik loosened his tie and first called Dr. Ford to check on

surprise, "Why are you in Emperor City? On a business

need a transfusion within a fortnight. Make sure that girl starts taking better care of herself, especially with her heart condition and emotional

wait for me these next few days. I'm turning down a marriage proposal. I like my relationships

then rubbing his temples,

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Meanwhile, in Banyan City.

return to the Lippert family. Watching the man she once thought would be hers ascend to such heights, Elaine felt a surge of resentment. If not for Whitney, she'd be Mrs. Lippert

Ludwik favor

true status long before, scheming from the start. The Sheldon women, mother and daughter, were

to Emperor City alone today. Whitney didn't agree to acknowledge her birthright with the Sheldon

Ludwik from the start, now the cause of her losing a kidney. If she wouldn't return to the Sheldon family, how would Elaine's anticipated drama unfold? After a moment of silence, Elaine's lips curled. She had an idea.

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from Elaine: "Aren't you going to talk about those photos I sent you? And about your son's whereabouts... Meet me at the

effectively under house arrest. Whitney entered, finding Elaine devoid of her usual polished beauty, looking pitifully vulnerable. Whitney knew, this was for Ashton's benefit.

your son's whereabouts," Elaine boasted, patting the chair beside her, "Besides, Whitney, you might want to worry about

Sheldon fortune, and yet you choose not to return to the Sheldon family? Honestly, I can't decide if you're foolish