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.

it feel, returning to the Lippert fold,

lion's den,"

the company yet and

could do was give a thumbs

at the hotel, Ludwik loosened his tie and first called Dr. Ford to check on his mother's condition. Then, he

in Emperor City? On a business trip?

mother's condition with the nosebleeds, she'll need a transfusion within a fortnight. Make sure that girl starts taking better care of herself, especially with her heart condition and emotional

me these next few days. I'm turning down a marriage proposal. I

then rubbing his temples,

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Meanwhile, in Banyan City.

ascend to such heights, Elaine felt a surge of resentment. If not for Whitney,

would Ludwik

girl must have known Ludwik's true status long before, scheming from the start. The Sheldon women, mother

rang. It was her mother, Delphine, "Honey, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on Whitney? I heard Hudson went back to Emperor City alone today. Whitney didn't agree to acknowledge her birthright with the Sheldon family." Elaine frowned, "She's turning down luxury and power?" A cold smirk crossed her lips - not

cause of her losing a kidney. If she wouldn't return to the Sheldon family, how would Elaine's

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Danny, but received a message from Elaine: "Aren't you going to talk about those photos I sent you? And about your son's whereabouts... Meet me at

looking pitifully vulnerable. Whitney knew, this was for Ashton's benefit. Thinking of Valerie, Whitney warned coldly, "Better stop trying to seduce Ashton. I

Elaine boasted, patting the chair beside her, "Besides, Whitney, you

you choose not to return to the Sheldon family? Honestly, I can't decide if you're foolish or just cowardly." Whitney glared at her pursuer, "Lying in a hospital bed and you're