Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 456

The morning sky was barely lit as Ludwik sped towards the outskirts of Emperor City in his sports car, heading for an abandoned junkyard.

A thick fog enveloped the area, making the black car, suspended by a crane among countless junked vehicles, almost mystical.

As Ludwik drove in, he saw Parker's crew guarding the black car while his own team of forensic experts and detectives were on their way. "Ludwik!" The sound of a scuffle broke the silence.

It came from Parker's direction. Ludwik's face hardened, recognizing the mysterious rival also investigating the black car-linked to Sammy's kidnapping. They likely aimed to destroy the car before Ludwik could find any clues! "Collect every fingerprint on this car, inspect every detail!" Ludwik instructed the forensic team, then dashed towards Parker, bypassing the sports car.

Unexpectedly, a rusted truck burst out from within the junkyard!

"Ludwik, he's getting away!" Parker shouted.

Ludwik's face was ice-cold as he returned to his sports car, slammed the door, and floored the accelerator, chasing the truck.

They were nearing a highway overpass. "Parker, we trap him before the overpass!" Ludwik commanded over the phone.

"I'm right behind you."

Parker's car was fast approaching.

The truck ahead panicked, swerving and crashing into barriers in a desperate attempt to escape Ludwik's relentless chase.

With the fog thickening near the overpass, visibility dropped.

Ludwik, with grim determination, pushed his car to its limits.

"Ludwik! Stop, there's a tanker truck ahead..."

Parker suddenly spotted a massive tanker, running a red light, aiming straight for the rogue truck.

"Someone's trying to kill the guy in the truck! Stop chasing him!"

But Ludwik, driven by the slim chance of saving his son, didn't relent.

Boom!

tanker collided with the truck, causing a massive explosion. The truck flipped several times before coming to a halt. The leaking tanker was a

desperate move, Parker rammed into Ludwik's sports car, forcing it to a

of his

blow, Ludwik, he's

"What if he's not."

to check, hoping the

the tanker and truck exploded in a fiery

moments, Parker

the smoke cleared, Ludwik, face down in the dirt, watched the only

regaining his composure and ignoring the blood trickling down his forehead, Ludwik lit

get a

This guy was

want us digging around. But this just proves Sammy might still

cigarette underfoot, his face a mask of vengeance. "If Sammy

family under your thumb and Elaine confined in Banyan City, what's your

said she lost Sammy during the kidnapping. Who took him next

in the junkyard, with a burnt-out truck

an ID on the man from the truck, and check the tanker. Follow

It was the forensic team

to the black

found only two sets of fingerprints: a child's and an adult's, but the adult's are partial at best." But then, a glimmer of hope: a piece of fabric found wedged

took the evidence

was a message from Sammy,

potentially from a woman's clothing, offered no

as he prepared to share this new development with Whitney, the first person he

the fingerprints and the fabric, Ludwik was determined to

"Give it to the

our best," the analyst

private investigation was for Sammy's safety. He had no idea

to being caught between a rock and a hard place, made him more reticent about going public with