Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 476

Right now, she was like a porcupine, all prickles and spikes.

He furrowed his brows, trying to explain, "Things were chaotic, she was bleeding, and I accidentally bumped into you..."

Chaotic?

"A little burn, a bit of blood, and it all happens to Florence, and suddenly it's a crisis for you?"

Whitney couldn't help but laugh, a bitter, mocking laugh. He really did treasure that woman.

And what did that make her? Just another blade of grass underfoot?

"She indeed mustn't get hurt right now!" Ludwik's face was cold as he placed the antiseptic on the table, trying to make things clear. "Whitney, I don't want to see you two at odds again.

I know you don't like her, probably because I left Danny the other night, and you've held it against her.

What you did this morning..."

"What did I do?" Whitney exploded, "Ludwik, you think I'm still hung up on you, jealous because of your heartless actions, and taking it out on Florence by picking at her? Is that what you think?"

"I didn't say that," his lips pressed into a thin line.

Yet, the constant conflicts at the company brought him to these conclusions.

At this juncture, he hoped she would back down.

Even if Florence was doing it on purpose, just for these couple of days, couldn't she let it slide?

But her sharp tongue and actions didn't seem like she was going to let Florence off easy.

Ludwik couldn't disclose the real reason, so he had to forcefully make his request, adopting an indifferent tone, "Florence doesn't understand the company's policies and procedures, she's just here to gain some life experience, walking into someone's office isn't a crime, so let it go."

"Do you really think she doesn't understand, or is she pretending not to know?

She provokes me, and I pay her back in kind. This has nothing to do with you, so don't flatter yourself!"

Her words couldn't be clearer; she didn't care about him, wasn't jealous. She simply couldn't stand Florence.

indifference towards him, it stung, igniting

Ludwik looking down on her from his height, "Fine, let me be clear then. Right now, I won't allow you to physically harm

you already mocked

plagiarism accusation, everyone's saying she's incapable of

your

at him coldly, her laugh cutting through, "I need

out to be more than she is, Ludwik. After

a recording of their colleagues' criticism, "Someone said that your subordinate mocked

hurts! Wasn't she making you

plagiarism, she brought it upon herself, Ludwik,

a poorly made proposal to my office, with the same cover as mine, if not to

even if she's playing games, you're enabling her. You want

I'm not giving

dropping the antiseptic, and stormed out, her biting words like a slap across his face,

endure even the slightest for him

the truth about his mother's leukemia to prevent her from feeling guilty, what

it all

anger and coldness churned

he kicked the medical

fainted in the office," the secretary whispered

feeling drained but not allowed

rush Florence out to the waiting ambulance, with a bodyguard carrying

is definitely faking it!" Sandy vented to Whitney, "I don't get why Ludwik is

a burn, she's not going to die

focus on the project. We have to pull an all-nighter, there's a big presentation tomorrow." She

-

At the hospital.

up, but she refused the heart medication offered

the head of the bed, her

lips pressed tight, tried to apply ointment to her ankle,

this, the bodyguard moved to

I don't want the

take the heart

was dropping with each