Chapter 485
Sandy stumbled out of the bar, clearly inebriated. Wasn't she supposed to leave with Shane?
"It was a friend of yours, Parker, who contacted me. I had no idea who brought me home until I got the call and came straight here. What happened? You scared me to death!" Sandy was shocked to see the bruises on Whitney.
Helping her into the hospital room, Parker came over and explained, "You'll need new shoes and clothes. I don't really know about that stuff. This must be someone you know, right?" Whitney nodded, her nerves tensing at his appearance, "And him?"
"He's just come out of surgery, now in ICU."
At the mention of 'ICU, Whitney immediately stood up, "Is it just the anesthesia, or is there a 24-hour critical period?"
"24-hour critical period."
Her brows furrowed in worry, "I need to see him."
Sandy, still foggy from the alcohol, had no clue who they were talking about, but somehow guessed, could it be Ludwik?
"Sandy, thanks for tonight. You can head back now; I'll be okay."
"Whitney, I'll come
allowed now, so she could only look through the glass window at Ludwik lying still on
blood. If it wasn't for her need for an antidote,
trapped," Parker spoke softly beside her, "But don't blame yourself. He chose to love you,
tormented by hate, it sounded like a joke to her,
your car accident to being kidnapped, to him rushing to save you, think about it,
the harm he caused me for Florence,
Florence win some competition, purposely making Whitney lose. Anyone would feel trapped, despairing,
the right moment. Before, I was afraid of Ludwik too. But seeing him like this, I feel I must speak up, or it might
"Do you really think his sudden
get back together, he didn't want to waste time. He fell for Florence's youth and innocence, something I no longer possess!" Parker scoffed, "He doesn't like the weak and
to me at the Lippert family dinner, burdened with heavy thoughts: 'How could I love another woman in this lifetime
She couldn't
being blackmailed by Florence. Their relationship, to me, seems more like he's under some sort of duress."
man of his stature, being manipulated? But then,
"What do you mean?"
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