Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 524

Whitney couldn't help but sneer inwardly, but softened her voice, "Grandma and Grandpa, I didn't mean anything by it. I'm just worried that Uncle Mike, being a bit introverted and naive, might get tricked into revealing Dad's condition." "Right, with Dad still in a precarious situation, your concern makes sense," acknowledged Jared, accepting Whitney's reasoning.

Emma's expression softened a bit as well.

After they had left, Dad's assistant stepped forward, his gaze filled with admiration and relief as he looked at Whitney. "It's a good thing Mr. Sheldon has a daughter like you by his side."

"But if you were suspicious of Hugh, why didn't you just tell Jared and Grandma directly?"

"Would they have believed me?" Whitney's expression was cool. "Especially Grandma, who hardly accepts me as her granddaughter. But Hugh, he's their beloved son. My only choice was to set this trap, to let them see the truth for themselves. Once Hugh's true colors are revealed, I'll find a way to get a DNA test between him and Florence. Then, Grandma and Grandpa will know everything. They certainly won't allow Hugh and Holly to continue their scheming."

The assistant nodded. "You've gone through a lot to protect Mr. Sheldon's company."

Whitney asked him for a favor, "Until Hugh is out of the picture, please keep an eye on his activities within the Sheldon Group. If necessary, leave a few informants."

The assistant, aware his position was at risk, nodded solemnly.

Whitney's phone rang. She saw it was Felix calling.

She wasn't in the mood to answer, but recalling something, she quietly closed the door to the hospital room and answered, "What's up, Felix?"

"Ms. Valentine, it's nearly lunchtime. Mr. Lippert had someone send over some lunch for you. You're still at the hospital, right? The delivery should be arriving soon."

Whitney took a deep breath. "I can manage my own meals, thank you very much!"

Felix's lips twitched-he was just the messenger.

Whitney changed her tone. "Felix, send me his bank account details."

"Whose?... Oh, Mr. Lippert's? I'll send it over right away."

Felix didn't hesitate, regardless of what Ms. Valentine intended to do. As long as she asked for Mr. Lippert's account details, it gave Mr. Lippert a reason to talk to Ms. Valentine. After receiving the bank details, Whitney immediately transferred ten million to Ludwik.

tossed her phone back into her pocket, where Tiana was waiting for her downstairs at

she could reach the elevator, her

closely at the caller ID until she heard Ludwik's deep, mellow

the

polite yet distant. "Thank you for arranging Dr. Ivan for my

account. If you want

unilateral decisions frustrated Whitney. "Then I'll

remaining three hundred million for the golf course? I would

pressed her lips together, not

his phone, his fingers resting on the table as if the black

an eyebrow, shifted his broad shoulders, the white shirt tightening, and Ludwik's voice lowered in mock pain, "Whitney, about the herbal remedies you gave me, I might have got the dosage wrong. It's

cooled down, scoffing, "The Lippert family has wealth to spare. Surely you're not

she hung up

finger, its well-defined

no longer easily softened

a simple conversation was

Such stubbornness.

a message, "Your lunch has arrived. Make sure to

just in time to receive a stack of lunchboxes from the delivery person, along with Ludwik's message. Her brow

came over from

bad boy wants to play the heartfelt lover now? His shamelessness knows no bounds. Has he forgotten he's engaged? But seriously,

an empty bench, eyeing the pile of meal boxes,

why would I eat it? Let's see-bird's nest porridge, wow! And fish maw, these are all nourishing. Does Ludwik think you're that

on, she suddenly remembered something odd Parker mentioned to her, to

"Whitney, is there something odd about your health? Ludwik's

her mind, Tiana entertained a shocking possibility but quickly dismissed it as

She scrutinized Whitney.

her right hand on her left wrist to feel her pulse. After a moment, she concluded, "My pulse is weak, but other than that, I don't feel any different." If it were pregnancy, Whitney surely would've

it couldn't be

mind, Tiana tentatively discarded this