Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 533

Whitney's cold move drew everyone's attention.

"Danny, let's go pack our stuff," she said, bypassing Ludwik with a heavy heart, taking Danny's hand. "Whitney!" Ludwik hurried to catch up with her, reaching out to stop her. "Can we talk about Sammy?"

She broke free and walked into the mansion. The light was dim, but the blue and white walls made her pale face appear even paler. She looked exhausted, as if she hadn't slept all night.

Ludwik frowned with concern. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

At his words, Whitney suddenly laughed. "I doubt I'm the only one who didn't sleep well. Aren't you busy, Mr. Lippert? Do you actually have any leads on Sammy, or are you just stringing me along with made-up clues?"

Ludwik narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean by that? Why would I lie to you if I didn't have any leads?"

Whitney smirked. "Who knows what you're thinking. Weren't you at Florence's last night? How could you have time to worry about Sammy?"

"I..." Ludwik froze. She knew? How did she find out?

"Ms. Valentine, you're mistaken. Mr. Lippert was at the Sheldon estate last night, trying to get close to Florence's doctor to find leads," Felix tried to clarify.

Tiana couldn't hold back her anger any longer. "Stop making excuses! Whitney called you last night, and Florence answered. Everyone knows you were together! You have no idea how much Whitney cried last night. Go ahead and get engaged to that vixen, but why keep bothering Whitney? You're just playing with her feelings over Sammy!"

Ludwik's eyes darkened. "You called me?"

"Your precious Florence must have deleted it," Whitney scoffed.

held her shoulders.

you and Florence is to be expected,"

indifference hurt Ludwik. Did she not care

you don't want to hear about that, let me tell you something else. I have a lead on Sammy. I managed to get someone to slip up last night. He's been in contact with Sammy through Florence. If we keep an eye on him, we might find

attention snapped back to

looked at her with a self-mocking smile. "Why would I

about now was Sammy, not whether or not he and Florence were together. Feeling powerless, Ludwik realized the extent of the damage he had inadvertently caused. Now, all he could do was

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estate, Holly rushed to Florence's room

Holly circled Florence, eager for good news but noticed her daughter's grim

voice was cold. "I used every trick, even hallucinogens to make him think I was

Holly was

Florence smirked. "Of course, I was in bed with him, insisting we

it now. If I bring this up to Jason,

Ludwik gave her, a cold glint in her eye. "It's useless. He said even if we did sleep together,

a scene, but without a child, I have no leverage to marry into the

could find a way

rejected the idea, disgusted by her mother's past actions. "Ludwik would know if the child wasn't his. I can't lose this chance, especially since

were left scheming, their desperation growing as they plotted to secure Florence's place in

news hit Florence like a ton

her mother's words of complaint echoed in the room. Her

previously scattered, sudden/yel.ne