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.

on his words, firmly held her shoulders. "Whitney... let me

happened between you and Florence

Ludwik. Did she

speak, his voice rough, a shadow in his eyes. "Since 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

to him. "You're not

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

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

-

the Sheldon estate, Holly rushed to Florence's room

snag Ludwik last night?" Holly circled Florence, eager for good news but noticed

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

didn't...?" Holly

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

"He can't deny it now. If I bring this up to Jason, he'll have to make his son

optimistic. She showed her mother the check Ludwik gave her, a cold glint in her eye. "It's useless. He said even if we did sleep together, he wouldn't take

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

we could find a way to

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

as they plotted to secure Florence's place in the Lippert

news hit Florence like

as her mother's words of

previously scattered, sudden/yel.ne