Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 540

Whitney's eyes shimmered with tears that slowly soaked her heart. Choking up, she said, "That morning, I tossed your breakfast away. I thought I made myself clear. Unless it's about Sammy, don't come looking for me. We can't just be friends! Ludwik, you're smothering me." She turned, pulling Danny inside, barely giving him a chance to say goodbye to his father before she sharply closed the door, leaving Ludwik outside.

Danny, with tears in his eyes, tried to explain, "Mom, I couldn't find you, so I called Dad when you disappeared in the afternoon. You hate how he tries to control everything. He even pulled Uncle Parker's bodyguards off you and stopped sending over meals, worried it would upset you. Can't you just not be mad at him for tonight?"

Whitney looked at her son, silent for a moment, "I'm not mad at him. I just want him to stop making all the decisions for me. I can take care of myself. I'm really tired, let's go upstairs."

Ludwik stood under the porch light, his brows furrowed, overhearing her weak voice from behind the door. The light cast a long, cold shadow behind him, making him look like a sculpture of solitude. Perhaps, he had indeed pushed her too far. She felt suffocated by him? Ludwik retraced his steps with a bitter smile upon hearing her say she was tired... He abandoned the idea of forcibly taking her to the hospital.

The child should be fine, right?

He'd wait a couple of days until she calmed down, then have Parker figure out a way to coax her into getting checked at the hospital...

His heart was a tumultuous sea of unease.

Lost in his thoughts, his phone suddenly rang. Ludwik, slipping his hand into his trouser pocket, walked down the steps to his car as he answered the call.

It was Felix, sounding unusually urgent, "Mr. Lippert, we've got a major problem."

Ludwik paused, his slender fingers opening the car door as he sat inside, steadying his breath, as if expecting the news, "Go on."

"Jarvis's major project in Beloria has suffered a catastrophic accident; there was a railway explosion. Beloria's government has already announced they'll be investigating all foreign investments in their railway infrastructure, and the Lippert Group is at the top of their list! This might be a setup by Jarvis, but it's the Lippert Group they'll be coming after, not him. You need to go to Beloria personally to calm the waters and handle this.

I've booked you on a flight tonight..."

Clutching the steering wheel, Ludwik's gaze hardened as he looked at the villa, its windows aglow. He couldn't see which room Whitney was in, knowing this trip wouldn't just be a short one.

Whitney had a stomach bug today, and he was worried.

the burdens of a man were never just about

my way to

called

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a café near

corner where a

seat next to her, scanning the

for you. Everything they've done

her mask, the woman smirked

Dr. Bill a hefty bank card, asking cryptically, "Is everything taken care

Dr. Bill nodded subtly.

up and left the café, her eyes sparkling

been plotting against Whitney

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at the Bartels Pharmaceutical, was now an ally against her. Despite

in Emperor City, Elaine moved stealthily, avoiding Ludwik's notice, living as if on the run ever

classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; Florence and Whitney were locked in a fierce battle, yet it might be Elaine who reaps the benefits in the end. Elaine suppressed her

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handing the herbal medicine to the nanny for brewing, Whitney administered acupuncture to herself and drank

she received a message

Facebook:

it! It must have been

airplane bathroom. So embarrassing. Whitney, you should really check on that hotel's catering

get sick too? How are

from food poisoning, confirming