Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 568

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"He wants to marry me, but that's just his fantasy. Whatever was between us... it's not worth mentioning and there's definitely no future. I wish him and Ms. Sheldon the best. What I want to say is, I've got my own love story happening right here.

He's not just some pretty boy; he's my boyfriend, Bryce as you can see, we're together and we're getting ready to walk down the aisle soon.

And for those busybodies snapping photos and stirring up drama, seriously? Get a life!

There's nothing going on between Ludwik and me. I'm not playing any games. My company, Skye Gem Ltd., is clean as a whistle, so shop with confidence!"

The reporters were left speechless, especially when Whitney used the moment to plug her company right into the microphone.

One reporter, not quite ready to let it go, quipped, "Whitney's got guts, probably the first to ever put Ludwik down like that.

You're really bold, claiming Ludwik's marriage proposal is just a fantasy...

Aren't you afraid that Ludwik, scorned and spurned, might retaliate against you and your boyfriend?

Your boyfriend, with all due respect, doesn't quite match up to Ludwik's charm or wealth."

The reporter was clearly trying to get under her skin.

But Whitney clenched her fists, her mind racing with the ways Ludwik might try to strike at Bryce.

Publicly declaring her relationship with Bryce could provoke him.

But she hoped Ludwik would get the message: His dirty tricks would get him nowhere.

She wouldn't be bullied.

Grabbing the reporter's microphone, her gaze icy, she retorted, "Thanks for your concern.

Honestly, I worry about my boyfriend too.

Who wouldn't be intimidated by the thought of crossing Harmonia Country's most eligible bachelor?

on you, the media, to keep an eye out. If anything happens to my boyfriend, it's probably Ludwik using his

to call the cops for

let go and live

on camera, Whitney must be

Ludwik. Did you catch her last words? 'Live and let live.' That's deep." "But she's clearly devoted to her boyfriend now. That confirms

Florence, stuck in the middle of

overhearing these

up this afternoon's store surveillance. I

-

the corporate office, Parker watched Whitney's press moment

the mall showed Whitney and Bryce standing together, with Whitney eventually stepping up to challenge Ludwik and even

Ludwik fixated on Whitney's 'love declaration' for the umpteenth

played on repeat

wanting to marry me was his own fantasy... I've got a boyfriend now-we're in a relationship and planning to marry

Ludwik using his power

handsome face turned ghostly pale, his fingers

public to protect Bryce, even announcing

say, their

out all the stops, facing the media to challenge

the media to watch him,

such determination, talking openly about love and marriage. Those words, her

expressions, pierced d

seemed women moved on faster than men after

he really surprised? She was capable of much

Ludwik was devastated.

down

shifted

Parker wasn't sure what to

media she was

made her stance clear, maybe it's time to let go. It's

drink." Ludwik stood up, his tall frame imposing, like a storm

flies, one day, I'll clip its

but her frame, it's up