Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 583

Tiana hung up with Bryce, having explained the situation in detail, expecting him to come through with help as promised. Yet, Bryce mentioned he needed to make another call. Tiana's patience wore thin after five minutes of waiting. She reached out to Bryce again, only to encounter an unsettling change in his tone.

"Ms. Melford, the clout the Sheldon family holds... I'm afraid I'm not in a position to confront it right now. How is Whitney holding up? I'll head over to the Treasure Restaurant right away."

Tiana was frustrated with Bryce's vague responses, not even hinting at a solution. "Mr. Lutz, didn't you boast about having powerful connections in Emperor City? We need to stand up to Hudson and rescue Whitney. Can't you leverage your network for this?"

Bryce inhaled deeply, his voice tinged with regret. "I'm sorry, I can't seem to reach the gentleman I had in mind!" In reality, the mysterious benefactor had coldly rebuffed Bryce, "I won't risk offending Hugh for your damsel in distress. Who knows, I might need Hugh's alliance against Ludwik in the future."

Unable to defy the influential figure behind the scenes, Bryce had no choice but to accept his inability to assist Whitney.

Tiana, sensing his hesitation, wondered if Bryce truly couldn't reach his contact or if they simply refused to help. Anger bubbled inside her as she retorted, "You said you'd protect Whitney no matter what, Mr. Lutz. Is this how you act when you're about to marry her? You can't even ensure her safety because you don't want to upset your connections?"

Fuming, she realized she was wasting her time with Bryce and would have to seek Ludwik's help instead.

Regretting the precious minutes lost, Tiana worried for Whitney's safety. She remembered her harsh words to Ludwik earlier and shuddered, but pride was a luxury she couldn't afford now.

Rushing to the elevator, she dialed Parker. "Mr. Doonan, where's Ludwik? He's needed at the Treasure Restaurant urgently. Only he can save Whitney now!"

"Whitney? What's happened?" Parker asked, clearly confused as he wasn't with Ludwik at the time.

"Mr. Doonan, can you tell me where Ludwik is right now? Please, it's urgent!"

"He's in a private room on the fourth floor."

Hearing the desperation in her voice, Parker added, "You go find him. I'll be there soon, Tiana. Don't worry."

emotion, tears

fourth floor, Tiana found the place eerily quiet, with only one luxurious meeting room in sight.

a tense business meeting, with Mr. Lippert negotiating

It's Whitney. She's in trouble," Tiana whispered, barely

for a moment before nodding and stepping

heated negotiation, unyielding on the price. "The Lippert family's chips are embedded with the world's leading SkyfaithSharp-F technology. Our partnership could pioneer unparalleled technological advancements. The world's wealthiest family might soon be the Lipperts of Harmonia

room. Despite being the new CEO, his achievements in just one month had

the Lippert Group had integrated his cutting-edge Skyfaith technology into their ventures, sparking a technological revolution. His refusal to lower the price only made the Lippert

Lippert, let's take

for an internal discussion,"

the chairman of

opposing company, aiming to

of

not make this too

Lippert to join us mainly to

didn't move, nor did he reach for the silverware

extinguished his cigarette

waited for a few minutes. Ludwik caught Felix

years, Ludwik recognized this as

Ludwik asked in a calm voice, "What is

and whispered, "Mr. Lippert, it seems Ms. Valentine is in trouble. Ms. Melford said she tried to take a lock of Hugh's hair for a paternity test and got caught. Ms. Melford believes Hugh

was about to pick up a

His eyes narrowed.

at the Treasure Restaurant tonight

like bringing a knife