Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 624

"I had no choice but to let the old man believe I'd turned into a fool. His reaction? Well, Florence saw it all, believing I'd become the perfect puppet she could manipulate at will. She let down her guard around me. That's my ticket in. To snoop around, unearth the secrets she's hiding with Ryan."

Danny caught on, "Got it! You're staying close, pretending to be loyal, acting like you don't recognize your own folks!"

Sammy nodded.

"But what's your end game? What's the mystery you haven't solved?"

Sammy's expression darkened, "It's about Mom."

"Mom?!"

"Before she fell ill, Ryan sneakily had her laid up in a hospital surgery room. At that time, I was trapped in that same hospital and happened to see her."

Danny's eyes widened as he remembered, "Was it a month ago? No wonder Mom said she thought she saw you after her hospital visit for a stomach check-up.

We even searched that hospital for you afterward, but you were gone.

Mom started to believe she had hallucinations.

But it wasn't! You were actually locked up by Florence in the hospital!"

Sammy nodded, signaling silence, "Ryan's not around now, but his household staff and daughter are.

Danny, long story short, there are speculations I'd rather not disclose just yet.

All I know is something must've happened to Mom in that surgery room. I'm worried Florence and Ryan implanted something in her... like a bomb.

I have to dig out this secret.

So, I must stay, keep my cover. I want to ensure Mom's safety. Do you understand?"

Danny's heart raced with anxiety, "You mean Mom's in danger?" His voice quivered, "God, I had no clue, and neither did she!

She thought she just had an endoscopy that day."

was more than an endoscopy, but

ashamed, "Sammy, you're incredible. Compared

I was being pampered by

to escape Florence's clutches, I can only imagine how much

her, you chose to stay here as

proud to have a brother like you for Mom. She'd

cheeks, "So, this stays between us until I find solid answers. Don't

turning gloomy, "Dad's whereabouts are

he's abandoned his career and family, eloped with

Group's stocks are plummeting, causing chaos internally. Our grandfather is

actions may embarrass Florence, making her marriage into the Lippert

gleeful, "But what I'm most glad about is Mom no

to marry Mom to climb the

Bryce mocking Dad, saying he convinced Mom to have an abortion, getting rid of Dad's

Dad with hatred towards

he think I'm clueless, but I'm not stupid. I always catch bits and

sure if

baby was gone before we knew it, and Mom wouldn't admit she had the abortion... Dad thought she did it out of

en novelxo

too complicated, Sammy, you don't know how much

leaving me to watch

announced her pregnancy with Dad's child, it was

Sammy, "Wait, what did

you sure she was pregnant last

Sammy's breathing halted.

nodding, "I only heard it from

Dad took Mom to the hospital for a long check-up. Tiana

told Tiana it was all Dad's overreaction; she was never

confused. How could Mom not know she

experienced childbirth before, not know she was pregnant?

was unaware, but

clue clicked for Sammy

overheard something fishy about Florence's pregnancy, and