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."

an endoscopy, but what exactly, I'm not sure," Sammy

ashamed, "Sammy, you're incredible. Compared to you, I'm

suffering outside while I was being

clutches, I can only imagine

protect her, you chose to stay here as a spy,

you for Mom. She'd be

between us until I find solid answers. Don't tell Parker, Grandma, or even Dad

expression turning gloomy, "Dad's whereabouts are unknown,

rumors are nasty, claiming he's abandoned his career

are

Florence, making her marriage into the Lippert family a joke, it's not

but feel a bit gleeful, "But what I'm most glad about is

he wanted to marry

Dad, saying he convinced Mom

must've filled Dad

I'm not stupid. I always catch bits and pieces of

if

was gone before we knew it, and Mom wouldn't admit she had the abortion... Dad

en novelxo

Sammy, you don't know

grudges only deepen, leaving me

announced her pregnancy with Dad's

Sammy, "Wait, what did

sure she was pregnant last

Sammy's breathing halted.

shook his head before nodding, "I only heard it from their

for a long check-up. Tiana was furious

was all Dad's overreaction; she was never

could Mom not know she was

Indeed, how could Mom, having experienced childbirth before, not know she was pregnant?

unaware, but how was

clicked for

Florence's pregnancy, and it seemed