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."

endoscopy, but what exactly, I'm not

feeling ashamed, "Sammy, you're incredible.

outside while I was being

through so much to escape Florence's clutches, I can only

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

have a brother like you for Mom.

cheeks, "So, this stays between us until I find solid answers. Don't tell Parker, Grandma, or even Dad when he

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

are nasty, claiming he's abandoned his

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

making her marriage into the Lippert family a

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

up to. Sneaky and manipulative, I knew from the start he wanted to marry Mom to climb the Sheldon family

Dad, saying he convinced Mom to have an

filled Dad with

stupid. I always catch

if Mom being

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

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affairs are too complicated, Sammy, you don't know how

only deepen, leaving me to watch them drift

Florence announced her pregnancy with Dad's child, it was the last

confession inadvertently connected the dots for Sammy, "Wait, what did you say? Mom

you sure she was pregnant

Sammy's breathing halted.

shook his head before nodding, "I only

Mom to the hospital for a

Tiana it was all Dad's

so confused. How could Mom not know she

could Mom, having experienced childbirth before, not know she

but how

clicked for

Florence's