Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 632

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Felix was practically breathless, "And then this morning, Weiman Technologies went global, launching their latest chip! Everything's happening so fast. The Lippert Group's stock plummeted by over forty billion in just half a day. The risk management department predicts it'll drop even more tomorrow. The situation looks grim. The whole group is in chaos, and Mr. Doonan has mysteriously vanished. Mr. Lippert, you must come back, please, we're begging you!"

The news of Parker's disappearance hit Ludwik like a thunderbolt. Parker was formidable, one of the few untouchables in the world. His disappearance suggested a gaping abyss behind the scenes... The Lippert Group's stock took a nosedive, losing forty billion in an

instant...

Ludwik felt a chill, "I'll be right back."

He ended the call, his eyes bloodshot, and strode up to the bedroom.

In the dark room, Whitney lay on the bed, her eyes closed, brows furrowed in distress.

"Whitney..." He called her name over and over again.

Whitney had been awake since he entered. His presence was both unique and terrifying, almost nightmare-inducing. She pretended to be asleep, wanting nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, he leaned over, his hand pulling away the covers-

Whitney's eyes snapped open, glaring at him coldly, "Can't you ever give it a rest? I'm on my period, do you really have to bother me now?!"

The distress and resistance in her eyes made his heart ache, his hand pausing in mid-air.

His gaze turned vacant, vulnerable, "Whitney..."

crisis. The chip was

can't even begin to explain how much," he whispered, his body covering hers, his hands gripping hers tightly as he

then furious, shoving him, "Don't touch me! Weren't you just angry? What's wrong

her hands. She was enraged, believing this to be his twisted way of

her struggles with a kiss until she couldn't breathe. Only then did

unspoken words, "I have

confused and disheveled, retorted coldly, "Finally, something's taking you away! I can't stand the

felt pierced, his gaze lingering on her angry face, sorrowful

never come

eyes, resigned, "Wait for me, don't

intently as if memorizing

his gaze, sensing something was off. Why did his farewell feel so final? She dismissed it, comparing him

long he'd be gone, what he was

Nine hours later.

was the wee

to the Lippert Group headquarters. Despite the late hour, everyone was present. The day's upheaval was perhaps the biggest crisis The Lippert Group had ever

appeared in his office, where Felix and a few

shed his coat, getting straight to the point, "Felix, the surveillance footage from the lab on the day Parker went missing, bring it

presented all

was tampered with; it's unrecoverable. What happened between Mr. Doonan and the chief in the lab, why they left simultaneously, remains a mystery. Now with Justin in the conference room, we only have

door was kicked open. "Ludwik,

your brother Parker, causing The Lippert family's stock to plummet by forty billion, You

for The Lippert family in just half a

shareholders burst in, pointing fingers, their accusations

lamented, "A fortune doesn't even begin to cover it. Riley leaked news of this one-of-a-kind chip, drawing in over

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