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..."

an unprecedented crisis. The chip was gone, Parker was gone, beyond his

he whispered, his body covering

furious, shoving him, "Don't touch me! Weren't you

nearly crushing her hands. She was enraged, believing this to be his twisted

with a kiss until she

words, "I have

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

pierced, his gaze lingering on her angry face, sorrowful and strained, "I'll be back as

never come

his eyes, resigned, "Wait

watching her intently as if

his farewell feel so final? She dismissed it, comparing him to a capricious

night, Whitney pondered how long he'd be gone, what

Nine hours later.

was the wee

the late hour, everyone was present. The day's upheaval was perhaps the biggest crisis The Lippert Group had ever faced. Jason, Riley, the younger members of the Lippert family, and all shareholders were anxiously waiting in the conference

He appeared in his office, where Felix and a few confidants rushed

straight to the point, "Felix, the surveillance footage from the lab on the day Parker went

presented all

there's no complete footage. The tech team and I checked overnight The surveillance was tampered with; it's unrecoverable. What happened between Mr. Doonan and the chief in

was kicked open. "Ludwik,

Parker, causing The Lippert family's stock to plummet by

family in just half a month? Over two hundred companies worldwide! Do you know how much we'll have to pay in

fingers, their accusations fierce and

it. Riley leaked news of this

ve