Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 650

Whitney struggled to keep her mind from going blank, finding her feeble voice amidst the anger, "Ludwik, why the hell do you have Tiana's phone? Did you kidnap her?

Have you developed a sick addiction to abducting people now? How long will you keep harming me and the people around me?"

Memories of the island ignited a fire in her that she couldn't dampen, still haunted.

Ludwik, caught in the line of fire, swallowed hard, his deep eyes darkening with a hint of pain, "Whitney, you just got back and this is what you throw at me?" He couldn't believe she hadn't seen the news about the Lippert family's crisis.

Didn't she care at all?

"What else do you expect me to say?" Whitney spat out, the words sticking in her throat with rage, "You kidnapped my friend!

Ludwik, you've really hit rock bottom.

And Parker... I heard he's missing. Isn't it ultimately your fault?

If you hadn't kidnapped me, dumped everything on him, would he have become a target in your place?

You're the one who should be paying the price!"

Ludwik's features turned icy, his smile cold, "So, you think I should be the one missing, or even dead. That's what you're wishing for, isn't it?"

Whitney didn't respond, which was as good as a confirmation.

She didn't want to keep arguing, her voice dropping coldly, "I don't believe Parker would steal anything or harm the Lippert Group. His disappearance is on you. He's also my friend, helped me a lot, and I will find out what happened to him. And as for Tiana, leave her out of this!

She just had Parker's child, they weren't even that close. Why kidnap her?

Do you think that'll lead you to Parker? Have you lost your mind? You should be going after the real culprits, like the Patrick family, or Jarvis..."

"Whitney?"

emerged with some data, coming out of the computer room, shocked at hearing Whitney's

face the picture of stormy coldness, and awkwardly

with him, but don't say good things about him out of

wouldn't hurt you. You have no idea what kind of man he

mask of

more awkward, tried to explain, "Whitney,

person Parker called before he disappeared. Ludwik just wanted

wanted me to retrieve a map, follow the

have it, come back immediately. I can't stand seeing anyone

worried. Parker was shot, and if we don't find him soon, I'm afraid he won't make

the call, her concern for Parker evident. She didn't hesitate to leave him out, always seeing him as the

was probably always going

his eyes sinking into a silent

Whitney, yet couldn't help but feel twinge of sympathy seeing him look so defeated, especially with the Lippert company in turmoil and Parker's fate unknown. He must

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took Cherry out of the hospital, managing to soothe the little one's tears on their way back to the Delight Mansion. She whipped up a meal,

already late

had left after Whitney

"Mommy, Sammy went back to that doctor's place,

plan to return, but she hadn't had the chance to investigate this doctor yet. Sammy had already

addressing

"Danny, you're not being a responsible big brother. If you knew Sammy going back to

trying

my

dilemma, worried about Whitney barging

Whitney's phone rang in

the bag, showing it to her. Whitney glanced at the caller

quiet, then walked to