Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 666

Ludwik made his way back to the hospital bed,

Jason was still in a daze, his gaze heavy and unfocused, seemingly unaware of the police's words at the door. Ludwik was worried; his dad's condition was dire. What kind of blow had brought him to his knees like this? But he had no time to dwell on it,

"Dad!" Ludwik leaned in, his voice low and urgent, "I know you've just woken up, but the Lippert family has no one else to turn to.

Times are tough, and the cops are on my tail, forcing me to lay low for a few days.

Listen carefully, there are a bunch of companies out there looking to swallow up the Lippert legacy, especially those backed by the Patrick Group, like the Lane Group. Once I'm in the police station, I bet the Lane Group will join forces with other corporations to attack the Lippert family!

You need to sell off those unprofitable businesses - the insurance sectors, hotels, and semi-smart tech firms.

The Lippert Resort too, get it off our hands fast. Pool whatever funds you can into our remaining assets in finance and real estate.

For real estate, maybe have a word with Shane."

Ludwik remembered how Ashton had bailed him out last time, with Shane pulling strings in the background.

This heir to the Nelson family might just be the Lippert family's last shot.

"Sell the estate?" Jason's eyes, clouded with grief, widened in disbelief. Had the Lippert family really fallen this far while he was out?

Yes, it was all because he chose the wrong partner, a venomous snake, even mistaking an enemy for a friend, allowing Wade and Thea to conspire against them for years. Why hadn't he just died in his bed?

He suddenly felt powerless at the thought of the Lippert family facing this ordeal.

"We have to sell everything, it's the only way to preserve the last bit of what the Lippert family stands for!"

"Dad." Perhaps sensing Jason's despair and anger, Ludwik gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what you're mourning over.

But now's not the time to give in. The Lippert empire was built by your own hands, you were once untouchable.

Are you really going to let Wade tear away at the foundation of the Lippert family without doing anything?

They conspired with Jarvis to bleed the Lippert family dry! Are you going to let that be the end of it?

see the Lippert family crumble before she passes?" Jason

any longer; the police were coming to take

sat on the

the pillow, throwing it to the ground in frustration, his eyes reddening with every breath. His

Jason's hatred was palpable.

to wallow in despair.

destroyed on his watch. He wasn't

as if each word mocked him for being a fool

came through quickly, icy

this shock, let's hurry up

don't want to be saddled with the Lippert family's

waited years to rightfully become Jarvis's mother. Don't you dare delay, or Wade will make you

Jason coughed too hard to speak, hanging up the

down on him with

Jason's eyes, once dark, cleared up, his gaze sharp as a blade. He spoke slowly, "Felix, call Riley over immediately, sell off all of the Lippert family's subsidiaries, see how much funds we can free up. The

aged, but his eyes sparkled with the

"Alright, I'll get on it

be released, but with you here, I believe the

even look after his own son, leaving

-

the hospital, Ashton hurried through

suddenly show up in Emperor City to

figure

deeply, "Ashton, can you get in touch with the

troubled, "When we used to hang out with Parker, he hardly ever spoke of his

was the Doonan family was one of the top names in the underworld, shrouded in

to go back to Banyan City to ask the Doonan family directly

by then. Who knows what state Mr. Lippert will be in after the police

gaze, "Parker once said,

to call the cops

pulling the strings behind

He grilled Barclay, but the guy was defiant, even boasting to the police that Parker's mom had relatives in high places, even connections

mess reeks of Jarvis

under his breath and