Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 667

Dr. Harper cleared his throat, trying to sound more confident than he felt, "Your son's condition is stable. He has a small hematoma in his brain, but after some tests, we've noticed it's gradually shrinking. It leads me to believe he's been receiving effective treatment. If we

continue on this path, I'm optimistic about a full recovery."

Whitney was skeptical. Could Dr. Ryan have actually managed to treat Sammy successfully?

Sammy let out a silent sigh of relief, raising an eyebrow, "See, Mom? I wasn't kidding. My head was messed up, but thanks to Dr. Ryan, I'm almost back to normal. You can relax now. Can we go?"

"But we're here already. Don't you want to see Grandpa?" Whitney grabbed his collar, steering him toward Grandpa Hudson's hospital room. "Oh, Grandpa..."

The TV in the hallway interrupted their conversation. "Breaking news: Ludwik was arrested last night by the police. He's suspected of conspiring with his cousin Justin to murder his best friend, Parker, following accusations from the victim's brother. The case is under investigation..."

Whitney and Sammy stopped in their tracks, stunned.

Patients around changed the channel, but Whitney couldn't help pulling out her phone to search for news. Sure enough, Emperor City was buzzing with the story of Ludwik's arrest. The comments online were a frenzy.

kidnapping brides and now suspected of murder? How low can

Country's prime bachelor.

ways. Right after he joined the Lippert family, he

while kidnapping another man's wife. A real

talk of a mental illness, tied back to his days as an illegitimate child in

Apparently, Jason had been unfaithful with Natalie for years, leaving Mrs. Lippert depressed and under

the venomous comments, disbelief and anger mingling in her

too much," Sammy muttered, anger flashing in his eyes as he read the cruel words aimed at his grandmother and the unjust

out his tablet from his backpack, his fingers flying over the screen. Moments later, Whitney's phone buzzed with the notification that the trending search had crashed, and the defamatory terms

family, she wouldn't have suffered silently under the

was right," Whitney reassured him, thinking of how Natalie must feel

his mom's concern, quickly adjusted their home network settings to shield his brother Danny from the harsh news, "Mom, I've blocked the external news feed at home. As long as Danny stays off the web for a few days, he won't find out about... you know." Whitney sighed, grateful for

before she couldn't resist opening up to her son, "Sammy, honey, I know he's your dad, no matter how much I wish to cut ties forever, it's not something I can

I won't force you.

feel, seeing him like this?

hurt, after all the pain and the troubles he's caused," Sammy responded with