Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 670

Ashton furrowed his brows, a thought suddenly striking him as he recalled the day Bryce and Keegan had come in to file a report. He took a closer look at Bryce, realizing that the man's once gentle demeanor had shifted into something more sinister and cold.

"You know, now that you mention it, I remember Ludwik really did Bryce dirty a few years back.

Like, remember when Bryce and Whitney were gonna get hitched? Ludwik just blasted their engagement by leaking some scandalous pics, driving Whitney away and somehow getting Bryce behind bars.

And now, years later at another wedding, Ludwik goes and kidnaps the bride again.

It's like a repeat offense, a slap in the face, a real humiliation for Bryce. Any guy would harbor some serious hate after that."

Felix was internally alarmed.

"I've heard Danny ranting about how Bryce was such a sneak before.

I didn't get the full picture of what he did to tick Danny off so much.

But piecing it together now, Bryce is clearly no amateur. He's got his hands reaching into Emperor City's police force, which is no small feat.

If he keeps targeting Mr. Lippert, given Mr. Lippert's current standing, that spells trouble."

Ashton's gaze darkened, "What's worse, Bryce operates in the shadows, leaving no trace."

Both men felt at a loss.

Just then, the emergency room doors burst open, and a doctor wheeled out Ludwik on a stretcher, his robust frame rigid, his handsome face drained of color.

He was conscious.

"Ludwik!" Ashton rushed over, "How are you feeling?"

coughed uncomfortably, "The patient required immediate surgery for his injuries, which were quite

able to... perform?" Ludwik's face was a storm

of the injuries, we'll have to see how you heal," the doctor, intimidated by Ludwik's icy stare, softened his wording,

hit Ludwik

such news would

a man in his prime, suddenly incapacitated...

he loved Whitney. He had foolishly convinced

back. He

in a turnaround, that handling the Lippert family's issues and finding

now, it felt like

If his body couldn't recover, what

back, to live as a widow by

cruelly jest at him, dealing a blow so

company crumbled, then legal troubles, and now, his physical abilities threatened, was

for his

Brutal.

life now a dead end? Was he doomed

shattered, his spirit

said there's still a chance," Ashton, seeing his friend's despair, grew

early struggles

to be unbreakable,

saw no

faced ruin,

must believe in the possibility of healing!" Felix tried to offer some comfort, "Look at your previous condition, Ms. Valentine cured

mockery, "I've done many wrongs to her, forced her, so

interjecting, "Damn it, all this trouble over a woman. If you had just let Whitney go during the chip development, not kidnapped her to that

Felix thought, criticizing Ashton's

much, bringing up Whitney now was like

Ashton sighed deeply.