Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 685

It was 10 PM.

Ludwik, with his tall and lanky frame, clumsily placed a bill on the bar counter and stumbled out, drunk, into the alley.

In his haze, it seemed he bumped into someone.

Emerging from the moonlit path, the figure shoved Ludwik back with force and let out a loud laugh, "Ludwik, long time no see! Finally got out of the slammer, huh?" "Fancy running into you here!"

Caught off guard and already plastered, Ludwik fell back into a ditch. Rubbing his forehead, he lifted his gloomy gaze and finally saw the face before him. Lane.

Behind him, a bunch of fair-weather friends.

"Look at this, guys, the once mighty Ludwik Lippert, the big shot of the Lippert family. Mr. Lippert was so arrogant back in the day, but look where the Lippert family is now, all fallen from grace, and he still held his head high.

I offered a generous 60 billion last time to take over the Lippert estate, to give them a break.

But what did Ludwik say? Told me to get lost!

Looks like karma finally caught up with him, got arrested for murder!

Oh, Ludwik, Ludwik, look at you now.

Tonight, you're not getting away."

After his tirade, Lane stepped onto Ludwik in the ditch, arrogantly throwing down a contract, "You didn't appreciate the 60 billion offer, Ludwik. Now, I don't want to spend a dime.

Sign over the Lippert estate, or I'll make you wish you were dead tonight!

Oh, too drunk to speak?

Maybe start barking like a dog, entertain us a bit, and maybe we'll go easy on you when we beat you up.

Ha-ha!"

belly protruding, laughed maniacally with his

His entourage laughed along.

out of the Lippert Resort, Ludwik's net worth can't even

company was already giving

appreciate it, and now, Lane, you get to take it

thrilling, to think Ludwik used to be

see him, broke and beaten, not only can you see him, but you

Lane roared again.

crowd around him grew eager, ready to

his eyes, his vision blurry and

about these

he knocked Lane, who was stepping on him, to the

in pain, coldly signaled, "Beat him down, until he's too weak,

crowd, armed with knives and clubs, swarmed towards

muck, panting heavily, his eyes red, kicking and punching, initially managing

a business titan with unmatched skills. Egged on by Bryce and pressured by Wade, Lane was desperate to take over the Lippert estate and prove himself to Wade. Plus, he

his weak

up a fight? What for? Think you're still

you, I'd be too ashamed

hates you to the bone. Oh, right now, she must be in another man's arms, ecstatic

You're just a spectator.

point of

You living is pointless."

froze, his powerful arms

that moment, Lane kicked

face ghastly pale, crashing to the

as if suddenly deaf to all sounds except those taunting words echoing in his head, 'Your company's downfall, your best

was watch, watch Whitney become someone

Parker disappear without

all

negligence led to today, his self-inflicted sufferings, the countless times he had

fists headed his way, he could have