Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 709

"I'm not exactly a stranger, you know. You helped Whitney a lot back in the day."

Ludwik offered a half-smile, though his visit hid ulterior motives.

When he reached out to Shane, the man was on a business trip. The news practically blew his mind. This was a red flag. Who was Sandy to him? His woman? Or... maybe the mother of his daughter? Ludwik's insights were sharp.

From this, it became clear that Sandy was someone he needed to look out for.

Given the current situation, this would benefit him in winning Shane over.

Whitney couldn't believe his audacity. "Sandy's my cousin. What's it to you?

She's already told you she doesn't know you well. Please take these things back.

She can't have bird's nest soup right now."

"And I don't even like it!"

As Whitney's kin, Sandy had every reason to detest Ludwik for his past wrongs against her sister.

Unperturbed, Ludwik suddenly turned to Whitney. "I didn't just bring her food. I also got you some spicy buffalo wings and a cheesy lobster bake."

"...Spicy buffalo wings."

Whitney was at a loss for words. Was this man off his rocker? After all these years, he still remembered her love for spicy food, not to mention her less obvious penchant for cheesy lobster bake.

She tried to regain her composure, keeping him at arm's length. "Thanks, but I can buy my own food. Plus, Sandy doesn't like spicy stuff. You're just upsetting her stomach."

Sandy swallowed hard. "Sis, actually, I kind of like it..."

"Zip it." Whitney shot her a warning glance.

"...." Sandy hung her head, feeling small.

eating? You used to love these." Ludwik felt the sting of rejection, his gaze shifting from the deep, drowning kind to a low, dejected

eyes? Paired with his now subdued handsome face, his features sculpted as if by divine intervention, his melancholy could stir a sense of haze in any woman, even Whitney was momentarily taken aback, feeling as if

remember? And look how

saw Ludwik's

took a sharp breath. Whitney was ruthless, able to cut ties without looking back,

Ludwik was visibly pale.

lash out, would he? After all, he

his grip on the meal box, his knuckles

He remained silent, enduring.

the winds. Once, he had tormented her sister; now, it was

She internally cheered.

gloves, opened the lobster bake,

room instantly, making Whitney and Sandy's

couldn't stand it anymore. "Ludwik, if you want to eat, can you please

prepping it for you, I'll

a thank-you for the heads-up this afternoon about Mr. Garcia

face flushed. Wasn't it Sandy who

had he

annoyed. "Stop chattering. You're disturbing

Turner, I wanted to ask

realizing they

mall was so high.

me. Its owner was pulling on it, and the store was crowded. I didn't see clearly who it was, but then I was pushed over the

a husky, very aggressive. I was so

was foggy due to

asking, "Have you made

her head. "At S-T Group, I was low on the ladder. Nobody

Group, I've kept a

it'd be Sienna and Florence, maybe. Since I'm working closely with

too, right before Sandy lost her memory. "Ludwik, after you called the police, did they check the surveillance

from that time

something Florence would do," Whitney scoffed.