Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 713

"What the..." Ludwik's handsome face turned into a cold slate.

The power outage lasted barely a few minutes. How could Florence, a pregnant woman, have vanished so swiftly?

Besides, she should be unfamiliar with the exits of this hospital. She was practically dragged here just moments ago. Unless, someone guided her?

A shadow of suspicion crossed his eyes. Who was aiding her?

Including the power outage, was it all orchestrated?

"Find her!" he ordered his bodyguards.

He himself stepped briskly into the emergency exit, descending two flights of stairs when suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Florence's fleeing figure. "Stop right there!" Ludwik's command cut through the air.

Florence, panic-stricken, ran gracelessly towards the hospital's exit.

Just as Ludwik was about to catch up, a small figure suddenly blocked his path amidst the evening mist.

Following the streetlights down, Ludwik's gaze hardened, his voice uncertain, "Sammy... is that you?"

The delicate features identical to Danny's, yet Sammy's expression was starkly different.

His young face, usually unremarkable, now held a serious and cold wisdom as he looked back.

It was the absence of Danny's usual attire and the backpack slung over his shoulders that gave him away to Ludwik.

He choked on his words, utterly perplexed, "Son, what are you doing here?"

More importantly, why... was he blocking him?

This was beyond his comprehension.

Sammy didn't answer his question. Turning his head slightly, he saw Florence had made it outside the hospital and was hailing a cab.

Ludwik took a step forward, intent on pursuit.

Sammy blocked him again.

Now, he was almost certain.

was actually helping

fathom it, his heart sinking. He tried to keep his tone gentle,

see." Sammy wasn't keen on divulging

his small face, crouched down, "What I see is you preventing

one way to

but internally, he

Florence escape into a taxi and drive away, his tone growing colder, "Do you realize you're aiding and abetting? I don't know if that child is mine, but that's irrelevant. If Florence is keeping the child,

intentionally turn off all the lights,

your child,

raged internally, yet he couldn't voice

if holding back something, couldn't help but step forward, his large hand gently squeezing his small shoulders, "Sammy, you're much smarter than Danny, always

you, not even knowing about your existence after you

your mom, I delayed the rescue, leading to your

is daddy's fault, I'm sorry. I

can deny the Lippert family, but you must tell me why

Florence's influence? Seeing

deep concern for his son's

Sammy, with emotions churning like tumultuous waves

finally realized his

but eventually, he regained some calm and detachment, facing his father and weighing his words,

he swallowed back his secret, "You're currently vulnerable. Clearly,

tell me something, but you have

mix of cautiousness and helplessness: "Anyway, if you attempt to harm her child, I will continue

prevent future regrets

mean? Prevent regrets for

Ludwik was utterly confused.

is your relation to this child?"

felt a surge of impulsiveness, insisting, "You might not want it, but it's still

into a paternity

his dad might start another family

this baby could

lips pressed tight, gently pushing his father away before turning to

me

setting aside the myriad questions swirling in his mind,

remained silent, perhaps to ensure he wouldn't go back on his word to find Florence, and didn't

the car came to a stop, Sammy, without a