Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 730

In the morning, Ludwik drove to the office.

On the way, he was unexpectedly stopped by Shane, who had just returned from abroad.

Ludwik stepped out of his car, his long legs stretching as he approached, and volunteered, "Your girl, Sandy, is doing well in the hospital. Whitney's been looking after her with great care."

"I know that. Ludwik, I came to ask about that favor I asked of you. How's it going?"

Shane squinted, offering a cigarette from his pack.

Ludwik glanced at it but didn't take it, his expression cooling as he remembered letting Florence slip away that night.

"Sorry, I dropped the ball. But I'll find another way to get the information out of her."

Shane lit the cigarette by himself, then suddenly asked, "Has Florence found herself a new guardian angel? I'm not talking about Jarvis. That guy's as slippery as an eel; she couldn't use him even if she wanted to. Florence has vanished these past few days, like someone's protecting her.

Also, I went to the police station this morning. The case of Sandy's fall was closed in a hurry, blaming it on a dog.

Can you believe that?

Who's cleaning up Florence's mess, daring to cross me?"

Ludwik listened, his gaze turning icy.

For a moment, Sammy's name crossed his mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Sammy cared about the child Florence was carrying, but surely Sammy couldn't influence the police's decisions. Ridiculous. So, who was helping Florence?

Thinking about how that malicious woman was still causing trouble, Ludwik felt a wave of irritation, "I've been too busy to deal with her lately. If you have time, you can check it out yourself. After all, she's our common enemy now. I'm worried she'll go after Whitney, and you're worried she might try something with Sandy again, right?"

Shane was taken aback, not expecting the down-and-out Ludwik to still challenge him.

I was going to give you an invite to the Inko Group Chairman's housewarming party at Brew Hill. You wouldn't get an invitation on your own

it

for

wanting to retort, but Shane didn't give him the chance,

you and Mr. Nelson aren't on the same level anymore. Maybe buttering him up

making me uncomfortable! Do I

Ludwik scoffed darkly.

internally, wondering if Ludwik truly understood that without that invitation,

arriving at the office, Ludwik

rushed over, asking, "Ludwik, did you hear? The Nelson family has cozy ties with a certain congressman, got their hands on a bunch of invites to the Inko Group Chairman's

shot at

as dark as

did he mean by climbing up to Shane? Wasn't he aware that, in the past, Shane couldn't hold a candle to

hadn't gotten an

"I'll find another way."

financier for the president; security will be tight. Our family's already in a rough spot; we can't afford to make headlines by crashing a party."

we, the Lippert

past, other noble families would bend over backward

have changed, but even in these dire

mysterious buyer

to every major

back to the manor, we'll naturally be

a plan," Riley Lippert said, though doubtful

it another shot." Jason looked at his son, "Ludwik, I've already sent the Lippert family's portfolio to

at this

Patrick Group, I'm worried Phineas, being new here, might dismiss us

worry about what hasn't happened. When I

a chairman of such a