Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 741

"Whitney, I wasn't done talking."

Suddenly, with a swift movement, Whitney found herself whisked back into the man's arms as effortlessly as if she were a little chick.

This time, Ludwik pinned her against the folding screen, his entire body pressing close, the initial 'wall-slam' morphing into an ambiguous embrace.

Instantly, Whitney's anger flared. Only a fool would find this overpowering man pitiful.

Fighting to keep her voice low, she hissed, "I don't care if you were finished or not. Can't you see I despise you now? You're... you're a mess, why are you still bothering me? If I knew you were such a creep, I would have let those guys throw you out earlier." "So, you admit you had Shane save me?" Ludwik, despite the scolding, couldn't help but smile.

Rolling her eyes in frustration, Whitney retorted, "I regret intervening. You should've been kicked out by Brielle."

"So, you were watching me earlier, worried I'd be at a disadvantage?"

Did this man have no shame at all?

Feeling utterly defeated, Whitney argued, "Today, if any man were treated unfairly, my conscience would compel me to help."

"Last time I was turned away from the Garcia Group, you wouldn't admit you tipped me off. Whitney, you wouldn't lift a finger for any other man."

Ludwik, moved, caressed her pale cheek, his gaze intense, "Whitney, if I were in good health, given your sympathy for me, I'd win you back no matter how low I fell. I wouldn't let go, but now..."

A flash of pain crossed his eyes as he pulled out a single pink pill from his pocket.

Ludwik offered it to her, earnestly saying, "Take this, Whitney. It'll make things right."

As Whitney listened to his coaxing tone...

disbelief,

"Ludwik, why are you giving me

"I'm not sick."

placing it back in her hand, "I just don't want

him, it wasn't always possible to trick Mommy into coming

his expression icy, could

a space, constantly together, he couldn't always follow her, stop

preventing a pregnancy, could he avoid

shock, hardly believing his

Bryce... had taken their relationship

some reason, she was

speechless, but she didn't want to share the discord between

we have children is our

to break free from him, but Ludwik

caught her slender leg, his gaze darkening, "You sure you want to make a scene here? I don't mind if others hear or see, but

with

kindness to this man who

eat it, and I'll let you

lips, his eyes shadowed with a hint of sorrow as

was wounded, resentful of being

Pretending to care, just to control me? Forget it. I won't eat it, and what can you do about it?" As Whitney attempted to crush the pill on the floor, Ludwik's gaze hardened, and in a swift move, he swallowed the

eyes widened in shock, but before she could react, he

cold, brought a sensation so intoxicating, filled with a mature, enticing scent of tobacco, completely sealing

off guard, Whitney

to push him away, Ludwik's expertise took