Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 744

"The blast happened in just a blink of an eye, who could've expected it! I heard from the mansion's staff that a man and a woman had walked into the greenhouse. There was a balcony there for guests to enjoy a smoke or just get some fresh air, even had an elevator. Imagine if that couple got trapped in the elevator with the explosion happening... The sound of it shook me to the core." Shane recounted with vivid detail, "Mr. Wilson turned as pale as a ghost. A housewarming party turned into a disaster. Firefighters and paramedics are still on their way, but I doubt anyone inside made it out alive.

I called because I was scared you might've wandered into the greenhouse. Thank goodness you left early."

Whitney listened in shock, her thoughts inadvertently drifting to Ludwik.

She had left, but had Ludwik left the Wilson's mansion?

He mentioned he came to the party just to see her.

Could he have... walked into that greenhouse? Given his habit of stepping out for a smoke...

This thought barely had time to settle before Whitney's face lost all color.

"I'll let you go, it's chaos over here. Since you're safe, that's all that matters," Shane said before hanging up.

Whitney gripped her phone tightly in silence.

Bryce glanced over, concern etching his features, "Whitney, what's wrong? You look terrible."

"Mr. Nelson just called. There was a sudden explosion in the greenhouse at the Wilson's mansion. He thought I was caught in it."

Bryce's eyes darkened with something unspoken, worry evident in his voice, "Was anyone in the greenhouse?"

"A man and a woman, probably guests from tonight's party."

Whitney replied distractedly, "No idea who's trapped inside, but with the firefighters yet to arrive, no one dares to approach the blast site. Heard there's an elevator involved, probably got them stuck real bad." A man and a woman?

Bryce caught onto this detail, his expression changing instantly.

He narrowed his eyes subtly, though his face otherwise maintained a composed lament, "How could such an accident happen..."

Whitney looked down, her brows furrowed in worry, then suddenly said, "Bryce, can you pull over?"

"What's wrong?" Bryce frowned, turning to her.

for an excuse, "I just realized I left my clutch at

As a friend, I feel I should go back

gaze deep and lips curling

making excuses to go back, wanting to see if Ludwik was

matter, Ludwik was probably dead

How amusing.

no longer be

Bryce made a turn.

arrived at the gates of the Wilson Manor, just as Whitney received a text from

why he hadn't called

in shock: Whitney,

violently, almost too afraid to

down: I checked the surveillance. Ludwik was seen entering the greenhouse elevator from the second floor. After the explosion, the elevator plummeted to the ground

He was dead...

couldn't be

ago, he was passionately kissing her behind the library's folding

still taste his intoxicating kiss, hear his seductive voice in her ears, see the

he was

felt as if her heart was being

hands trembled uncontrollably

Ludwik, so

why, upon hearing of his supposed death, did she

coming, Shane: D...Whitney, are

you

in, followed by Ronan's daughter, and then the greenhouse just exploded! Not a single part of the second floor was

parked the car, having received the news as well. Ronan's daughter was

in frustration. How could Jarvis

involved, merely suggested the idea. Even if Phineas and his people investigated, they

unfortunate about Ronan's

as long as Ludwik was out of the way, it didn't matter

and distraught next to

heard about Ludwik's