Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 773

"Miss..." The maid, barely rescued from the water, glanced up to see Elodie's displeased expression and jumped in fright.

Quickly turning her head towards Whitney, she pointed an accusing finger, "I truly don't know what I did to upset Ms. Valentine. Out of nowhere, she shoved me into the pool, making sure I crashed into Mr. Lewis. Today was supposed to be your welcome party, Ms. Valentine. Are you looking to stir up trouble at Elodie's event on purpose?"

The maid exaggerated her story, hinting at something deeper.

Immediately, all eyes turned to Whitney.

Elodie, visibly irritated, confronted Whitney, "Mrs. Lutz, what exactly are you trying to pull here?"

Sienna, standing by her side, chimed in sarcastically, "Elodie, what else could Mrs. Lutz be up to?

If you ask me, she's just green with envy seeing you getting on so well with Ludwik. She's obviously trying to mess up your party!"

"So, Mrs. Lutz, you're picking on our maid now? That's low, even for you."

Elodie frowned, barely containing her anger.

The guests, overhearing Sienna's comments, began whispering among themselves.

"So, this is all because she's jealous of Elodie and Ludwik's thing?"

"But hasn't she married Bryce already?"

"That's underestimating Ms. Valentine. Many women want their cake and eat it too, always hoping their exes still orbit around them. Plus, she might not want Ludwik climbing up the social ladder with the Miller family." "Whitney always looked like such a sweetheart. Who knew she could be so spiteful?"

As these harsh whispers reached Ludwik's ears, his gaze darkened and a chill spread around him, ready to explode in anger. But then, he heard Whitney's lazy chuckle.

Ludwik's deep gaze calmed, raising an eyebrow at the petite woman.

Whitney crossed her arms and approached the maid, "Elodie, let's not jump to conclusions.

it was me who pushed you

stammered, "If not you, then

claimed Sandy was looking for me, which is why I followed you here. At the pool's edge, you suddenly turned and bumped into me, trying to knock me into the water towards Mr. Lewis. But, in your clever attempt, you ended up in

in her own fabrication, panicked, "I don't know any Sandy, and I never looked for you. It was you

she chuckled, "Did you

up on the spot often have

the surveillance cameras all

footage to see if it was you leading

biting her lip in panic, her eyes

failed miserably, but now

incident today? It was

at just the right moment," Whitney said with a cold smile, spreading her hands in a gesture of innocence. "Well, if that's how it is, there's nothing I can do. You say jump, I ask how high, Elodie. After all, the host's word is law here, and

apology? You got it. It's your party, your

apology from me will make you

crowd wasn't dumb; they caught the underlying message in Whitney's words. Essentially, Elodie was using her family's influence to manipulate the maid into

a bright, naive smile, "Ms. Valentine, don't take

I wanted everyone

into the pool didn't endanger anyone's life,

a mistake on both sides,

the interruption. Didn't mean to ruin

Elodie's status, quickly played peacekeeper, "Yeah, Ms. Valentine, let's just forget it. It was

you should offer her a couple of drinks to calm her nerves." "Right, Mr. Lippert,

"Hold on."

had been silently observing finally

over Elodie as he succinctly stated, "Let me make one

an item, and I don't have feelings for

I love is well known to

he looked intently at Whitney, his eyes revealing a depth

gaze,

What was he doing?