Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 786

Twenty minutes later, Whitney arrived on the scene.

It wasn't exactly pick-up time, so the crowd of parents was thin, yet the towering figures of Ludwik and Bryce standing at the nursery's main entrance were hard to miss. Especially since they looked like they were about to come to blows at any moment.

Danny and Sammy were huddled near the front office, with Natalie and a bodyguard watching over them.

Danny glared at Bryce, his little face a mirror image of Ludwik's defiance.

Sammy, on the other hand, wore a frosty expression, his brows knotted tightly.

"Ludwik, Whitney and I are married now. The custody of these kids goes to Whitney, which makes me Sammy's rightful father. I have every right to take him home.

You, without Whitney's consent, have no right to take the kids anywhere!" Bryce spat out coldly.

Ludwik sneered, "What a joke. Sammy is my and Whitney's son, not yours to claim!

Plus, the nursery records list me as the father. Whitney agreed to this when we chose this nursery for our son.

And you? What right do you have to snatch someone else's son?

So keen on playing dad, are you? I've got no interest in letting my child call someone else 'dad.'

Want a child of your own? Maybe you should've thought about that before your Audrey passed away."

Bryce's face twisted in anger at the mention of Audrey. Had Ludwik been digging into his past? Was he spreading rumors to Whitney?

But then, thinking of how Whitney had secretly acknowledged Ludwik as Sammy's father behind his back made his blood boil.

They even chose a nursery together...

woman, how much had she

Sammy, his voice a chilling warning, "Sammy, you've disappointed

you came into this

sea water, battling illness from day one. It was me, Sammy, Bryce, who saved you and your mom, risking everything to give you a safe life abroad!

young eyes stiffened, his face

never to forgive

and Ludwik hurt and abandoned

family, and his brief moments with Ludwik had made him

Sammy's troubled expression, Danny glared

That damned fool.

Whitney, Danny cunningly burst into tears, "Mommy! You're finally here. Bryce

rushed into Whitney's arms, a picture of fear and

situation, felt a chill at the sight of Bryce pressuring Sammy and the

Sammy's hand, her voice filled with cool disappointment, "Bryce, can you not say such harsh things in

immediately softened his tone, adopting a hurt and

a word, but Whitney spoke up, "But it hurts the

please don't

that Bryce was right about Ludwik's past actions, but Bryce shouldn't force a

was born premature and had faced many

for their father's affection, like Sammy's complex feelings for Ludwik, was undeniable. Since moving in with the Lippert

was happy to see this and didn't want to force the kids to

worried that Ludwik would introduce a stepmother who wasn't

wouldn't marry again,

like salt on Sammy's

a proud child, and no one understood

feel upset, guilty, and

me, I was just

family without telling me, so I rushed over,