Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 788

Danny was still going on about it, "I'm not about to let good ol' Dad get off easy. If we're expected to look after him when he's old and grey, then he's gotta pull his weight and take care of us while we're kids. It's only fair." Whitney & Sammy: "..."

"And besides, I was watching TikToks with Granny the other day, and saw this mom of two so overwhelmed she tried to jump off a building!

Sammy, don't you worry about Mom getting too stressed out?

We love Mom so much, we can't let her get worn out. If you hate Dad so much, you should let him take us more often. When you're mad, dump us on him - that's the best revenge, they say. As for Mom, we just gotta keep her happy." "..." Unbelievably, they couldn't fault his logic.

It was the first time Sammy started to see his usually naive little brother in a new light. Danny was unexpectedly optimistic.

Whitney was speechless, Danny, that little schemer, was going out of his way to defend Ludwik, even stooping to badmouth him, all to make a point.

She couldn't help but laugh and pinch the little guy's cheek, "Mom will never get tired of taking care of you, and definitely won't be jumping off any buildings. Maybe lay off the TikToks a bit, Daniel Lippert."

"But Sammy told me that back when you were abroad, you stayed up all night taking care of him, learning new medical treatments for his cold spells. Sammy said you barely made it through those three years."

Danny looked at his mom with a pained expression.

Whitney's eyes welled up unexpectedly, and she ruffled his hair, "There were tough times, but seeing how sweet and caring you guys are, it's all been worth it."

Listening to the conversation between his mom and brother, Sammy sat quietly on the couch, pondering.

Danny's carefree approach was undeniably reasonable.

If he continued to resent Ludwik and refused to let him play the role of a father, wouldn't that just be letting him off easy?

Danny glanced at his brother, knowing his words had taken effect, and raised an eyebrow, "Sammy, we gotta keep close to deadbeat Dad, make him work like a horse. Plus, we can keep him from meeting any other women. We gotta ruin his love life to make him atone to Mom, make him stay a bachelor forever. That's the ultimate punishment!"

simply replying with a cold

plot with a mix of amusement and

even if he met someone else, he'd still

he's beyond

to change the subject as her uncle

at her, "Where are you off to? Why

having been worried about the bruise on

to sneak off to

cold, that's why I haven't visited these past

eyebrow in confusion, "Danny and Sammy aren't that fragile; they won't catch it. But you

to avoid spreading germs, I'll just take my plate

flu season,"

realized Mom had been wearing the

off the mask, Keegan gave her a scrutinizing look, signaling Danny with his

yanked down her mask when she least

instantly hardened with anger, standing up

did you

up with worry

trying to hide it from us, who did this?" Keegan's face was

"It's nothing. You don't need

fired that troublesome employee, Mom's already taken her revenge, no need

a smile for her sons, "How is it? Ugly, right? Then don't look at Mom, eat

well kids

After dinner.

Yael called Whitney into the

for her, starting off with a