Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 861

She glared at Natalie, who stood there with a gentle smile on her face.

As Jason descended the stairs, his arm instinctively reached out to support Natalie. She shyly dodged, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment.

Jason found her skittish demeanor amusing, unlike any woman's reaction to him before. Of course, it wasn't like he had much experience with women in the first place.

"I didn't mean anything by it. Just didn't want you to trip," he explained in a low voice.

It was then that Natalie awkwardly extended her wrist to him, quickly explaining in a soft voice, "Mr. Lippert, I didn't think you had any other intentions... I'm much better now, you don't have to go out of your way to be polite."

"Where did you get the idea that I'm inconvenienced?"

Jason frowned slightly.

Natalie's cheeks turned a deeper shade of red. "Was it Ludwik who asked you to check on me? I know it's hard being caught in the middle because of your father, but you really don't have to do this."

"It wasn't him who sent me."

Jason looked down at her, a bit more seriously.

Natalie looked up slightly.

Jason cleared his throat, somewhat embarrassed to speak further, covering his mouth with his hand, "Danny and Sammy have been staying at the Lippert family home for three days. Whitney might pick them up today. Since Whitney and Ludwik will both be there, I thought... maybe you'd like to join? After all, you're Ludwik's mother, and their grandmother."

Grandmother?

She was their grandmother.

Jason was their

heart was in turmoil, but she dared not dwell on it too

her wandering thoughts, forcing a small smile, "So that's the reason.

the Lippert family home?" Jason asked, seizing

Lippert, it's not appropriate. The matriarch and

it. You're a benefactor of the Lippert family, have

at

Lippert Resort, a crisis she helped him navigate

at the time. I know, those funds were meant for your retirement. He's a considerate

his son made Jason

Ludwik's mother, and she

feelings had been buried in her heart

Now, even more so.

on!" Jason looked towards the night sky, asking

spinal surgery and recovery, her health had improved, and she had regained some weight, shedding the frailty of her prolonged illness. Though still slender, her hair, a mix

unintentionally swept over her

come,"

and was about to signal the

A voice, urgent and sultry, called out

turned, his face immediately cooling at the sight of Thea, dressed to the nines, exuding

looked down at herself, a sense of

instinctively stepped back, assuming Jason's heart might waver at

shielding her from Thea with a protective stance that sent waves of

her designer bag, her eyes soft but determined as she looked at Jason, "Jason, it's been

the distance quickly, her perfume mingling