Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 865

"Sammy, Danny being happy makes me happy too! And, you know, Great-grandma and Great-grandpa have been real sweet to us. I've been watching them these past few days, and they're not just buttering us up to win custody or anything." Whitney nodded in agreement, noticing the same thing.

"And hey, if you guys ever wanna come over, Mommy's all for it. Especially to spend some time with Great-grandma, considering her age and all."

Sammy nodded, then shifted the conversation, furrowing his brows, "Mom, is Bryce totally done for?"

"He's made a complete fool of himself online, his reputation is in tatters.

Your deadbeat dad said he'd make sure Bryce's business goes belly up in no time, seeing as Bryce is dealing with loans and breach of contract issues. He won't have a leg to stand on in Emperor City after this."

"That's for the best! Under all this pressure, he wouldn't dare not sign the divorce papers. If it goes to court, he's in for a world of hurt." Sammy squinted slightly, sighing, "Looks like our good days are finally on the horizon, huh?" Even though it was supposed to be a happy remark, Whitney couldn't help but feel her son was burdened with something heavy.

"Sammy, what's on your mind? You know you can talk to me," Whitney always had a keen sense for Sammy's feelings.

Sammy quickly gripped his laptop tighter, his eyes darkening, but he shook his head with a smile, "Nothing's wrong, Mom. Look, Great-grandma is calling us for dinner!"

Whitney turned to see the elderly lady in her wheelchair, smiling and beckoning them over.

The conversation between mother and son was interrupted, and Whitney, exhausted from playing soccer, stood up from the grass, one hand holding her high heels and the other holding Sammy's.

Her delicate feet contrasted against the soft green grass.

Ludwik, tall and imposing, watched from a distance. The sight of her toes, pink and tender like milk under the sunlight, was both adorable and enticing.

He cleared his throat subtly, trying to calm his breath as he loosened his tie.

time! Today, Grandpa made shrimp scampi and corn with pine nuts," he

favorites! I think Grandpa

on, it's all about being fair," Sammy

her gaze inadvertently catching Ludwik's. The perfectly proportioned man was also silently observing her, causing her heart to race unexpectedly. She quickly looked

remained silent, taking the high heels from

could protest, he took the

the harmonious atmosphere in the house. The Lippert family elders had been putting their hearts into making him and Danny happy. Although

their family of four living together

took a deep breath, knowing once Bryce was

to back her, Florence

to

been too busy, and the matter was delicate.

Florence's whereabouts, aware that Bryce had confined

knew where

his dad, knowing Florence's situation could explode into a major scandal, but Sammy wanted to protect his siblings

storm, Danny suggested setting off fireworks, happily dragging Whitney to find the firework tubes Heidi had

naturally wanted to follow

figure

down to see Sammy holding his laptop, an unusually cold expression on

on his son's shoulder, "Sammy, what's wrong? You needed to talk to Dad about

do," Sammy answered,

narrowed as he followed his son upstairs to the study, a

his legs crossed, hands clasped, "What did you want to tell Dad?" Sammy's eyelashes trembled heavily as he opened his laptop, "Ludwik, what I'm about to say is serious, and it's going to be tough. I hope