Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 889

"Ludwik! Open the damn door, Ludwik!" Parker yelled, his voice laced with fury as he kicked at the door.

No

response came from the other side.

In the dimly lit room, Parker staggered backward, sober despite appearances. His eyes glowed red with anger and boredom.

He slumped onto the bed, his legs stretched out on the floor, his upper body sinking into the mattress. His vision blurred, and his mind replayed images of Tiana's delicate face her indifference, her mocking laughter, her tears, and that final look of deep, unspoken sorrow that seemed to pierce his heart.

After the wave of rage subsided, Parker couldn't help but dwell on the revelation that Tiana was two months pregnant. Had she been truthful with him?

Pausing, he sat up abruptly, intending to call the hospital for verification, but his drunken state made it impossible to find the contact information. Instead, he stumbled upon his Uncle Phineas's phone number.

In a flash of realization, Parker considered the possibility of something happening between him and Tiana during their time on Saltland Island.

If that were the case, Uncle Phineas would undoubtedly be aware.

With a grim expression, Parker forced a semblance of sobriety and dialed Phineas's number.

Emperor City at

had just finished

"Parkie?"

need to ask

"Go ahead."

memory gap? Did

me, did I... did we have a

Parker clenched his phone

the other end, Phineas cursed silently. He was at the presidential residence, where he shouldn't have been carrying his phone. Yet, Tiana's cryptic warning message, followed by Parker's call, linked two seemingly unrelated events. Phineas

have a fight?" Phineas

of those days are a blank. I

position. Why would Tiana, unless she harbored no feelings for Parker, insist on keeping their ordeal on Saltland

between his promise to Tiana and his concern for Parker's potential offspring,

you're doubtful, why not find a way to confirm it yourself? I made a promise to her, and it's not my place to say more. But trust your

the darkness, Parker took a deep breath, his mind clearing as he processed his uncle's words. Though Phineas

need to go back to the hospital. I left in such a hurry I didn't

inebriation, had instructed the guards to keep the door locked until

had been urgently called away by Sammy, who had managed to hack into a cosmetic clinic's customer system in search of information on Florence's consultation. Sammy's discovery promised new leads, urging Ludwik to join him at the clinic