Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 997

North?

That's Berlidon, the capital of Germinia, the powerhouse of its commercial and political spheres.

Ludwik closed his eyes briefly, licking his lips, "Come pick me up, heading to Berlidon. I'm injured."

Was Bryce deliberately stalling, perhaps buying time for Florence?

Why were they heading to Berlidon?

Ludwik stared at his severed arm, gritting his teeth in a low growl as he connected it back.

With a grimace, he stood up and walked over to the lifeless driver beside him, pulling out the driver's smartphone. After a quick search, sure enough, he saw a text sent to a domestic number - it was about him, Ludwik. With a cold chuckle, he sent a message: "Ludwik fell into the mountains, fate unknown, mission accomplished."

Then, he tossed the phone away.

Let Bryce relax his guard. He'd head straight to Berlidon, eager to uncover their schemes.

-

Two days later.

Erik laid a document with DNA test results on the desk in front of Parisa.

The woman, closing her luxury pen, looked over the results, her face going pale under the sunlight. She double-checked the 99% mother-daughter match, then lifted her gaze to her assistant, "Are you sure there's no mistake?" "Chairwoman, I sought out Germinia's most authoritative DNA testing center. I personally watched the doctor submit your hair and the young lady's for analysis. There couldn't be an error," Erik confidently replied. Parisa pinched the bridge of her nose, her eyes flickering with complex emotions.

There was disbelief - she had found her daughter in the world so easily?

Her emotions were tumultuous, leaning on her desk, "Find a way to bring that girl to me. I need to see her!"

he found a haggard-looking Florence among the homeless under a bridge and promptly brought

down, hiding her eyes. When she looked up, it was with a nervous

crossed and emanating an aura of elegance and chill, turned from behind her desk, examining this stranger 'daughter' with complex

woman made

eyes wide as she stepped

her own face, she sobbed in disbelief, "Mom... Mom, is that you? I've

girl suddenly threw herself into Parisa's arms, overwhelmed with emotion, tears streaming down her face, "I never thought I'd find

uneasy demeanor seemed genuinely unaware

didn't respond immediately, instead looking

for some reason, when Florence approached her, she felt an inexplicable reluctance, even

if there

gaze observing her, her expression calming slightly, "Child, what's your name,

noticed

backed away a bit, biting her lip nervously, "I'm sorry! I was too excited and threw myself at you. Mom, do you dislike me? Or do you not remember me? I'm

Parisa softened.

the DNA test, this girl

has grown cold, don't be offended. Why did you come

underlying question

the DNA results, this woman wasn't

in her heart, looking down as she said, "Mom, my name is Florence, your daughter from Harmonia Country. We were separated when I was just over

you again... Don't you

backstory in Banyan City before

"My father is dead? Do I

to Florence that she had lost all her

uncle. After the accident, I lived with

my biological father found me and

had a daughter with his

he once loved you, despite abandoning you, he would

in