Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1001

"Mr. Lutz, remember what I told you, get moving. I've already got Parisa Tennyson wrapped around my finger, she'll start going after Ludwik Lippert soon enough!" And then there's Whitney Valentine.

The very thought of Whitney, that tramp, made Florence Sheldon seethe with hatred. Yet, at that moment, she was smirking with pride. Poor Whitney, probably clueless that her mother is still alive and filthy rich, huh?

Too bad for her, I've got her mother under my thumb now. And I'll use her to bring Whitney down.

Soon, Whitney, Ludwik, and those lapdogs at the Sheldon Group will pay the price.

The Sheldon Group will be mine again, and I'll reclaim my spot as the belle of Emperor City.

Suddenly remembering something important, Florence quickly asked, "Mr. Lutz, did you manage to trip up Ludwik? I've just made amends with Parisa, and he cannot come here to mess things up!"

"Don't worry." Bryce Lutz smirked coldly, "Ludwik is probably hanging by a thread in the forests of central Germinia. If he survives, it'll be a miracle! I had someone lure him into a trap the day before yesterday. The driver took action and has already reported back to me." "Really? Now we can rest easy." Florence laughed heartily.

For now, Ludwik was the only one on her trail, perhaps suspecting something.

If he were dead, she'd have no more worries.

After hanging up, Florence stood up, feeling overjoyed. She walked back to her private ward from the garden, her belly heavy and dragging, the sharp pains like cries for help from the baby inside.

The doctor had suggested inducing labor today since the baby was at risk due to oxygen deprivation.

But she wanted to delay it, to let Whitney's seed perish as revenge.

Now knowing Ludwik's fate was uncertain, she mused that even if he wanted to claim his child, it was impossible.

It was time to schedule the induction.

With a malicious smile, Florence felt utterly relaxed as she returned to her room, about to summon her nanny, Cara, when she sensed something off.

intrusion, coupled with a chilling aura, seemed to

seemed to emanate from somewhere

mind stalled, sensing someone else in

into the darkness, her

nanny, who should have been

her spine, a sense of imminent danger overwhelming

spacious ward

as she pointed at the tall, imposing figure sitting on the couch in the dead

it to her.

notoriously resilient. Eliminating him wasn't as easy as Bryce

frozen in place at the doorway,

long fingers casually extinguishing a cigarette, his voice cold as ice, "Disappointed to see me alive? Bryce told you I was dead, didn't

turned a shade paler, her back against the

his tight waist and black shirt accentuating his imposing figure, like a dark lord come for

like a high wall, his

was it fun hiding all

How could you possibly find me..."

Germinia. Even with Ludwik's cunning, it seemed impossible for him to

assassination attempt

This was bad news.

piercing straight to her swollen belly. His heart was like being cut by knives, his eyes turning a shade of blood-red, terrifying amidst his usual handsome appearance. His tone

step by

come any closer!" Florence panicked, his gaze feeling like a

to

turned to run, desperate to

Suddenly, her hair was caught in his firm grip, Ludwik

clutching her belly, his gaze burning with rage yet cautious of the unborn child. His voice was low and threatening, "Caught at last, Florence. You think you'd get