Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1005

Cara stood by, offering a glass of water, only to have it angrily slapped away by Florence!

"Ms. Sheldon, shall I inform the doctor and get you some painkillers?" the nanny offered, clearly out of her depth. Florence, still scheming, growled back, "Don't you dare!"

If the hospital's doctors found out she had undergone surgery, they would report it. Erik had made it clear that any issues should be reported to Parisa. What if Parisa, concerned for her, decided to cut her trip short and return? That would mean a direct confrontation with Ludwik.

No, she couldn't let her secret slip. She needed Ludwik to leave Germinia, and the sooner, the better!

Speaking of the devil, Ludwik himself appeared at the door, his towering presence casting a cold gaze over her, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "I thought you'd be crying out for the doctors by now. Surprisingly, you've chosen to keep quiet. Why the sudden bravery? Surely, you aren't trying to make things easy for me?"

Florence, shocked, stared at the man as if he were the devil incarnate. She had witnessed Ludwik's ruthless cruelty before.

But after the previous night, her fear of him had only deepened; his cruelty was almost psychopathic!

What was worse, this man's sharp intuition meant nothing escaped his notice!

Her refusal to alarm the doctors had not gone unnoticed by him?

Fearfully, Florence instinctively recoiled, feigning ignorance, "You've stationed someone by my bedside, ready to kill me at any moment. How could I possibly defy you?"

"Is that so, just for that?" Ludwik's casual smile belied his disbelief.

Florence's pale face was drained of energy, the pain almost unbearable.

She clenched her fists, trying to stay alert and wary of this man.

"Ludwik, what are you doing here? We had a deal, take the baby and leave, spare my life. Have you forgotten?"

"Did I ever agree?"

a chair beside

aura of menace around him

handed him a smartphone, displaying the results of

aide quietly exited, closing the door behind

terrified her, and through gritted teeth, she said, "You've got the child, why are you still here? What do you want?" Ludwik glanced at

corporations except for one with a unique trait - it's called Inko

Inko

for a

a chill run down her

had Ludwik, in just a few

without answering his question, "How did you find me?" Ludwik replied nonchalantly, "You

of

Damn.

staged accident made the news? She hadn't paid

she was reminded of how

Berlidon, he had zeroed in

she couldn't panic, nor could she

"I'm a stranger here; I had no idea where the accident happened. What Inko building? Inko Group? I've never heard of them, Ludwik. Bryce just wanted me to hide from you, to use the child as a bargaining chip to hold you off, to give him

Germinia, and I ran here,

to it, what company? I have

"So you're saying, you're

"What else!"

or money, you've managed to stay in Berlidon's Sanctum Mary Medical, the most upscale

Bryce going bankrupt. That miser, willing to invest so much in you for a worthless child? Or

Florence's face paled.

"Sanctum Mary Medical receives annual donations amounting to millions from Inko Group! You got in through a backdoor,

your connection with someone inside Inko

you to Germinia, not to hide the child, but

felt cold all over, barely managing to suppress her