Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1010

He brooded with a frosty gaze, but before Ludwik could reach Sanctum Mary Medical, his phone erupted into a cacophony of rings!

It was his secretary on the line, voice tinged with panic, "Mr. Lippert, we have a situation. A few skilled intruders barged into the nursery. They're after your child! I can't fend them off alone, I've already called for backup, but please, you need to come back!" The secretary's phone was kicked away, the sound of it crashing resounded through the line.

"What?" Ludwik's pupils dilated with icy rage. "Son of a gun."

His eyes flashed a dangerous red, a deep darkness swirling within as he slapped the dashboard in front of Germinia, the driver, "Step on it!"

But Germinia had its own set of rules, and the distance was not in their favor.

No matter how fast they went, getting back to Sanctum Mary Medical would still take another twenty minutes.

Ludwik, with his long strides, crossed the hospital's garden towards the neonatal emergency department.

Upon reaching his daughter's room, he was met with a scene of chaos at the far end of the corridor, where a secluded room lay in disarray. A doctor stood cowering before an incubator, beside his secretary who was bruised and battered.

Seeing him, the secretary's eyes welled up, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lippert! Your daughter's incubator was forcefully opened by those men, and now she's having some breathing issues."

"What are you waiting for?" Ludwik turned towards the shaken doctor, his voice roaring with urgency, "Treat her now! She must be alright!"

"Sir, I am treating the child! But these men, they were brought here because of you. You forced me into this room, demanding I secretly treat your illegally born child, preventing other doctors from knowing, which means I've been the only one treating her. My skills are limited, you knew this might not go well. Plus, those men disturbed the child, I can't guarantee anything now!"

The doctor, too, erupted in anger, pushed to his limit after days of non-stop work and being held against his will.

Ludwik, seeing his unstable condition, forcefully guided him back to the incubator, his gaze softening as he looked at his daughter wrapped in a blanket, "Just do it!"

He then immediately grabbed his secretary, his eyes sharp as ice, "Where did those men go? How many were there? And the backup? What about Florence, is she unattended?"

"Mr. Lippert, those three men came to harm the child, I had no choice but to call for backup, he's skilled. But after those men left, the backup realized he needed to check on Florence, and now I don't know the situation." Ludwik's face tensed, releasing the secretary, he barked, "Why didn't

"Stay here, guard this place, I'll

bad feeling

dialed

was already empty. Florence

end, his features frosty with rage as he stormed

end was frantic, "Mr. Lippert,

you?!" Ludwik demanded in

near Sanctum Mary Medical's back

cart, his expression icy, his legs strong and swift as he leaped over the railing, racing towards the

Lippert! Over here..." The backup called from within the bushes at the back

sharp as he approached, seeing the backup alone, crouched deep within the bushes,

Sinking inside, he asked,

Florence? The ones who caused the commotion in the

was ashen, unable to meet Ludwik's stare, he suddenly flipped the body over, regret lacing his voice, "Mr. Lippert! This is the nanny,

rushed back to Florence's room, only to see two other men dressed as guards carrying a woman away in Florence's hospital gown.

out, it was the nanny, already

been whisked away

switcheroo, and my foolishness for not verifying

backup, acknowledging his mistake, slapped himself, aware of the gravity of his

up! We were understaffed, only you were there, while Florence, she had two groups of accomplices. One to distract you at the nursery, the other to

do we do

gone. We're unaware of

We've lost her!

a phone, how