Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1011

Just when Ludwik was piecing together clues about the enigmatic figure lurking behind Inko Group, Phineas ended up in a dire situation, hinting at a sinister attempt to silence him. Who was this shadowy person, and why was Florence so terrified of Ludwik finding out? Ludwik's icy gaze narrowed fiercely, a storm of dark thoughts swirling in his eyes. Then, his phone rang again.

His assistant, upon his command, had just discreetly moved a nanny's lifeless body to ensure the hospital staff would find it and take care of the cremation without delay.

Answering the call, Ludwik recognized the number as his secretary's, but it was the doctor on the other end, speaking in a panic, "Sir, your daughter's condition is critical, and I'm afraid I've done all I can. You have to let another pediatrician at Sanctum Mary Medical look at her, or take her from here. Concealing her condition will only delay her treatment!"

"How is my daughter right now?"

"The technicians accidentally disconnected her incubator and monitoring wires, worsening her situation. Her lung infection hasn't improved, and her jaundice is getting severe. She needs comprehensive pediatric care immediately!"

Ludwik's expression darkened as he hurried back, realizing that hiding here was not helping his daughter. If Sanctum Mary Medical discovered her, other doctors might alert the authorities for not following proper procedures, making it even harder to take his daughter back home, overseas.

He knew he had to return home quickly for his daughter's sake. Back in Emperor City, medical resources were plentiful for him, with the Lippert family owning hospitals and Shane Nelson running the best pediatric facilities.

He had to rush back. With Phineas' situation unclear and the turmoil at Inko Group, Bryce and the Patrick Group were getting restless. The Lippert Group was just beginning to recover, and the situation was fragile.

Above all, he needed to protect his sons and Whitney, and take charge of the situation. And his daughter... she needed to be brought home immediately.

If... if she couldn't be saved, at least she would be close to her mother.

and, with the incubator in tow, coerced the doctor to accompany him

private airstrip, Ludwik carefully boarded the plane with his

daughter's life was his

Florence... Ludwik had a plan brewing. He might let her escape for now, stranded alone in Germinia, probably seeking this 'mysterious person'. But he wouldn't let her succeed. He would find a way to draw both the 'mysterious

things were different. That was his domain,

Bryce together, to

was confident he could unmask them

escape might not be entirely bad. It could be an opportunity to cast a wider net for

gaze softened, and he finally had a moment to tenderly look at his distressed

you home for the best treatment. You'll get to meet your brothers; Sammy especially adores you. And... you'll see your

hoping to transfer his strength to her. She was so small, too

he could bring her

jet soared into the sky, heading back to

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two bodyguards, barely able to move, with fresh blood staining her abdomen. Despite her weakness, a calculated gleam

the previous night and making two calls, and then with the bodyguards infiltrating the hospital to track Ludwik's movements till he left for downtown, she had managed a daring escape. She had

Escaping Ludwik's grasp!

wouldn't he? With his illegitimate child barely clinging to life, and with Phineas in trouble, he wouldn't linger here to watch over her, would he? She

find out what's happening with Ludwik. And whatever it takes, erase the surveillance footage from my hospital room these past