Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1020

sure of.

She was the epitome of kindness, grace, and warmth, always able to discern right from wrong. Even when faced with situations that left her startled and initially resistant, she would eventually come around, especially if a child's welfare was at stake. That much he was Yet, the words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat, never making it out.

"What do you mean by actually?" Whitney eyed him suspiciously, trying to decipher the unspoken thoughts behind his evasive gaze.

"Nothing, let's just get dinner started, I'm famished." Ludwik's slender fingers rested elegantly on his knee.

Whitney pursed her lips, sensing his reluctance. She had seen him return home, looking rather out of sorts. Frowning slightly, she probed, "Are you sure it's nothing?"

The man paused, a faint smile playing on his lips, "I was just about to compliment you on being a great mother. What, want to hear more?"

Whitney brushed off his comment with annoyance and turned away, her slim figure heading towards the kitchen.

Ludwik leaned forward to grab his glass, his gaze darkening.

A small figure approached, Sammy, having finally managed to send Danny upstairs to get dressed.

Sammy came to his dad's side, catching Ludwik's attention.

He had already noticed Sammy's unease.

Almost in sync with Sammy's worried glance towards the kitchen, Ludwik wrapped an arm around his concerned child, his voice somber, "She's back, daddy brought your sister home, but..." "But what?" Sammy looked up, his eyes reddening, "I want to see her. Daddy, I want to see her!"

"It's complicated."

hand, placing a finger to his

is it bad?" Sammy couldn't accept it, a tear rolling down his cheek, "How can

a lot, and daddy is sorry." Ludwik stroked his head,

to hold back his tears, Sammy buried

Whitney came out with a bowl of oatmeal and some side dishes, Sammy quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve and looked complicatedly at his unknowing mother before pretending to walk away. Ludwik watched his son

breakfast time arrived, members of the Lippert family

wing, Riley Lippert and his wife,

assisted by her caretaker, emerged from her bedroom

then shouted upstairs, "Whitney, Whitney... look, Ludwik's back! I told you not to worry, Ludwik isn't a disobedient child. See how much he cares about his twins, he's home now!" "Grandma." Ludwik lifted his dark eyes, signaling her to look towards the

Camilla immediately felt embarrassed by her loudness and rushed

suggestive words, she explained, "I got his message in the morning, brought the kids

not positioning

me, worried I hadn't eaten and

slow and deliberate,

over the kettle to a servant, "You guys go ahead, I've got things

kitchen, unwilling to spare Ludwik another

amused by the couple's awkwardness, couldn't

teasingly grabbing Whitney's hand, "Ludwik's just got a sharp tongue. Men, right? If they weren't thick-skinned, how would they ever win over a wife? Whitney, don't take him too seriously. I saw how happy he was with

changed the subject, "Why don't you sit over there and read the paper? I'll let you know when breakfast is ready. By

upstairs

moment, he realized Whitney, busy caring for the family, bore a striking resemblance to the lady of the Lippert household, which filled him with a sense of joy. "Father?" Ludwik inquired about his whereabouts with the household

butler hurriedly reported, "Mr. Lippert, the senior has been working late at the company. With you away, the Lippert Group needed someone to hold the fort, so he

of their aerospace technology project with Inko Group, where no mistakes could afford to be made. The competition, particularly

of Florence and the mysterious assailant to Ludwik's mind. With Phineas attacked, the underlying plots against Inko Group

weight of these responsibilities,