Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1034

Whitney's eyes dimmed with exhaustion, too weary to feel anger anymore. There were things she hadn't known, and it seemed the answers might lie with two little rascals...

She put her phone away, leaning heavily on the kitchen counter, replaying her conversation with Ludwik in her mind, searching for clues among the tangled words. The question that haunted her was about her mother, a topic dredged up from the depths of her heart where

it had been buried for years.

Whitney had come to terms with her mother's supposed death long ago...

But what if there was more to the story?

Unfortunately, the car accident from years ago had become a cold case, covered up by the Valentine family, leaving no records to be found at the Banyan City police station, let alone reopening the investigation.

Her mother...

If she hadn't died...

Whitney clutched at her chest, a tightness gripping her heart at the thought. The world was vast; if her mother was alive somewhere, why hadn't she come forward? Impossible, she thought, as the fleeting hope in her eyes faded back to resignation.

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At the hospital.

hooked up to a monitor, Parker's eyes turned red as he rushed over, "Uncle." Mrs. Wilson, with her children by her side, was also crying out in distress, "Phineas!

contaminated environment; we need to move

didn't you tell us half an hour ago that his surgery

a coma, and we can't predict when he'll wake up. We also can't assure

gravity of the situation. Surgery had saved his uncle's life,

he'll become vegetative?" Parker couldn't help but blame himself for thinking such a

"Parker, don't scare Mrs. Wilson with

severe trauma that didn't damage the entire skull. Deep down, he's conscious. It's just that his injuries are too severe for him to wake up

"Mr. Wilson will wake up eventually; it's

in the ICU with a respirator and brain monitor, the

and blocked the doctor's path, speaking with urgency, "Doctor, first off, thank you for everything. But we must keep the news of Mr. Wilson's successful surgery within these walls. My uncle's survival must not leak out. Do you understand? The only news

could even declare Mr. Wilson

shifting from Ludwik's imposing presence to Parker, her eyes cold yet gentle, "Mr. Doonan, Phineas isn't dead. Why declare him so? It's a great

is to ensure Uncle can recover in peace. If the shooter knows Uncle is alive, they might strike again. And with Inko Group leaderless, there's no telling what the shareholders

head. "No. I don't care about your intentions; even suggesting he's vegetative is too much. Declaring him dead would cause enormous confusion.

understanding. While declaring Phineas dead would make

to say he's vegetative. It'll draw out the culprit sooner. And, there's another matter. With Mr. Wilson incapacitated, you have a

held back her son, shaking her head softly, "The matters of Inko Group, being a woman, even if I'm on the board, those shareholders

at the company a few times,