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.

-

At the hospital.

to a monitor, Parker's eyes turned red as

The patient can't stay in a contaminated environment;

us half an hour ago that his

in a coma, and

had saved his uncle's life, but

Parker couldn't

don't scare Mrs.

Mr. Wilson has brain activity. Think of the gunshot wound as a 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 now. Do you understand?""

not!" Ludwik shot him a look, "Mr. Wilson will wake up eventually; it's just

with a respirator and brain monitor, the medical team left, sealing the sterile

the news of Mr. Wilson's successful surgery within these walls. My uncle's

"you could even declare Mr.

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

Ludwik's intentions. "Aunt, the situation at Inko Group is dire. The person who shot Uncle is still out there, watching. Our plan is to ensure Uncle can recover in peace. If the

Declaring him dead would cause enormous confusion. How would we explain when he wakes up? How do we face the board

softened, nodding in understanding. While declaring Phineas dead

Wilson, I apologize. We didn't fully consider the implications. And thank you for allowing us to say he's vegetative. It'll draw out the culprit sooner. And, there's another matter. With Mr. Wilson incapacitated, you have a say in Inko Group's future," Ludwik spoke with a

matters of Inko Group, being a woman, even if I'm on the board, those shareholders might not listen to me. They might even have

at the company a few times, and the board is aware