Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1038

Could it be that Florence was spewing all that venom about Ludwik simply because her hatred for him had clouded her judgment? That would mean her account was far from the truth.

If that was the case, then what about Florence's claims that Ludwik was plotting to take over the Harmonia branch, had murdered Director Phineas, and was even targeting her, Parisa, in his insatiable greed... Were those allegations grounded in reality or mere fabrications?

It dawned on Parisa that relying solely on Florence's word would be unjust.

She decided she needed to conduct her own investigation into Ludwik, to understand the man from different angles.

The discrepancies between what she had heard and the truth indicated there was something amiss.

Parisa glanced at the doctor and warned him, "I'll let you go back to work. But keep today's conversation to yourself. If word gets out and it backfires on you, don't expect me to step in."

Her gentle yet menacing warning left the doctor visibly shaken. He waved his hands frantically, "As long as I can keep my job, I won't breathe a word of this to anyone. Besides, I don't even know who you are, ma'am. I have no one to tell." "Good."

Leaning against the desk, Parisa straightened up and commanded, "Erik, make sure the doctor is safely escorted home. Then, hop onto the web and dig up everything you can on Ludwik. I want photos, background information, anything you can find. Is he as charming and noble as he's made out to be? There has to be something about him in the Harmonia news feeds."

Erik had long felt that Parisa should look into Ludwik, especially since her perspective from Germinia limited her insight into Harmonia's affairs.

But he also cautioned, "I've always thought Miss Florence's portrayal of Ludwik as a demon was steeped in personal vendetta. Chairman, she might be biased."

"Indeed," Parisa agreed.

child as a bargaining chip or even kill the child to solidify his affair with Whitney... Rubbing her temples, Parisa walked back to her office, unable to focus on work with Florence's lies cluttering her

Florence have wronged Ludwik in some way? Was she portraying herself as a

entered with a digital report in

information this quickly? Even hacking into Harmonia's secure

little information available about Ludwik. It's as if he keeps a low profile on purpose, and I couldn't even find a photo of him. Another possibility is that someone has tampered

narrowed in thought,

a bride. According to these reports, Florence was indeed a victim. There's also mention of Ludwik having an affair with a married woman... By these accounts, he's portrayed

reviewing the news excerpts, all scandalous and painted in bold, salacious strokes, Parisa found

these reports?" Parisa's tone grew colder,

from Harmonia's news agencies. They should be legitimate,"

news painted Ludwik as a heartbreaker and scoundrel, aligning with Florence's depiction of him as cruel and heartless. However, the doctor's testimony suggested Ludwik tried to save the child, not

truth amidst these

began to view Ludwik in a new light, the

her perplexed expression, suggested, "Maybe Ludwik isn't entirely the villain Florence makes him out to be, nor is he a saint. He abandoned Florence, conspired with

on her assistant, her

pressed the tablet down on the desk, covering the scant news reports, "Isn't it odd that a high-profile heir to the

the same thing," I mused, swirling my coffee in its mug as if the dark liquid could unveil secrets. "Maybe the guy's playing it low-key on purpose, trying to fly under the radar. Or maybe, he knows he's been up to no good and