Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1055 "You turn into a ghost when you're working, completely cut off from your phone like you're in some deserted island.

Didn't I remind you last night to sweet-talk Whitney a bit?

Your eyes seemed like you wanted to, but there was the whole deal with stabilizing Inko Group. Now that you have a moment, give her a call, for Pete's sake."

Ludwik picked up on this, already intending to do so, "No need for your nagging."

He hadn't touched his phone all night. Lifting his eyelids, he checked his messages.

Sammy had sent him a text: [Dad! Mom's back at Delight Mansion, so we decided to sneak over to see our sister today. I'll be extra careful!

Remember to have Uncle Shane open the ICU for our sister, and send over the specialists. I want to know how her treatment's progressing.]

Ludwik furrowed his brow. Why had Whitney gone back to Delight Mansion?

Reading Sammy's message, his eyes darkened slightly. His long fingers typed back to his son, "Shane will handle it. But why did your mom go back?"

Sammy replied: [...I might've ticked her off.]

Ludwik: [?]

[Sorry, Dad. Mom's been really on our case, and I think she didn't believe what I told her.]

Ludwik started to piece together his son's intent. Sammy cared deeply for his sister and wanted to be by her side.

His thick eyebrows knitted together. [If she's suspicious of something, don't make any rash moves! Have you set off already?]

[Yeah. I'll be careful, I have a plan.] Sammy responded confidently.

As the chat window closed, Ludwik's gaze drifted down, noticing a missed call in his contacts.

It was from Whitney!

His face changed slightly as he quickly checked the time it was 11 PM last night.

What could she have wanted at such an hour?

A flash of regret crossed his eyes.

He had deliberately ignored her call that day, and he hadn't been home for days. She must've been frustrated. She finally reached out, and he missed it...

swiped to call her back immediately, his

driving when her phone suddenly rang. Glancing at the dashboard, she recognized

It was Ludwik...

expression paused, but a chill crept

he doing last night, calling

even know how to react to

want to

location, and by accident, she ended up

soon enough,

talk to

accidentally gave herself away, he might notice and alert their son to

she imagined, the angrier she

east. She opened the map and discovered that east was where the city's neurology hospital was

She felt puzzled.

rascals be heading to

questions, Whitney

that the phone's location had indeed stopped at

into the hospital parking lot, stepped out, and checked her phone tracker, seeing

meant that Sammy and Danny had already

of information: Fiana had mentioned that Phineas Wilson, a director at Inko Group, had been attacked and sustained a brain injury. He was hospitalized here, and Sammy had brought it

Whitney's brow

made no sense for those two kids to rush over here first thing in the morning. Were they

was Ludwik at the hospital, and

It was strange, unlikely.

more location updates, Whitney entered the hospital, intending to inquire about Phineas's ward. But as soon as she opened her mouth, the nurse warily 'invited' her to

status as chairman of Inko Group and now a comatose patient,

actually a friend of Mr. Wilson's nephew, Mr. Doonan. My two kids came to see Mr. Doonan. Did you happen to see

No unauthorized persons allowed. Please leave immediately!" The nurse called over the Wilson

brow arched, "You didn't see any

idea, no idea! Please leave!" The security was firm in

step back, narrowing her eyes with growing

was hidden in Ludwik's car. If they used Ludwik's car,

car was

But they weren't?

Where did they go?

a

against the wall, the stark white hospital corridors adding

a realization: Sammy was throwing her off the