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...

thought, he swiped to call her back

her phone suddenly rang. Glancing at the

It was Ludwik...

a chill crept up her otherwise warm

night, calling back

didn't even know how to react to this man

didn't want to

location, and by accident,

enough,

didn't have time to talk to him now, so she silently switched her phone

gave herself

imagined, the angrier she

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

She felt puzzled.

be heading

her questions, Whitney drove

the phone's location had indeed

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

and Danny had already gotten

at Inko Group, had been attacked and sustained a brain injury. He was hospitalized here,

Whitney's brow

over here first thing in the

and they were meeting up

It was strange, unlikely.

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

Inko Group and now a comatose patient,

"I'm actually a friend of Mr. Wilson's nephew, Mr. Doonan. My

allowed. Please leave immediately!" The nurse called

arched, "You didn't see any

idea! Please leave!" The security was firm in

her eyes with growing suspicion. Did those

was hidden in Ludwik's car. If they used Ludwik's car, then it must've been

car was

But they weren't?

Where did they go?

make a detour

against the wall, the stark white hospital corridors adding a

then had a realization: