Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1056 Whitney furrowed her brow, uncertain if they had actually gone there.

After all, the neighborhood was vast, and their car was parked out of sight. They could very well be off doing something else entirely.

She decided to check out the children's hospital information and stumbled upon an interesting coincidence.

This hospital, much to her surprise, was under the Nelson Group, known across Harmonia Country as the top-notch children's specialty hospital, dealing with complex cases.

A sudden jolt ran through her, her dark eyes fixated on the phrase "complex cases." If this was Shane's family's hospital, then Sammy and his friend could very well be there, especially since Shane was someone all the kids knew.

Whitney's face turned a shade paler as she pondered on the idea of "complex cases." Her two sons were perfectly healthy, and as a holistic health practitioner, she would often check their pulses, just in case.

But if they were at the children's hospital, it surely had something to do with an illness! Her mind was racing with worry. Could her son be sick and hiding it from her?

Shaking her head, she dismissed the thought as impossible.

Instead of making wild guesses, she decided to take action. She walked over to the security booth at the hospital entrance and tapped on the window.

Two security guards inside looked over at her.

With a hopeful heart, Whitney took out her phone, showing them a picture of her son, "Excuse me, I got separated from my kids. They were playing around while I was registering, and they just disappeared. Have you seen these two? They're around four years old, clean-cut, and pretty smart."

The older guard put on his reading glasses and took her phone. He shook his head, "No, haven't seen 'em."

He handed the phone to the younger guard next to him.

Whitney's hope was dwindling when the younger guard spoke up, "Oh! Those two are your kids?" Whitney's eyes widened, "Yes! Did you see them?"

"Yeah, but not here. I was at the back of the hospital earlier and saw two little boys about their size. They came out of the neurology building, holding hands, running like the wind, and caught a cab at the back gate. I thought it was odd, no adults with them."

Whitney's mind was buzzing, and she nodded vaguely, her brow knitting tightly as she asked, "Did you see what kind of car it was? Do you remember the license plate?"

The guard chuckled, "It was a black car, a private one, but who remembers license plates?"

Whitney pressed further, "Which direction did they go? Do you remember?"

"Down the back street, to the right. Probably headed towards Unity Road. You better hurry and find them; you wouldn't want to lose your kids."

nodded and headed

opened her map and

was just a couple of turns away on Unity

a cab and told the driver

there, she decided to

she bought a mask and a hat from a store at the entrance, disguising herself before heading

avoid drawing attention, Whitney didn't

with Ludwik, if her sons were

to find out something without Shane

she scanned the electronic screen for department listings, unsure of where to

realized she'd have to search floor by floor, building

Whitney walked through the corridors, her eyes scanning

cleaner her phone and ask if

hours ticked by, her task felt like searching for a needle in

her children might be secretly seeking medical help kept her going. It would explain

it

she finally got a lead from a

remember them; they

pointed to the

critical care section

blank, "Are you

I take notice. A nurse even asked them, but they said

en

be them? Why would they be in

fingers twisted together anxiously, her gaze drifting to the elevator. It needed a passcode to access,

idea, and she pulled out some cash from her bag, pressing it into the janitor's

can go in to clean, right? Could you swipe me in? Please, I'm desperately looking

"But..."

money," Whitney added several

hesitated but eventually nodded,

third floor, the janitor whispered, "I

the stairway is

can search each floor."

thanked her and