Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1077

Whitney's gaze was heavy, filled with a swirling mix of emotions as she looked at the frail little bundle in her arms. The baby's labored breaths tugged painfully at her heart.

Ludwik noticed her distress and gently pulled Sammy aside, his sharp eyes softening as he addressed his sons, "Alright, let's not pressure your mom. Imagine how hard it is for her to process all this right away. Let's give her some space. You two come with me."

He turned to the doctors and nurses, "Please, take good care of both the child and her mother."

The medical team nodded respectfully, assuring him they would.

As Ludwik led his sons out of the room, a weight lifted slightly from his chest. Despite Whitney's pain, he could see her kindness; she wouldn't harbor resentment toward their daughter. Though acceptance might take time, her compassionate heart would eventually guide her to care for the child.

He took a deep breath, ready to pull out a pack of cigarettes for a moment of calm when Parker's tall figure appeared at the end of the hallway.

"Parker!" Ludwik called out, surprised. Parker's intense gaze shifted between Ludwik and the ICU, searching for Whitney.

"Where's Whitney? Did you have a good talk with her?" Parker asked urgently.

Ludwik didn't want to delve into that just yet. Instead, he focused on Parker, furrowing his brow, "Why are you back? What happened at the airport? Didn't you catch that mystery person?"

Parker exhaled in frustration, touching a bead of sweat on his forehead. "Don't get me started. Bryce played me; it was all a setup."

he saw the hint of blood. He handed his sons to a nearby chair and strode over to Parker, pushing him slightly as they moved to a window a few

airport? What do you mean by a setup?" Ludwik asked, his eyes sharp

Bryce is cunning; he must have known you'd be watching him closely, so he

"He sent a bunch of guys to fight me, then slipped away through the VIP lounge. Lucky for me, I realized the trick early,

a speedboat and headed out to sea. I couldn't find another boat, so I paddled after him on a makeshift raft. Finally, out at sea, I saw a large yacht with

Bryce went to meet the mystery person out there?"

changed their landing

catch up to them? Did you see who the mystery person was?" Ludwik pressed, his voice growing more

glancing towards the ICU. His eyebrows knitted as he tried to form the words, "I saw the mystery person. It's

Ludwik's handsome

on. Then, suddenly, the gunfire stopped. A few minutes later, Bryce led a woman out of the cabin, with Florence helping her. They

yacht to stop them, but Bryce had seen me. He sent men to shoot at me, keeping me from boarding. In the darkness,

voice cutting through the tension. "You saw fighting on the yacht? Between who? If Bryce

was baffled, "I don't get it either. This mystery person is someone high up in the organization, and her return was supposed to be a secret. Who else could've known about it and tried to take

jet

attempt. What if Bryce staged it

his story would have

had reached