Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1105

"Maybe she's curious about me, or maybe she has something she wants to ask."

Ludwik's dark eyes sparkled with a mix of excitement and apprehension as he stood by the floor-to-ceiling window. "The more she acts like this, the more dangerous it is. She might have already had a falling out with Bryce.

Whitney, you need to go back right away. I have a hunch she's at Inko Group...

If I take you there, we might just find your mom."

Whitney's heart thudded in her chest. She hung up the call and rushed next door to find her uncle, Keegan Tennyson. "Uncle, I don't think Mom's in Banyan City anymore. Ludwik got a strange call from Inko Group earlier, and he thinks it might have been someone Mom sent! We need to head back."

"What?" Keegan was bewildered by the whirlwind of information. "You mean your mom went to Inko Group? But how would she be in touch with Ludwik? She doesn't even know him..."

"I don't know either, but Ludwik went to Germinia before, and with Florence always out to get him, she must have spread some lies about him. If Mom's looking for Ludwik now, it might actually be a good thing!"

quite grasp everything but let his niece

to head home, knew everything would become clearer once they reached Emperor City

The next day.

marathon meeting, the board members of Inko Group were exhausted. In

charge at Inko headquarters, alright," one of them

up, clearly worn out, "it's past ten already, and we've been at it all night. We should take

clock and closed her folder. "Alright, I'm aware of the company's losses. Last week was rough, but the stock market has bounced

Doonan had been working closely with Ludwik. After we received your order

her folder thoughtfully. "I'd like to have a word with

assumed you'd want us to handle Mr. Doonan the

but didn't pursue the matter further, adjourning

she and Erik returned to

were Ludwik's doing. Florence tried to deceive me by claiming Bryce was secretly helping Inko Group. I found that suspicious since