Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1156

Ludwik looked down at her from his usual height-recently, she'd seemed so worn out, her eyes shadowed with worry.

He reached out and gently squeezed Whitney's fingers. Even his voice, usually cold as winter, had softened a bit. "Whitney, are you worried about me?"

He said it with a teasing lilt, relaxing his usually fierce brow, his dark eyes fixed on her.

Whitney froze. Was he seriously flirting right now? They were surrounded— Phineas, Parker, half the board was watching.

This was no time for him to mess with her. She quickly pulled her hand away. "Are you alright?"

"Bryce is hardly a real threat to me," Ludwik finally replied.

Just then, they both turned as Phineas's voice cut through the tension.

Parker had fetched a doctor, who was now checking Phineas over. Turns out, Bryce's push hadn't done much damage after all.

Parker finally relaxed.

But Phineas-the old man was the chairman for a reason. Even after his recent health scare, he had no intention of heading back to the hospital. He marched to the head of the conference table, cane striking the wood with a thud that echoed around the room.

two criminals who attempted to harm Ms. Tennyson have been apprehended by Ludwik Lippert. The evidence

And anyone in our company who colluded with Bryce, I'm sorry to say, I'll be questioning you personally,

declare the Inko Group shareholders' meeting officially

shareholders looked

Phineas was back in charge, and anyone involved in

breath and looked at Ludwik. "Bryce and Florence-are

nodded. "The cops will take them directly to the station. If you're worried about Ms. Tennyson, you should go back to the hospital. With Phineas and Parker here, I'll

objections. She simply

mind was on her mother. She barely had time to murmur, "Thank you

he could respond, Whitney hurried away, heading down the stairs without looking

watched her go, the

his eyes softening. He couldn't help but smile a

Whitney had kept her disten a

awkward for her. sŵnovel

this chaos was over, maybe things between them would

down. He

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past few weeks