Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1167

When Dad and I came into view, Mr. Sheldon nodded at us, then quietly turned and walked away without a word.

"What's going on?" I whispered. "Aren't Mr. Sheldon and your mom supposed to see each other?"

Yael probably knew something-Uncle must have told her about the stuff that happened between Mom and Dad back in the day.

Whitney couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. Her dad must have known Mom had no one else to look after her, so he kept watch from a distance. But he didn't dare go inside, not even to catch her eye. The more he cherished her, the more afraid he became.

He was scared Mom wouldn't want to see him, that she'd hate him or blame him anything but welcome him back.

After all, Mom had lost her memory for years now. If someone mentioned the name "Hudson," what would she even remember? Good things? Bad things? Would she even recognize Dad at all? Whitney didn't have a clue.

She knew she would have to plan their first reunion carefully-find some opportunity to break the ice between them.

These thoughts kept spinning in her mind. Meanwhile, Ludwik's surgeon hadn't come out of the OR, not even once.

"Whitney, I brought dinner!"

tablecloth over the communal table. "You look pale and worn out, so I got some chicken noodle soup and a turkey sandwich. Not exactly

her watch. "It's been three hours. From what I know, removing a bullet shouldn't take this long.

hey, knock on wood!" Sandy interrupted, shooting her a look. "Don't jinx it, okay? You shouldn't talk

have even made it here in the first place.

question hit home, making Whitney flush and fall

even on her mind anymore. All she wanted was for him to survive. "Of course

Sandy leaned in, searching her

not in the mood for

her "Look, I heard from Shane that you were really anxious about Florence's baby. I'm no mom, but I get it-blood is thicker than water. You fought to save your little girl, not just out of instinct,

the way to Germany for the kid. The guy's a family man, and he loves you. Remember when he put the whole Lippert fortune on the line to

fixed her with a steady look. "He's in the operating room right now. Tell me, when he wakes up, are you going to

struck a

Ludwik was wheeled into surgery.