Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1170

Ludwik suddenly lifted his head and looked at Whitney. "Whitney, did they get the bullets out of my thigh and left side?"

Whitney blinked-she honestly hadn't thought to ask yet.

She stood up and quickly called the head surgeon.

It wasn't long before the doctor walked into the room, carrying a stainless steel tray. "Mr. Ludwik, here are the two bullets we removed from your body. Normally, the hospital would need to notify the police, but if you'd like to handle this yourself, I can turn them over to you."

"Thank you. I need to trace where these bullets came from. There's no need to get the police involved."

Ludwik's sharp gaze made it clear this wasn't up for discussion.

Whitney picked up on his intentions right away and took the tray from the doctor. "Thank you, doctor. Appreciate it."

"You're welcome." The doctor, fully aware of Ludwik's background, didn't say much more, but he gave Whitney a gentle reminder. "Ms. Valentine, Mr. Ludwik just regained consciousness after surgery. He's still very weak and needs to rest. Please try to keep things calm in here."

Whitney nodded quickly-she already knew that.

soon as the doctor left, Ludwik struggled to steady his breath and said, "Get Felix in here, fast. He needs to

tray,

Whitney poured Ludwik a glass of water and gently dabbed his lips with a

"He knows I was in surgery. If there's any news,

her head. "Not all night. And there's no way I'd try calling him

on his

her fingers against his pulse. "You're getting worked up again! We all want to see Bryce get what's coming to him, but even if things don't go our way, you need to focus on getting better. That's the

meant he could fight Bryce another day. But

was willing to

long, dark lashes lowered,

his gaze drifting to Whitney Her hands moved with gentle skill

resist teasing her. "All this effort, Whitney. Wouldn't it

nearly dropped the swab, flustered by

about kissing at a time

both annoyance and embarrassment, and she shot him a