Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1179

"Elaine's been missing for ages, and then just shows up in Banyan City? What's going on with that?" There was a cold, dangerous glint in Ludwik's eyes.

Parker snorted, his tone dry. "That's a long story, man."

...

Inside Parisa's hospital room.

Whitney had finally calmed down. She picked up a thermos cup, stuck in a straw, and helped her mom sip some warm broth. "Here, Mom. Can you lift your wrist for me?"

Parisa's gaze softened, her eyes shining with a rare hint of joy. In public, she was always so composed, strict, never letting herself show even a crack. But in front of her daughter, she let her guard down, her armor slipping away.

She caught on to Whitney's gentle touch, her eyes brightening. "You...know how to check a pulse?"

Whitney grinned, meeting her mother's gaze. "Of course, Mom. Don't you remember?"

memory Whitney was talking about -truth was, she'd lost them

seem disappointed. Her voice was warm with nostalgia. "You taught me everything I know about medicine, remember? When I was little, I just wanted to go play outside, not learn

of the top pharmaceutical guys back in New York. No wonder you were always so good at this stuff. It's just... after a while, when Preston Valentine and Yvonne kept upping your medication, it

a

off, not

as

terror, the panic during the crash and the blast,

become her

tangled. When it

touch those memories. She knew it had to

recently, had saved her life in

under the blanket as she snapped back to the present, managing a small smile for her

I was sick and Somehow managed to check my own pulse. I figured I must've known how, somewhere deep

to Germany pretending to be you, I even asked her if she knew anything about medicine. She lied,