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?"

Whitney 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 about herbs and remedies. You'd always say

one 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 must've been pretty subtle. Otherwise, you would've noticed sooner. By the time you knew, things had

Grandpa went on a

off, not

and yet, as Whitney spoke, none

terror, the panic during the crash and the blast, was etched deep inside her. She only remembered waking up fully lucid, somewhere in Germany, with a handsome older Germanman

her husband

off, her thoughts tangled. When it came to the

She knew it had to do with that man from

man who, just recently, had saved her life

the present, managing a small smile for her daughter.

skills. Once, I was sick and Somehow managed to check my own pulse. I figured

she knew anything about medicine. She