Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1182

"Whitney, if you and Ludwik get along, look out for him a little, okay? He's a good kid."

Whitney froze mid-slice, a little annoyed. Her mom had barely even met Ludwik, and she was already calling him a 'good kid'? Seriously?

Good? What part of him was good?

Her mom had no idea what a jerk Ludwik used to be, or the crap he'd put her through.

"Mom, you don't really know Ludwik. You haven't spent enough time with him to judge his character," Whitney said, trying to keep the edge out of her voice.

"Oh?" Parisa just smiled, raising an eyebrow as she looked at her daughter's sour face. "And what kind of character does he have, exactly? Is he the bad guy here? Whitney, I honestly want to understand you, but I don't want to pry. What's really going on between you and Ludwik? I can't even tell if you two are married or what..."

as for his sins? Let's just say the list is longer than the Sunday paper." Whitney's voice dropped. She wasn't about to sugarcoat Ludwik for

her mom was the best

long?" Parisa's calm snapped. "Tell me, what

actually." Whitney sighed,

clearly been through a lot. And in her eyes, Parisa could see a cool distance, a hidden sorrow-not the look

you?" Parisa's jaw clenched, her voice tight and trembling with anger.

Whitney hadn't expected her to take it so seriously. She'd just wanted to vent a little, but now her mom was ready to

can count! But he's changed. Lately, he's been trying to patch things up with the kids, and with me too. He's helped out

not holding onto the past, and you shouldn't be upset about what happened to me. It's all behind us. Once the truth came out, I realized Ludwik had his

to face. Once