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..."

four years ago, then divorced. And 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.

mom was the

"Tell me, what did he do to you? And do

actually." Whitney

missed from her daughter's life, Whitney had clearly been through a lot. And in her eyes, Parisa could see a cool distance, a hidden sorrow-not the look of an inexperienced girl, but someone who'd already weathered a storm or

Parisa's jaw clenched, her voice tight and trembling

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 go full mama bear. "Please don't

before, no doubt about it. He misunderstood me more times than I can count! But he's changed. Lately, he's been trying to patch things up with the

me. It's all behind us. Once the truth came out, I realized Ludwik had his reasons, even if he was

to face. Once you talk it