Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1317

"Three days ago, I told you I was going to get ready for the wedding. Everything's set."

"...Wait, what?" Wasn't that just some offhand joke before they parted ways?

Whitney hadn't taken him seriously at all.

But now, staring at him, she realized Ludwik wasn't kidding. When this man got serious, his efficiency bordered on terrifying. Her nerves jumped and her tongue tripped over itself. "You didn't actually prepare a wedding, did you?"

"I did."

Ludwik calmly pulled out his phone. "The invitations are already drafted on Facebook-I sent them to Parker, Tiana, Ashton, Valerie... basically everyone you know in Banyan City."

He added, "And of course, nobody from Emperor City's been left out."

"...Ludwik?" Whitney stared at him, feeling like she'd just been blindsided by a truck.

Lippert family know? Did the whole world know? Was she the

a wedding? Did

now?" He gave her a relaxed, crooked

disbelief. "You already sent out invitations, and you're just now asking me? You think this is business or something—make the move, then ask for

ask for

over the top.

me one reason why

throat closed up.

with a better excuse, so she just blurted out the first thing that came to

like an X-ray, seeing right through her.

their hoses almost touched, and murmured in that deep, gravelly voice of his, "You don't need to

to admit it, but his relentless charm was getting to her she was actually starting to wonder what

back to reality, she protested, "But getting married isn't a game. It's not like picking up groceries at Trader Joe's. I haven't even called my mom, or told my uncle. Traditionally, there's all this stuff-engagement parties, family dinners, cake tastings with the wedding planner-and you just decided in three

have my dad go talk to Ms.

will talk about for years. You'll walk down the aisle and everyone in Emperor City will remember you as the most