Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 1156

Ludwik looked down at her from his usual height—recently, she’d seemed so worn out, her eyes shadowed with worry.

He reached out and gently squeezed Whitney’s fingers. Even his voice, usually cold as winter, had softened a bit. “Whitney, are you worried about me?”

He said it with a teasing lilt, relaxing his usually fierce brow, his dark eyes fixed on her.

Whitney froze. Was he seriously flirting right now? They were surrounded—Phineas, Parker, half the board was watching.

This was no time for him to mess with her. She quickly pulled her hand away. “Are you alright?”

“Bryce is hardly a real threat to me,” Ludwik finally replied.

Just then, they both turned as Phineas’s voice cut through the tension.

Parker had fetched a doctor, who was now checking Phineas over. Turns out, Bryce’s push hadn’t done much damage after all.

Parker finally relaxed.

But Phineas—the old man was the chairman for a reason. Even after his recent health scare, he had no intention of heading back to the hospital. He marched to the head of the conference table, cane striking the wood with a thud that echoed around the room.

“Ladies and gentlemen!” he announced, his voice cold and commanding. “The two criminals who attempted to harm Ms. Tennyson have been apprehended by Ludwik Lippert. The evidence of their embezzlement will be handed to the police, and justice will be served.

As for anyone who took bribes from Bryce—people like Ronan Miller—the authorities will investigate. And anyone in our company who colluded with Bryce, I’m sorry to say, I’ll be questioning you personally, starting today.

Now, I declare the Inko Group shareholders’ meeting officially reopened—under my leadership!”

You could hear a pin drop. Some of the shareholders looked like they might faint from guilt or fear.

Whitney felt her ears ring. She knew what this meant: Phineas was back in charge, and anyone involved in the bribery scandal was done for.