Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218

Ludwik massaged his temples, his voice softening as he thought of everything she had done for him. “It’s okay. I promised you a grand celebration, and I will deliver.”

“Ludwik, you’re the best!” Elaine cooed, affectionately kneading his shoulders.

His employees were all there, and Ludwik fought the impulse to shrug off her touch; he could not afford to embarrass her.

But his eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a strange sense of unfamiliarity with the current situation.

The engagement he had used to spite that woman had slowly turned into reality.

He told himself to focus. He owed Elaine a lifelong commitment, especially after promising her parents an engagement.

Those fleeting thoughts of calling off the engagement for that woman were foolish – no more of that! She did not deserve it.

Pushing down the irritation in his chest, Ludwik looked up calmly, “Elaine, you go ahead. I’ve still got work to deal with.”

“Alright, I’m heading to the TriMed Hospital to get my surgery scars treated. I’ll be back to make lunch in the lounge. We can eat together,” Elaine said, feigning slight dissatisfaction.

Her devoted voice echoed in the office as if she wanted the whole staff to know she was soon to be Mrs. Lippert.

Felix waited silently for Elaine to leave before he approached Ludwik with the information he had gathered.

Ludwik leaned back in his executive chair, frowning. “What now?”

“It’s me, Mr. Lippert,” Felix said, trying to remain composed under the unusual wrath that had gripped his boss these past days.

He approached cautiously. “About the incident you asked me to look into last night when you were drunk – the online attacks on Bryce, I’ve found something. Bryce is cunning. Just the other day, the Skye Gem building was suddenly auctioned off. First, he lent money to Ms. Valentine, then secretly paid people to slander him, creating the image of a man trapped in a dire situation. Basically, he set a trap to coax Ms. Valentine into an engagement.

Mr. Lippert, perhaps Ms. Valentine isn’t aware of Bryce’s ambition? He’s a real despicable man!”

Felix realized that Mr. Lippert could not bear the thought of aborting the child, so when he left, there was no conclusion about the baby.

Mr. Lippert’s misunderstanding was that Ms. Valentine had cheated and then got engaged

immediately afterward, pushing his resentment to its peak.

Thus, Felix thought that if Mr. Lippert understood that Ms. Valentine might have been tricked as well, there could be a chance for a turnaround.

Ludwik stared at the information, his gaze turning icy. “Daring to scheme against me, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and that foolish woman believes him. Why show me this? Do you think I care about their sordid affairs? Maybe she willingly walked into this trap to be with her lover!”

Felix felt that Ms. Valentine was not like that, but Mr. Lippert was too emotional to be rational about Whitney.

Thus, he decided to take a bold step. “I think it’s one thing for Ms. Valentine to leave you, but for Bryce to steal her away is dishonorable. Are you going to tolerate that?”

Ludwik’s glare turned dark, a cold smirk crossing his lips, “I can let her go, but it’s not for him to take. They think they can live happily ever after? They’re dreaming.”

Felix breathed a sigh of relief; Mr. Lippert could not tolerate it – that was a good sign.

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At the TriMed Hospital in Banyan City.

Tiana, disguised as a nurse and masked, infiltrated the offices of the nephrology department. She gathered all the patient information from the kidney transplant surgeries that day, following Whitney’s instructions to check the patient details.

But there were no slip-ups; including Natalie, there were five kidney transplant patients that day, with four surgeries completed.

Whitney suspected Elaine of a switcheroo.

Tiana then headed to the director’s office to access the original kidney data.

Just as she reached behind the curtain, someone entered the room.

Elaine’s casual voice drifted in. “My scar must be removed flawlessly. It’s in such a visible spot

on my abdomen, and I’m about to have the most perfect night at my engagement.” :

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