Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 295

Jack rushed off with Danny, not bothering to go back to the private dining room to tell her. Upon hearing this, Elaine felt her blood boiling, but she had to swallow her anger.

Feeling utterly wronged, she leaned into the man's arm, softly lamenting, "You left me at Christian Restaurant, and I couldn't even enjoy my meal. I heard from the bodyguard that Danny sneaked off to find you, got caught, and you shipped him off to preschool. I was worried about a clash between you two, so I came over to check."

Ludwik still remembered Elaine's complaints at the restaurant vividly. Now, she was all gentle and tender again, looking down at Danny sweetly, "Daddy’s so busy, we shouldn’t hold him up. How about mommy takes you to school, okay?" Then, looking up at the man, she said virtuously, "Ludwik, you’re not as familiar with the preschool classes as I am. Let me take Danny for the rest of the day. I’ll hang around and pick him up after school."

Ludwik appreciated her patience with the child. The minor displeasure at the restaurant was quickly forgotten. "Sure," he replied indifferently, turning to his son, "Need daddy to walk you in?"

"No way, you’d just cause a traffic jam. Don’t you have any self-awareness?" Sammy made a face at the group of hovering moms, his teasing clear as day.

"..." Ludwik was speechless, realizing he was actually being praised by the little guy. The usually aloof Danny was praising his old man? Ludwik was pleasantly surprised, feeling like the lively kid from a few days ago had returned. He bent down to pinch his son’s cheek, retorting, "Then you be careful not to cause a jam among the girls."

Sammy was quick-witted, smirking, "Could you be a bit more humble, dad? Bragging about your good genes in such a roundabout way?"

"..." Such a sharp kid. Ludwik couldn’t help but smile, a slight curve to his lips, "Enough with your sass! Your mom will take you in."

"Then I’m in mommy’s capable hands." Sammy turned back, only then giving his mom a perfunctory glance. Watching the harmonious father and son, Elaine felt left out. Their growing bond was definitely bad news for her place in the family and could impact her future children with Ludwik!

The woman darkly contemplated, watching Ludwik’s car drive away before taking Sammy into the preschool. Sammy was silent, mainly because he didn’t know which class Danny was in and couldn’t give himself away. But as they passed through the luxurious Harmonia International classes, Elaine didn’t stop until they reached a plain, even outdated classroom at the end of the corridor.

Elaine called out, "Teacher, Daniel is here for class." The teacher hurried out, not greeting Sammy, but flattering Elaine, "Elaine, you brought him again. Danny, you’ve missed two days of class, come in with me."

"Please take good care of Danny," Elaine said, slipping an envelope into the teacher’s pocket. The teacher was taken aback, quickly accepting it and assuring Elaine with a meaningful look, "Of course, we’ll take good care of him."

But Sammy caught this exchange. The teacher’s tone seemed odd to Sammy. And Elaine, with a cold look at ‘Danny,’ naturally thought the little brat couldn’t understand the adults’ covert conversation.

When Sammy entered the classroom, followed by a few other moms with their kids. One of the moms, with a particularly bratty and chubby kid, made a face at ‘Danny’ and dashed inside.

"Daniel, oh, your stepmom dropped you off for school again?" Sammy, normally harmless, frowned slightly, a chill seeping in. Elaine, standing outside the classroom, waited for the bratty kid’s mom to leave,

Elaine ominously said, "Gave your son his instructions? If he does well, your company will benefit."

Jemima immediately nodded, "Elaine, don’t worry. Your stepson won’t be willing to come to school tomorrow!" The more trouble at home and the more annoying he is, the better for Elaine.