Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 474

"Nothing to worry about."

Whitney turned slightly, her hand clutching the warmth of the injury behind her, her face pale and expressionless as she eyed Ludwik and the woman he was protectively cradling.

Her icy stare stung Ludwik, and he finally noticed the corner of the desk, right where her back was.

"You..." His voice lost a measure of its calm.

Whitney replied with a mocking tone, "Mr. Lippert thinks we did something to your Nyx? Is it so hard to believe she barged into my office and fell all by herself? I didn’t even touch her. And now I’m supposed to take the blame for this?"

"Sis… it was clearly a misunderstanding. You thought I was stealing your project, you got angry, and I got in the way… Let’s just say I fell on my own, okay? Ludwik, please don’t fight with her over me."

Florence, pale and clutching her chest, could hardly speak, her ankle trembling uncontrollably.

Ludwik, seeing the burn not only hadn't healed but had worsened, likely to cause an infection, clenched his heart in fear. "Breathe slowly, Florence, what exactly happened here?!"

His angry shout echoed through the office, silencing everyone.

Florence looked at him with pitiful eyes, biting her lip and shaking her head as if afraid to continue, especially with Whitney watching.

Whitney scoffed at her performance.

Sandy, unable to stand it any longer, stepped forward with courage, "Mr. Lippert! Nyx ran into the assistant manager's office, trying to steal our group's project. We caught her red-handed. I said I would notify the higher-ups, but Nyx, unable to cover it up any longer, played the victim. She fell on purpose, reopening her wound, trying to get your sympathy! But we won't let her get away with this. Without the talent, she resorts to theft, and even Mr. Lippert, in front of everyone, can't just cover for her, right?"

Ludwik pressed his lips tightly, his gaze sharp. "You say she stole the project, do you have proof?"

Sandy presented the project plan with a cold voice, "This is Ms. Valentine's plan! The surveillance will prove everything! Besides, we all saw Nyx secretly opening Ms. Valentine's file, trying to take it."

The assistant nodded eagerly, "I saw it too!"

"Hand it over."

Ludwik glanced at his secretary.

The secretary stepped forward and took the document from Sandy.

Ludwik helped Florence to a chair, taking care to make her comfortable. He then opened the document—

A smirk briefly crossed Florence's lips, not missed by Whitney, who sensed something amiss.

"Bang!"

Ludwik tossed the document onto the desk, his expression turning cold as he faced Whitney, "This is your project plan?"

Whitney flickered a glance.

Sandy and the assistant, peering over, saw Ludwik's finger pointing at the project's authorship: Florence!