Love Beyond the Mask

Chapter 192

He took the eggs from her, plopping down to eat it.

Whitney just watched him quietly, mustering a smile. “Ludwik, are you simply indulging Elaine or are

you truly in the dark?”

“About what?” He was clearly irritated.

Whitney took a deep breath. “Yesterday, it was your precious Elaine who deliberately lured me to the

Oceanus Hotel. And Nyx, she’s not even eligible to attend the summit, yet she found me there. Who

gave her the invitation to get in? Think about it, the news of our divorce, only you, me, the lawyer, Felix,

and Elaine knew about it. Felix and the lawyer are tight–lipped, so who spilled the beans last night?

Those men at the table, they pounced on the divorce to give me a hard time. Can’t you see it’s all

Elaine’s plotting? She wants to embarrass me in public!”

Ludwik just snorted after hearing her out, his eyes narrowed coldly. “Don’t tell me you think that

sleeping with me once has turned me into a fool?”

“Whitney, you really can’t wait to show your true colors. It’s all Elaine’s doing? Everything’s her fault,

you’re the innocent one, you never damaged Imperial Gem Corporation, never turned Natalie into.a

vegetable. How did I never see through your incessant lies before, blaming everyone else!”

Whitney was at a loss for words, she laughed lightly at him. “You really are playing the fool right now.

You hate me, so you refuse to listen to anything I say. You only believe what you want to believe. Why

don’t you go find out who leaked the news of our divorce last night?”

Ludwik frowned deeply.

Whitney stood by the table, locking eyes with his sickly handsome face, and suddenly said, “You slept

so well last night, otherwise you wouldn’t have the energy to scold me now, would you? Don’t you

remember? The night you had a hysterical episode in the hospital, you slept just as well, which made NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

you wake up earlier the next day.”

“Let me ask you, during the week you disappeared, with Elaine by your side, did you sleep well at all?”

His frown deepened. He had been away in Amoria Country for a week, with Elaine keeping vigil for

hours every night, yet he had not found rest. He scoffed, “Don’t try to make a point using my sleep, or

that night with the hysterics. I know Elaine saved me, what are you trying to confuse?”

Whitney bitterly smiled to herself. She reached for a Western analogy, “Ludwik, poor sleep is also a

trigger for hysterical episodes. Since Elaine can cure you, why don’t you ask her why she hasn’t cured

your insomnia? And what treatment has she given you these past few days?”

Ludwik pursed his lips tightly.

Whitney turned to Felix, her laugh was cold, “Even Felix knew to come find me last night. What do you

think that means? If Felix thought Elaine could cure you, he would have sought her out last night.”

Felix was inadvertently dragged into the fray.

Ludwik glanced at him, his gaze sinking into contemplation.

Indeed, Elaine hadn’t started any treatment this week, saying his condition needed observation.

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Yet Whitney insisted on giving him her medication. Also, the strange fact that he could sleep by

Whitney’s side, something he had realized long ago…

Suddenly, with a “bang“, Whitney’s face turned pale and she slowly slid down the table.

“Madam, what’s wrong?” Felix was quick to rush over.

Ludwik snapped back to reality, looking at the woman sprawled on the floor, he set down the and

approached her with a tight face. “What trick are you pulling now, Whitney?”

But she was motionless.

His eyes darkened as they landed on her abdomen, a flicker of unease passing through.

“Mr. Lippert, could the madam be overtired?” Felix asked with a meaningful tone.

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Ludwik’s expressionless face belied his quickening heartbeat. He knew very well how rough he had

been last night and this morning.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a low voice, “Get the driver to prepare the car.”

Felix, somewhat worried, immediately made the call while Ludwik carried Whitney down without a

word.

The car sped to the nearest hospital.

In the emergency room, the doctors placed Whitney on the bed and drew the curtain for a check–up.

Coming out with a stern look, the doctor fixed Felix and Ludwik with a glare. “Which one of you is the

husband of this pregnant woman?”

Felix awkwardly shrank back.

Ludwik nodded, the cool and imposing man giving the doctor pause.

The doctor took Ludwik aside into another office, barely containing his anger. “You’ve really gone too

far. Your wife is over six months pregnant, a time when she needs rest. Her fetal position isn’t good,

and here you are, causing her injury for your own selfish reasons!”

“Injury?” Ludwik was puzzled.

The female doctor was not amused, “Tear wounds; she needs dressing. Her stress levels were high,

leading to abdominal pain. She’s carrying twins, for heaven’s sake. Can’t you show some restraint and

care? You husbands!”

She muttered under her breath, not noticing the man’s tightening features.

Ludwik’s eyes were dark and stormy, his thoughts unreadable. He wasn’t supposed to care for her, he

wanted her to suffer. But now, his own heart was also aching slightly.

He leaned against the wall, lighting a cigarette in frustration.

The doctor returned with the ultrasound results, her tone snappy, “Sir, take a look at your two adorable

children. Please pay more attention to your wife!”

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gaze fell on the report, staring blankly. He didn’t reach for the ultrasound print for a long

Seeing the handsome man’s indifference to even his children’s scans, the doctor slammed ther down

on the desk, shaking her head in disappointment. “It’s a shame such a beautiful woman ended up with

such a husband, Pregnant with twins and still suffering.”

With that, she walked away.

Ludwik’s lips curled into a self–deprecating smile; to Felix, it looked both cold and despondent.

Tll go check on the madam,” Felix found an excuse to leave,

When he returned, he found that the ultrasound print on the windowsill had vanished.

Surely Mr. Lippert had taken it.

He claimed he didn’t want children, but when the madam fell, he was quick to check the back of her

dress. One’s own flesh and blood, how could he bear to part? Even refusing to look at the ultrasound

was too much for him.

Felix sighed inwardly, wondering how to untangle the knotty relationship between the madam and Mr.

Lippert,

Felix raced into the hospital room, breathless. “Madam, you’re awake?”

After a restful sleep, Whitney felt somewhat better. A cool sensation enveloped her body–a sure sign

that the doctor had applied some medication.

There must have been an injury. Ludwik had lost control, utterly reckless.

Whitney touched her abdomen, a wave of concern washing over her. “Felix, could you please check

with the doctor if I’ve had an ultrasound? I’d like to see.”

Felix paused, scratching his head in hesitation. “Just a moment, I’ll go ask.”

Usually, Mr. Lippert insisted on a particular hospital, one that kept the secret of the twins from the

young madam.

But this hospital visit was unplanned, and Félix quickly sought confirmation from Mr. Lippert,

The man sitting on the bench in the hallway, frowning in silence, didn’t utter a word.

Felix understood. He pulled some strings, and the doctor produced an ultrasound image of a single

baby, which he then handed to Whitney.

The report indicated a low–lying pregnancy but no significant abnormalities. Whitney gazed at the tiny

shadow on the ultrasound–her child appeared so frail, not even seven months along. Her heart

melted with tenderness.

She vowed to eat well, to help her baby grow stronger and ensure a safe delivery.

Tucking the ultrasound report away, Whitney stepped out of the room and immediately spotted the man

in the hallway, coldly puffing on a cigarette.

He was still here.

Her fingers clenched. She didn’t want to look at him, let alone deal with him. She handed a yellow pill to

Felix, instructing, “Make sure he takes this at four o’clock. Felix, I’m heading home now.”

“Stop right there!”