Love beyond the mask ( Whitney )
Chapter 714

Ludwik scoffed under his breath, "He said it was so 'we' wouldn't have regrets.

All the way here, I kept thinking, this 'we' could only mean me and Whitney.

But what does Florence's kid have to do with Whitney?

Sammy seems to care a lot about that child.

It doesn't make sense. He should despise Florence, so why care about her kid?

He also said, once the child is born, I would understand."

Ashton's eyes widened in disbelief.

Next to him, Felix furrowed his brow, "Sammy's too clever by half. Is he plotting something? Why the insistence on protecting that child... wait, protecting?" Ludwik's gaze sharpened, "Are you suggesting he's protecting Florence's child?"

"It's obvious, isn't it?" Ashton tilted his head, "But if it's just your offspring, Sammy should despise it as the product of your affair with Florence, unless..." Ashton paused suddenly, a shiver running down his spine as he looked at Ludwik.

Ludwik caught the implication in his gaze, his heart skipping a beat.

Right, Sammy caring about that child only made sense if... unless, could it be Whitney's? The one person Sammy loved more than anyone was his mom. But, that couldn't be possible!

Ludwik's heart turned cold as he looked towards Felix, "Felix, dig into what Sammy has been up to lately. Has he been keeping tabs on Florence? And check on his interactions with Ryan."

"Sure... Mr. Lippert." Felix sounded confused, unsure of what Mr. Lippert was suspecting.

-

Florence ran out of the hospital in a panic, directing the cab straight to Jarvis's mansion. She was frightened.

If Ludwik could drag her to the hospital today, he could force her onto the operating table tomorrow!

She had barely escaped, even though she didn't know who had cut the power and saved her...

But she had to sort this out.

Clearly, with Sandy's fall, it must have been Ludwik who called the cops, and if he was in good terms with Shane, he would have informed Shane too.

And Shane must have started suspecting her, leading Ludwik to confront her.

Now, her only option was to seek Jarvis's help.

She knocked on the mansion's door frantically.

It took forever, but when Jarvis finally opened the door, he was holding a seductive woman in his arms, his face full of impatience as he glared at her, "What do you want?" Florence glanced at the vixen in his arms, a wave of irritation washing over her. He had agreed to a deal with her.

Yet his actions showed he didn't take her seriously at all.

She couldn't hold back her anger, "Jarvis, we made a deal, and I'm supposed to be your girlfriend now. You shouldn't bring this kind of woman home. What will others think of me?"

"I don't care what they think of you. You're really living for appearances, Florence."

Jarvis scoffed, "Don't forget your place. I've already done you a favor by taking you out and letting people think you're close to me. That's more than enough face for you.

Don't push your luck; what are you, anyway?"

"You..." Florence was fuming, but Jarvis's menacing glare made her fearful. This man was more venomous than a snake, and she reluctantly lowered her tone, "Fine, Nolan, I won't meddle in your personal life, as long as to the outside world, I'm your fiancée. I showed you the paternity test; you want this child to eventually ruin Ludwik.

Then you need to help me.

With Sandy's fall, Ludwik reported it, and I'm afraid Shane will have the police dig deeper...

Just a little influence with the police could bury the case, okay?"

"Hmph."

Jarvis let out a sinister laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"You're insatiable. I only agreed to pretend to be with you. And now you're ordering me around to clean up your mess?"

Jarvis grabbed her chin, "It seems you still don't understand. I won't announce you as my fiancée; you're not worthy, and being pregnant, you're a turn-off.

What do you have to offer? A rundown lab?

Ha, if you really want to use someone, try Bryce.

I heard he's keen on breaking into the Sheldon Group, but Whitney hasn't given in yet. Aren't you part of the Sheldon family?

Maybe you could get more out of him."

With that, Jarvis brushed her off, "Don't annoy me."

Florence glared at him, wishing she could kill him on the spot!

As expected, he had been playing her all along, now tossing her like a hot potato to Bryce... Such a jerk.

But, Bryce... maybe.

She mulled over it, swallowing her pride as she left.

Back in the car, she vented her frustration on the driver, calming down a bit. Looking down at her belly, she wished she could tear the fetus out in rage.

Suddenly, she remembered something, "Myra, have someone check the hospital again. I have a feeling someone helped me escape Ludwik's clutches tonight..."

"Ms. Sheldon, who do you think it could be?"

Florence frowned, "When I was running, it felt like someone cleared the way for me. Were they afraid I'd fall? That means they were concerned about the child... Could someone know the truth about the baby in my womb?" She started to panic, "Check thoroughly."

"Yes!"

-

In the cell.

Tiana struggled until the middle of the night and finally managed to crawl out through the ventilation shaft in the wall when the guards were off duty.

With a 'thud', she groaned as she landed in the bushes, quickly getting up and checking her surroundings...

She could hear footsteps moving in and out of a room - that must be Parker's room!

Gritting her teeth, she waited under the wall until the moon was directly overhead, and the hallway finally fell silent.

The breeze brought a hint of the sea.

As the middle-aged man had said, they were probably some distance from the coast now, far from Emperor City.

At the edge of the old brickworks, the sea marked the boundary of Emperor City.

Tiana calculated she must be beneath the cliffs, perhaps in another city?

Tap, tap... her fingers found the door, a luxury heavy door, from behind which came the suppressed panting of a man.

"Parker?" Tiana whispered urgently, her body low to the ground.

But the man inside made no reply.

She glanced left and right, quickly opened the door, slipped inside, and shut it behind her!

The room was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant and medicine, and it was spacious, a suite in fact. Tiana followed the dim light inside, and immediately spotted a weakened man sprawled on the bed.

"Parker." She rushed to his side, seeing his arm swollen with veins, a needle pulled out, with drops of blood leaking from his vein. She pressed down immediately, "Are you alright? This is terrible, how did you end up like this?" "Who are you?" the man asked, his brows furrowed tightly, eyes closed.