Love beyond the mask ( Whitney )
Chapter 811

Whitney kicked at Bryce, whose eyes blazed with fury. In a violent gesture, he ripped open her blouse and slapped her hard across the face. "Hand over the video, Whitney. I wouldn't mind having a few of my guys join in the fun."

"What?" Whitney stared back in disbelief.

She knew Bryce was twisted, but she hadn't expected him to be this vile.

"How exciting would it be to have it all on tape? You're damaged goods anyway," Bryce sneered, his hand sliding from her face to her chin.

Whitney felt as though she'd been touched by a venomous snake, her skin crawling with revulsion.

But her anger reached a boiling point. She wouldn't be intimidated. With a cold laugh and a defiant glare, she said, "In your dreams. Even if it kills me, I won't give you the satisfaction.

I'll make sure the world sees your true face, you sick freak.

Go ahead, call your goons. Do you think I'm afraid of dying? Worst case, I'll end it myself. But this place will become a crime scene, and I'll drag you to hell with me. Your precious empire will crumble, Bryce, and you'll be ruined!" "You're asking for it, Whitney," Bryce snapped, losing his composure and punching her hard in the head.

Whitney took the blow head-on, coughing up blood. "Go on then! Make this house a crime scene. Let's see you try to get away with it!"

Bryce paused, his gaze darkening as he stared at her bruised and bleeding face. She was struggling to breathe, her whole body shaking slightly as if fighting off something within.

Suddenly, his lips twisted into a smirk, and he caressed her chin gently. "You're so resistant, Whitney. I know you're skilled in natural remedies, trying to fight it off. But don't worry, I won't beat you to death. You'll come crawling to me eventually. Let's see how you handle a stronger dose!"

He forced her mouth open as she, barely conscious, could only watch in horror as he poured a liquid down her throat.

She knew what it was and the dangers of overdosing.

Her screams of despair filled the room as her body involuntarily writhed.

"Try to resist now. I'll make sure you beg for it, you wretch!" Bryce taunted, tearing open her blouse further, reveling in her helpless state.

"No, please no..." Whitney struggled futilely towards the edge of the bed, craving the chill of cold water, something, anything icy.

Suddenly, the villa's front door was kicked open. Bryce, startled, got up.

In seconds, Ludwik stormed up the stairs, his long legs kicking the door open as he entered.

"Ludwik?" Bryce's face soured at the sight.

Ludwik's gaze fixed on Whitney, bound and disheveled on the bed, her cheeks flushed with fever, her swollen jaw, her dark hair matted with blood.

In that moment, Ludwik felt a chilling rage. "Bryce, you dared touch her?"

"You're dead!" he charged like a furious lion.

Bryce paled, knowing Ludwik's prowess, yet bolstered by his own status, he scoffed, "What can you do alone, Ludwik? Think about your position. I can have you charged with trespassing in no time.

And Whitney is legally my wife. You can't take her from me."

Whistling, he summoned several bodyguards into the room, hiding behind them as he watched Ludwik with a smug disdain.

"Who said I came alone?" Ludwik smirked ominously.

As he glanced at Whitney, his heart ached. He lunged at Bryce, bypassing the guards!

"And me!" Tiana burst in, "Bryce, you scum, I've come back to haunt you!"

Bryce, seeing Tiana, froze, then lost his composure, as if seeing a ghost. "Tiana, you..."

"Disappointed I'm not dead?" Tiana rushed to Whitney, helping her sit up. "Whitney, look at me, it's Tiana, I'm back!"

"Tiana...?" Whitney weakly grasped Tiana's clothes, tears streaming down her face.

"Tiana, you're alive?" Whitney's voice broke, "Did Bryce make you disappear?"

Bryce clenched his jaw, his heart racing. He had thought Tiana was dead, his secret buried with her.

"Tiana, your eyes betray you, Bryce!" Tiana faced her adversary, confirming Whitney's fears. "Yes, Whitney, this monster had me kidnapped and thrown into the sea because I knew too much. If not for a stroke of luck and a kind stranger, I'd be dead, and his secrets would've died with me. Bryce, your day of reckoning is here!"

Just like Audrey's untimely demise, Bryce had silenced her for the same sinister reason.

How many days had it been since Tiana vanished? To think she might have been under the same roof as this devil sent shivers down the spine.

"Bryce, the Tiana you thought you silenced for good is back. I suggest you smarten up tonight and let me take Whitney with me. Otherwise, if I'm not out of here in ten minutes, the cops will be knocking on your door to search your place!"

Ludwik tried to suppress the rage boiling inside him at the sight of Whitney's condition. Saving her was his top priority.

"You called the cops before coming here?" Bryce gritted his teeth, a dark shadow passing over his face. But soon enough, a realization dawned on him. Even if Tiana had returned, she had no evidence to pin the murder on him. After all, it was Jarvis who had orchestrated the whole thing.

Turning the situation from a dire confrontation into a chess game, Ludwik knew he had to play his cards right. The stakes were higher than ever, with lives hanging in the balance. This wasn't just about outsmarting Bryce; it was about bringing a monster to justice and saving Whitney from a fate she didn't deserve. The clock was ticking, and every second mattered in this high-stakes game of cat and mouse.