Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 867

Sammy had always feared that his dad, Ludwik, might not want the baby that Florence was carrying. This fear kept him from confiding in the adults around him; adults were just too unpredictable.

At heart, Sammy was pure. He only wanted to protect his little sister.

Now, realizing he was powerless, he had no choice but to turn to Ludwik for help.

"My boy," Ludwik said, his voice heavy yet unable to hide a surge of emotion, as he shared a heartfelt truth with his son, "Sammy, listen. Whether I like it or not, the thought of this baby being your mom's child makes me want to ensure her safe arrival into this world.

You say she's your sister, then she's your sister.

She will grow up to be as beautiful as your mom was.

Maybe her being in Florence's womb is a bit of a scandal, but nobody wanted things to turn out this way. Life is innocent, and I don't want to harm her!"

That child carried Whitney's blood, her DNA.

Ludwik couldn't bear the thought. It didn't matter whose womb she was in; he would raise her as his own daughter.

As for whether Whitney could accept this...

Ludwik lowered his eyes, "What's important now is bringing her into the world safely. If your mom can't accept her, then we'll just keep it between us guys for now. This child has nothing to do with Florence!

I'm afraid your mom might regret knowing the truth later. We can't do something she'll regret, what do you think?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Sammy felt a weight lift from his shoulders, getting the answer he had hoped for.

Ludwik was reliable. He wasn't going to let a dispute with mom lead to rejecting this innocent child.

"Thank you, Dad," Sammy said, clenching his fists.

Ludwik's gaze sharpened on him, "Since you chose tonight to tell me all this, Sammy, you must know where Florence is, right?"

"Yeah, I know where she is!"

"What are we waiting for? We need to act fast, Sammy! We must find this woman and deal with her, damn it!"

Ludwik scooped up his son and hurried down the stairs with a tense expression.

Downstairs, Whitney was just coming back from setting off fireworks with Danny—

She looked up to see Ludwik and Sammy with grim expressions. Ludwik's handsome features turned ashen at the sight of her.

What's going on?

Whitney sensed his gaze harden on her, a thousand unspoken words hiding in the depths of his eyes, heavy and seemingly sorrowful.

Her smile faded, "Ludwik... What’s wrong with you guys?"

Ludwik's heart pounded, his gaze drifting to Whitney's flat belly.

He struggled to remain calm.

Seeing him about to lose control, Sammy quickly put a hand on his broad shoulder and forced a smile, turning to Whitney, "Dad's upset about something at Lippert Group. That's all."

"The Lippert Group? What happened?" Whitney stepped forward, her brow relaxing a bit.

So it was just business troubles!

The way he looked at her earlier, though, was so heart-wrenching.

"Huh?" Whitney noticed Ludwik's tense profile and questioned further.

"…It's nothing! There's just been a hiccup with a new product launch, and I… I'm taking Sammy with me to sort it out. We might not be back tonight, so don't worry about us."

Ludwik spoke tersely, rushing down with Sammy.

"But if it's just a product issue, why drag Sammy to the company in the middle of the night? He's so young and wouldn’t understand…" Whitney was puzzled, noticing the secret looks exchanged between father and son.

"Mom! That—handling this requires hacking into some systems, and Dad thinks I might be of help. Plus, I wanted to see the Lippert estate myself!"