Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 1030

"Right! I thought Mr. Lippert had a meeting with you elsewhere," the housekeeper said with a smile.

Whitney didn't step inside. Glancing at her watch, it was almost nine o'clock.

The kids had just survived an explosion orchestrated by Bryce not too long ago. Why on earth were they not home at this hour?

And Ludwik, was he with the kids?

She turned and started walking down the lane, pulling out her phone to make a call—

Just then, a car parked in the distance down the curve. Two bodyguards got out, followed by the kids being helped down from the car.

Squinting in the distance, Whitney watched as Sammy ran up to Danny. The brothers held hands, whispering under the cloak of night as they walked towards her.

Suddenly, Danny heaved a sigh, his little brows furrowed, “Sammy, do you ever think that mom's amazing at medicine, maybe she could heal sis…”

The rest of his sentence was abruptly silenced by Sammy's hand over his mouth.

They had entered the Lippert family's territory, and Sammy, wary of eavesdroppers, shot Danny a cautionary look.

Danny, not mentioning his sister's name, added, "Maybe mom could heal her?!"

Sammy sighed, giving him a stern look, "Danny, I’m sure dad has considered mom’s medical skills. But in emergencies that require surgery, mom's traditional methods might not work as fast.

Like dad says, if we can't talk about it, we can't talk about it.

Right now, we need to focus on getting her the best help, fast.

But what if mom gets upset...do you think dad should worry about her feelings? It might complicate things even more and delay the process.

Anyway, we just can't say.”

"Can't say what?"

Out of nowhere, Whitney's voice came from above them, standing by the flower bed, startling and confusing.

Sammy and Danny jumped!

Looking up to see their mom's stunning face, they were too scared to breathe, their eyes wide with guilt.

Oh no. How long had mom been hiding there?

Danny's face went pale, his hand quickly tugging at Sammy's shirt behind his back.

He was a straightforward kid, not good at lying.

“Hmm? What can't you tell me? What were you two whispering about?” Whitney stepped down from the flower bed, moving closer to her children with an edge of sharpness and curiosity in her eyes.

That look, piercing and questioning, made Sammy think they were done for.

In a moment of carelessness, mom must have heard them and deliberately tiptoed closer.

So, they hadn't noticed mom waiting there all along.

Trying to regain his composure quickly, Sammy lifted his face to smile at his mom, “Mommy! Did you just get home? Were you waiting here for your babies?”

“So why are you guys home so late?”

Sensing the kids were diverting the topic, Whitney narrowed her eyes, following Sammy's lead but with a probing edge, “What have you two been up to? And Ludwik, why isn’t he home?”

“Oh! Daddy went to meet with Mr. Doonan. We haven’t seen Mr. Doonan in a while, so we went with him. You know, mommy, you weren’t at the Lippert family's this morning, and we were so bored.”

Sammy desperately improvised.

“You went to see Parker?” Whitney was skeptical, a chill entering her gaze, “The things you two were whispering about just now have nothing to do with Mr. Doonan.

I thought I heard you discussing my medical skills, about saving someone?