Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 111

"I swear, maybe I was not clear enough, but Whitney, why the backstabbing?" Elaine frowned innocently.

Whitney shot her a frosty look, eyeing the real backstabber. At the café earlier, she had not realized Elaine was playing the long game, so she had not recorded anything. Now, she was left empty-handed.

Elaine's eyes brimmed with mist, bitterness lacing her gaze as she looked at Ludwik. "The Lotus Clubhouse, I genuinely heard it was a great place to eat. If Bro thinks I had ulterior motives, then I've got nothing more to say."

"You're so innocent. Your tweets must be, too," Whitney scoffed as she opened Twitter, finding only a few sparse posts from Elaine - the incriminating one already deleted.

Whitney's lips curled into a cold smile. "Slyly provoking me and then hastily deleting the evidence. But you know, the picture you took was quite atmospheric. Surely you won't mind if I show L."

Tiana had sent the picture to her.

Whitney handed her phone to the man.

He took it and glanced at the selfie where Elaine was snuggled up close to him. It could be misinterpreted. But Nolan and Parker were also in the frame.

Ludwik gave Whitney a look that said she was overreacting.

Just then, Elaine caught Ludwik's expression and immediately covered her eyes, starting to sob pitifully. "Whitney, when you're out to get someone, any excuse will do. Don't I even have the freedom to tweet about work anymore? Yes, I deleted it. I'd had a drink that day, was not thinking straight, and then I worried you'd see Bro at the bar and get the wrong idea about him. I'm so considerate towards you, yet why do you always target me?"

She played the part of a saint perfectly, her tone a mixture of innocence and vulnerability, almost pitiable.

Whitney's smirk froze over.

The doctor, unaware of the full situation and seeing Elaine's 'bullied' demeanor paired with Whitney's more dominant presence, guessed what was happening and could not help but feel for the beautiful but seemingly wronged woman. "I've come to update you on Natalie's condition. Thanks to Elaine's timely acupuncture, her epilepsy has improved significantly, and she's resting in the neurology department."

Whitney's eyes flashed dangerously.

Elaine looked at her, the triumph in the depths of her eyes unmistakable.

Whitney knew that look all too well; Monica had worn it often.

It had been Whitney who had given Natalie the acupuncture treatment yesterday.

Yet today, Elaine was being lauded for it, having already informed the doctor, while Natalie's memory was too muddled to remember.

Elaine was adept at reaping where she had not sown, clearly having come prepared for this very moment.

Suddenly, Whitney's gaze shifted.

True to form, Elaine turned her doe eyes on the man, deftly avoiding the topic of Whitney's accusations. With feigned concern, she said, "Bro, I only brought your mother for a check-up to ease your mind because you were injured. I did not want her to worry, so I kept her from your room. It's just a coincidence that I walked in on Whitney's misunderstanding. I'll get out of your hair and leave..."

Her eyes shone with unshed tears as she walked away, looking forlorn.

Ludwik rubbed his temples and frowned slightly at Whitney, not uttering a word.

While Whitney had been busy trying to expose Elaine, Elaine had been caring for his mother. In fact, the servants had reported that Elaine had rushed to the villa overnight.

She had cured his mother's epilepsy with acupuncture.

Despite Whitney's suspicions, Ludwik had no reason to doubt Elaine, who had always shown nothing but dedication to him and his family. On the other hand, Whitney seemed to be throwing yet another tantrum.