Love Beyond the Mask novel Chapter 593

She furrowed her brows, halting her thoughts and shaking her head, "It's okay, Danny should know by now. Keeping it from him isn't right. Better sooner than later. I'll find a way to make it up to him."

Whitney stared out the window, a look of helplessness on her face.

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Nighttime.

Ludwik got off work and rushed to the hospital owned by the Lippert family. However, Natalie was not in her room. His face tensed, and he immediately ordered his bodyguards to summon the nursing staff. As a group of them stood in the room, too scared to even breathe, Natalie returned looking distraught.

A servant by her side reminded her, "Ma'am, Ludwik is here."

Natalie looked up absent-mindedly, only then noticing her son standing by the window, tall and imposing, with a row of pale-faced bodyguards behind him.

"What is this, Ludwik?"

Ludwik stubbed out his cigarette, frowning deeply as he walked toward his mother, his voice cold, "Why did you leave the hospital without telling me? Have you forgotten the trouble Thea caused last time? Don't be so reckless again."

"You’re scolding me now." Natalie shook her head. "If it weren't for your insistence on buying that villa near Whitney, I wouldn't have had to rush to explain things to her..."

She stopped mid-sentence, falling silent for a long while before she waved the bodyguards away with a gentle gesture. The room was lit by a single lamp, its soft glow barely illuminating Natalie's face. Ludwik stepped closer, trying to see clearly, only to find his mother in tears.

"What’s wrong?" His voice rough, "Did Whitney treat you harshly again?"

Natalie, barely holding back her sobs, shook her head and slowly looked up at her son, her voice weak, "Ludwik, let's let Whitney go. Stop making things difficult for her. She's getting married next month. The boy proposed to her today, and she said she accepted. I didn’t even know she had started a new relationship. Since she's made such a big decision, I’ve come to terms with it. We can’t be selfish. I love you, and I love her too; she’s so lovable. It's you, my boy, who’s being stubborn!"

Natalie’s emotions ran high, her hand hitting her son’s chest, "I met Parker on my way back and found out that Florence is pregnant with your child! Whitney must have given up on you completely to choose someone else. How could you do this to her, hurt her like this, my son?"

Her tears stung Ludwik. His voice was hoarse and cold, "That child might not even be mine."

"You’re not even sure if it's yours!" Natalie shook her head in disappointment, "Whitney has no mother to care for her. If she did, her mother would be heartbroken. I can't let you hurt her anymore. If she's decided to get married, let her go, son. There are plenty of women in the world, but there's only one Whitney. Don't force her anymore."

"I'm forcing her? Hasn’t she been forcing me!" Ludwik's eyes were deep and cold, the pack of cigarettes in his hand crushed to bits. He bowed his head, laughing bitterly, "Sure, there are plenty of women out there, but none of them are her."

"Can you let her go? You owe it to Ms. Sheldon to take responsibility!" Natalie looked at her son, heartbroken.

Ludwik held her hand and placed it back on the bed, his expression casual, "That woman and the child inside her won’t last long! Don’t worry about it."