Love beyond the mask (Whitney)



Ludwik narrowed his frosty eyes, glancing over her cocktail dress and stilettos before striking a fierce blow to the back of her neck. She collapsed, and with practiced ease, he gently lifted her into his arms.

Keegan watched in horror, witnessing Ludwik's descent into madness. Shaking with rage and coughing up blood, he bellowed, "Ludwik! Enough is enough. Do you see how many journalists are here? They've captured every move you've made. Aren't you afraid of your family back in Emperor City finding out?

Sure, you're tough, and you can take Whitney away, but have you thought about your reputation as the top bachelor of Harmonia Country? Whitney is a married woman! Your reckless disregard for the law will ruin your future, and the Lippert family will be despised worldwide!"

Tiana chimed in, "Ludwik, come to your senses. Whitney is no longer yours!"

She pleaded desperately, "Can you just let her go? Whitney isn't an object; she's a living person with the right to choose and to end love. Can't you accept her decision?

Mr. Doonan said he's already seen the news about you in Emperor City. Imagine what your father, grandmother, and mother would think?" Ludwik was unmoved, his expression steely as he declared, "No one can stop me today.

Anyone who tries, dies."

Holding Whitney as if she were a precious treasure, he uttered these terrifying words with a surprisingly tender tone.

"I won't let you get away with this! Give me back my wife!"

Bryce's face turned beet red as he yelled, but he was pinned to the ground by Ashton's men, unable to move.

Ludwik glanced back at him, calmly instructing his bodyguards, "Since Mr. Lutz is so unwilling, tie up his parents and bring them to my plane."

"Ludwik, you dare! You'll pay for this!" Bryce screamed, his face a portrait of fury.

His fingers dug into his palms, wondering how, even now, he was still beneath Ludwik's boot.

As Bryce's parents were quickly subdued by the bodyguards and forced to follow Ludwik, Bryce felt utterly powerless.

Ludwik passed by the stunned guests, coldly warning the Lutz family, "You better keep today's events to yourselves.

Anyone who calls the police will find the Lutz family without a place in Banyan City.

The newly risen Lutz Group in Emperor City? Ha, I wouldn't mind wiping it off the map!"

The crowd shivered in fear.

"Daddy!" At the safety exit, Danny's face was streaked with tears as he called out loudly.

Ludwik, holding Whitney and with red, dazed eyes, looked at his son. He restrained the madness in his blood and spoke softly to Danny, "Daddy has to take Mommy away.

Danny, go back to Emperor City with Tiana.novelbin

Find Mr. Doonan and Grandma; they'll take you to see Sammy.

I can't take you with me right now, I'm sorry."

"Sammy?! Sammy really got out?" Danny's lips trembled with excitement.

Ludwik pushed his son towards a bodyguard and strode away with Whitney, disappearing outside the banquet hall and boarding a plane.

The bodyguards then returned Bryce's parents to the hall, which was left in chaos, the wedding turned into a silent mockery.

Ashton left with Valerie and the bodyguards.

Tiana, trying to calm her nerves, realized she couldn't stop Ludwik from taking Whitney. Holding her daughter and Danny close, she whispered in despair, "Danny, your dad is a madman. I never imagined he'd go this far, snatching someone's legally wedded wife!

And we don't even know where he's taking Whitney. Will they return to Emperor City?

We should head back to Emperor City too. Mr. Doonan said your dad's actions have hit the news; there's a storm brewing. The Lippert family might be in big trouble.

Your dad is a real piece of work, dragging down your grandfather's name. The Lippert family's good reputation over the past decade has been tarnished by this wedding fiasco."

Danny was still processing his father's words, lost in thought about Sammy.

In the center of the banquet hall, Bryce immediately went to his parents, "Father, Mother, are you okay?"

Hunter, furious, lashed out with his cane, expressing more than just the shame Ludwik had brought upon them.

He angrily admonished, "I told you not to marry Whitney, but you went ahead anyway. Now look, your wife was taken right after the wedding!" Bryce's normally calm face twisted with dark fury. His eyes warped with rage.

He hadn't expected Ludwik to be so brazen, disregarding the media's cameras to publicly humiliate him by taking his wife, stepping on his dignity.

No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't stand against Ludwik. He felt as helpless as an ant, forced to watch Whitney being taken away.

The thought of his wedding night ending with Whitney in Ludwik's hands, knowing Ludwik's temperament, filled Bryce with dread.

Ludwik, I will have my revenge. I will make you wish you were dead!

Fuming, he reached for his phone.

Claire, trembling, snatched it away, "Have you lost your mind? Don't call the police.

If he dared to kidnap me and your father, it shows Ludwik is as bloodthirsty as a demon. Son, did you see his eyes just now?

Our Lutz family might be powerful in Banyan City, but we're no match for the Lippert family in Emperor City!"

"Absolutely not, calling the cops is

out of the question. You don't want to mess with the Lipperts. And that Whitney you can't stick with her. As soon as she's back, you need to get a divorce!" Hunter bellowed, O frustration clear in his tone.

Bryce, his eyes clouded with unspoken thoughts, left without a word, "I'll handle my own affairs, thank you very much. I don't need you two butting in!"

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"Stubborn as a mule!" Hunter sighed inwardly. He had thought Whitney, with her impressive background, marrying into the Lutz family as a second wife might actually be beneficial for both Bryce and the family.

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Little did he expect to cross paths with Ludwik, Harmonia Country's most feared man.

Tiana, leading Danny and Cherry out of the hotel, noticed Danny snap back to reality, his expression filled with urgency. "Tiana, dad took mom away Do you think he'll bring her back to Emperor City to meet me?

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If he's coming back to Emperor City, why did he say he couldn't take me with him?"

Tiana's eyes widened in shock, "Ludwik said he couldn't take you with him?"

"Yes, he told me to find Sammy. Maybe dad has already rescued Sammy! Sammy messaged me half an hour ago!

Tiana, you don't understand. One of the big reasons mom married Bryce was because Florence threatened her. She thought marrying him was the only way to get Sammy released.

Mom probably doesn't know dad already rescued Sammy.

What do we do? What if dad does something to mom?" Danny's worry was palpable, reading into Ludwik's determined, icy gaze.

Tiana was astounded, "Oh my goodness, what a soap opera of misunderstandings! Whitney has been harboring such a big secret. Was she really just sacrificing her happiness?

Despite insisting that she married Bryce willingly.

Her entanglement with Ludwik is like a Gordian knot, impossible to untie."

Tiana tried to reassure Danny, "Don't worry, your dad just didn't want your mom to be with Bryce, that's why he disrupted the wedding.

He'll probably head back to Emperor City. After all, the Lippert Group is a huge corporation, and there are so many people in the Lippert family waiting for his explanation."

Though she said this, Tiana was far from certain because Ludwik's behavior earlier was almost maniacal, his eyes devoid of any rationality.

Who knew what he might do to Whitney?

Tiana was genuinely concerned, hoping he wouldn't hurt Whitney any further and would come to his senses.