Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 324

Elaine yanked on Sammy's hair with a vindictive sneer. "Thought you were tough, huh? Causedtrouble just

like that bitch, Whitney!"

Sammy glared back with sharp eyes, his gaze fierce despite his attempt to speak through the gag.

Curious, Elaine leaned in closer, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Mmmph."

Casually looking around to ensure they were alone, she boldly ripped the duct tape from his mouth, muttering,

"Let's see what you've got to say now, on your way out..." "Ptui!" A glob of spit hit her face.

Sammy managed a cold smirk, even with his battered face, defiantly staring her down.

Elaine's face twisted in fury, spit dripping down her cheek. "Got a backbone, do ya?" she sneered, moving closer.

Deep in Sammy's intelligent eyes, there was fear, but seeing Danny struggling to breathe, he felt a surge of

responsibility. Sammy had always blamed himself for taking more than his share of everything, even in their

mother's womb, leaving Danny weaker. At this moment, knowing escape was impossible, Sammy's only thought

was to protect Danny from further harm.

"I've got more backbone than you could ever hope for, unlike you, clinging to that loser of a father, ruining other

people's lives, just like you did to my mom!" Sammy taunted. "And yet, he still doesn't want you. Even a kid can

see that. How can you not get it, you shameless witch!" Elaine's face turned a shade of purple.

Sammy squinted, "Took you long enough to realize we're brothers. Scared now? Your little kidnapping plan to

take us on? Well, Dad's gonna csave us, and your plans will crumble!"

"You think I'd let him find out you two brats are still alive?"

Elaine, confident in her victory, sneered, "With that mouth of yours, I'll make sure you can't talk back. Let's see

how tough you are now."

She signaled the henchman.

They threw Sammy to the ground, and Elaine began to search him, pulling out an asthma inhaler.

"I knew it..." she chuckled, tossing the inhaler away, "Got asthma, huh?"

Sammy's confidence wavered at that moment, not missed by Elaine's observant eyes. "Thought you could fool

me, switching places? I've known about this bottle since I found it. Whitney hid you well, but after three years of

silence, I finally caught up. Tonight, only one of you will make it. Ready to die for Daniel?"

With that, she tossed the inhaler out of sight.

At her command, the henchman dunked Sammy's head underwater.

"Mmph!" Sammy struggled, remembering Elaine's threat against Daniel.

"Sammy, con!" Daniel screamed, his eyes wide with terror, watching his brother suffer and the inhaler lost

in the distance.

A kick from the henchman sent Daniel sprawling, unable to reach the lifesaving inhaler.

Elaine pulled Sammy up, his face purple, gasping for air in his tight throat, shaking in pain but still trying to

breathe.

"Thought you were tough? Giving up so soon?" Elaine taunted, delighting in his suffering.

"Leave him alone! Sammy!" Daniel cried out, tears streaming down his face as Sammy was dunked repeatedly.

In the midst of his torment, Sammy managed a weak, reassuring smile towards Danny.

"Why haven't you cto save us, Dad?" Daniel sobbed, as Sammy's condition worsened. Finally, Elaine

signaled to throw Sammy into a cave with little air, "He'll die quickly in there." "No, you monster!" Danny

screamed.

"Don't worry, you're next," Elaine said coldly, watching as the henchman beat up Danny.

Up above, Jarvis smoked leisurely, admiring Elaine's ruthlessness. "The kids' screams, even | can't stand them."

"They're nothing but trouble. Teaming up with Whitney, they could've been a threat," Elaine explained, planning

to pin the kidnapping on Mr. Percy, a rival, ensuring her and Ludwik's feud with Whitney. "By the tLudwik

realizes, it'll be too late," Jarvis smirked, envisioning the fallout.

"And I'll play the wounded victim, with Daniel tragically ‘taken care of.' As for Sammy, he'll disappear without a

trace," Elaine plotted, confident in her victory over Whitney and her own secured position. "Weston, you're

always the smart one," Elaine said with a wink, pulling him close for a kiss.

Whitney and Tiana stood at the foot of the mountains in Southern Suburb, completely baffled.

The red dot Sammy sent them had vanished right here, but where should they start searching in this vast,

towering expanse of nature?

As tticked towards midnight, every second felt like a blade slicing through Whitney's heart. Beads of cold

sweat formed on her brow as a sense of helplessness threatened to engulf her.

Her Sammy, her dear Sammy, had been missing for nearly six hours...!

Amidst her tears, her phone suddenly rang.

Looking down, Whitney slowly pulled it out, seeing the caller ID flash "Ludwik."

This man insisted on searching up north and had coldly ignored her numerous pleading calls...

"Ludwik, my son...?"

"Where are you in Southern Suburb?" he asked, his voice barely concealing his urgency.

"Uh?" Whitney was momentarily lost.

"Get to the Southern Suburb caves. The search dogs have picked up your son's scent," Ludwik's voice was

hoarse, and without another word, the line went dead.