Chapter 122


    “Who the hell adnapped her from the hospital


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    uspect it is me Tiana naid with a certainty that could not be shaken


    paused, clearly skeptical. “What are you on about? Did Whitney put you up to this?”


    It’s truk. Whitney was abducted on her way to Banyan City Prison. Mr. L, if you don’t believe me, check


    if ine’s even at the office”


    Doubt gnawing at him. Ludwik sent Felix to look for ine.


    Felix returned with news. “ine left the office about 20 minutes ago and said she was grabbing some


    coffee”


    Ludwik’s brooding brow furrowed even deeper, a chill settling in his gaze.


    “Mr. L we need to hurry and save Whitney! I’m right downstairs from your office.”


    The towering man stepped out of the corporate building. “Felix, gather a team.”


    Whitney’s safety was paramount.


    Ludwik climbed into Tiana’s car, and with the tracker leading the way, she floored it.


    Meanwhile, in a farmhouse on the outskirts, Whitney was tossed into a corner by two men.


    They hastily rummaged through herptop and some documents before making their exit.


    ine appeared behind the house, her eyes cold as ice. She powered up theptop, and there it was –


    recordings of Monica, Yvonne, and Valerie, as well as surveince footage of Monica conversing with


    her at the hospital!


    The documents were evidences of the shady dealings over Monica’s preliminary contest submissions.


    Another item caught her eye- a photo she had given to theborer’s family of Whitney. And now it had


    fallen into Whitney’s hands.


    She had to destroy the evidence herself to be at ease.


    After setting everything aze, ine prepared to make a swift exit.


    But as she stepped out, a car screeched to a stop by the roadside. Ludwik and Tiana emerged and


    marched toward her.


    Cornered by them, ine knew she had no time to hide.


    Ludwik fixed ine with an icy stare, disbelief shing in his eyes. “Did you kidnap Whitney?”


    Tiana had already sent someone to retrieve Whitney from the farmhouse.


    Freeing herself from her binds, Whitney stepped out,posed and cool.


    In a matter of seconds, ine’s expression shifted dramatically. She was smart, and piecing it together,


    she realized something this had been a trap within a trap, Whitney was not after the evidence, she was


    after her!


    In her desperation, ine had yed right into their hands.


    “Why did you kidnap Whitney, ine?” Ludwik’s fury was palpable as the truthy bare before him.


    ine, howeverposed, struggled to defend herself, “I did not, Bro, I was just trying to get


    something from Whitney…”


    “What could you possibly want? Is it this?” Whitney returned with aptop from Tiana’s car, a cold smirk


    on her lips. “I have the evidence of your schemes against me, ine. So you panicked, fearing I’d


    show it to L, and you


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    rushed to kidnap me and destroy the evidence?”


    She fipped open theptop andid bare the truth before L, ine’s facade crumbling.


    Whitney had made backups. It was a trap all along


    After reviewing the damning evidence and witnessing ine’s attempt to abduct Whitney, Ludwik’s


    expression turned frosty


    Whitney looked up and said, “I just wanted to prove that ine has been plotting against me and our


    child from the start. She orchestrated the attack in jail, not Monica. L, so many incidentstely have


    been her attempt to harm me, including theborer seeking revenge – she distributed my photo to his


    family If you need proof, just check her or her assistant’sputer for downloads of my picture.”


    “No need


    Ludwik had seen enough. His trust in ine had turned to utter disappointment.


    He had always believed ine would not dare cross him. Despite his repeated rejections, he thought


    she had given up and was not so thick–skinned or cunning. She had helped hispany several


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    times, and he had conted professional trust with personal.


    Moreover, ine had admitted to seeing him as nothing more than a brother, even agreeing to let him


    find her a suitable husband


    Thus, he never thought much about it.


    Plus, ine had been helping to smooth things between him and Whitney, even caring for the child in


    Whitney’s belly.


    Witnessing all that, he started to trust ine even more.


    His eyes shed with a cial light as he faced ine. “You’ve truly disappointed me.”


    “Bro, I’m wronged–all this evidence is fabricated!” ine pleaded with pitiful eyes.


    “is your abduction of Whitney and attempt to destroy evidence also fabricated?” Ludwik’s voice was a


    chilling calm as he turned to Felix, “Spread the word: ine is suspended from her vice–presidential


    duties pending investigation, ine, think hard about how you’ll exin your actions to the Bartels


    family when you return to Emperor City.”


    “Bro! This whole setup is Whitney’s doing, can’t you see? You know my character. How could I want to


    harm your child? Are you really going to believe her nder over me? Don’t suspend me, Bro. I’ve


    done so much for you…” ine’s desperation was palpable as she reached out to him.


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    Ludwik’s response was unyielding, “Felix, have the bodyguards escort her home and keep watch.”


    Whitney clenched her fists tight.


    As ine was ushered into the car, her gaze pierced Whitney as if to say she was not defeated yet.


    Whitney met that icy stare with calm resolve. She knew giving this cunning woman another chance


    could cost her and her child their lives. This counter strike had to be merciless–and it was.


    She took a deep breath.


    Once ine was in the car, her phone lit up with an alert from the Imperial Gem Corporation system:


    [ine is suspended from her position, pending investigation.]


    The news spread like wildfire, igniting a storm of whispers among employees.


    One moment, she was Ludwik’s trusted vice president; the next, his cold indifference had shattered her


    world.


    Damned Whitney, that wretch. She had struck ine when she least expected it, threatening even her


    standing in thepany.


    Whitney tore away her facade, causing her sudden betrayal to shatter Ludwik’s trust.


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    ine clenched her fists, vowing that Whitney would not get off easy!


    Since she was being pushed into aer, ine did not mind dropping a bombshell on Whitney. She


    steadied her breathing, a cold smile creeping across her face as she scrolled through the contacts on


    her phone, her gazending on Ashton’s name. Her eyes narrowed, and a sly grin yed on her lips.


    In the car, Ludwik was silent, the tension palpable.


    Whitney remained quiet as well.


    it was not until they pulled into the mansion’s driveway that Ludwik lifted his heavy gaze and fixed it on


    her for what seemed an eternity.


    Finally, he wrapped his arms around Whitney’s delicate form. The flickering light and shadow in the car


    made his gaze seem even more mysterious. He held her hand tightly twice before speaking in a low,


    cold voice, Im sorry for my misjudgment. But I can’t condone you putting yourself in danger!”


    “If I had not, you would never have seen ine’s hostility toward me,” Whitney said helplessly.


    She knew how to y the game – getting angry with him now would be foolish. She was aiming for


    reconciliation and to fend off ine’s advances.


    In a soft, aggrieved tone, she said, “You’ve known her for many years, and you think you know her


    sabotages me behind your back – it’s normal that you did not see it. You said you’d find a way to make


    her leave, which touched me. But i can’t tolerate her threatening my safety.”


    Ludwik rubbed his temples, his expression stern. His rtionship with ine was not as simple as


    Whitney thought.


    His voice was cold as ice. “Anyone who harbors ill will against our baby cannot be forgiven.”


    Whitney looked up, her eyes bright and questioning. She could not help but ask, “Why is she so fixated


    on you, to the point of not even tolerating your child? You said she was like a sister to you. Is that really


    true?”


    Ludwik stiffened, then turned his head to gaze deeply into her piercing eyes.


    This was the third time she had asked him, but once a lie starts, it takes countless more to sustain it.


    He frowned, “What exactly do you suspect? No matter what she feels for me, I have no feelings for her,


    and that’s all you need to know”


    Whitney pushed down the flicker of doubt in her heart, her feelings for him growing deeper. That very


    morning, they had witnessed their child’s first ultrasound together.


    She chose to trust this man.


    But she did not know that her blind trust would soon be shattered.