Chapter 175


    Ludwik’s eyes shed with a second of shock before plummeting into the abyss of rage.


    He grasped her slender neck with an icy grip, pinning her against the wall anger lending him a violent


    edga


    Through gritted teeth, he seethed, “Even with death breathing down your neck, you show no remorse,


    pushing every mistake onto ine ”


    Shaking his head with a coldugh, he dered, “Whitney I won’t believe another word you say. Tve


    paid my dues.”


    Whitney stared nkly, tears streaming down her face as he abruptly withdrew his hand as if touching


    her was


    akin to filth.


    The pain in his eyes, those words Tve paid my dues, utterly defeated her


    What could she say? He didn’t believe her, stubbornly choosing to trust ine’s feigned warmth, now


    his solefort.


    He had no trust left for her.


    “Felix, take her away. From now on, unless I say otherwise I dont want her within my sight!” he


    Felix hurried in, awkwardly pulling Whitney away. “Miss Ms. Valentine, please Mt. Lippert’s just starting


    to get better, don’t provoke him further.”


    Whitney’s eyes brimmed with bitterness, aware she couldnt stir his temper anymore. Clutching her


    aching belly, she bit her lip till it bled, dragged out like a discarded doll


    A few meters out, she leaned against the wall, slumping down Felix please call Tiana.”


    Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, Felix noticed her sweater bulging cody and didn’t dare dy,


    dialing immediately.


    Looking back after the call, he saw the ghostly white woman crouched in a corner clutching a


    shapeless bag. stuffing its contents into her mouth, choking on tears and coughs in self torture


    Felix couldn’t stand it, pitying thedy’s unspoken woes despite the deep wounds she’d inflicted on the


    boss. He intervened, “Don’t do this, it’s bad for your stomach”


    “These are his favorite treats, cookies, she sobbed, he told mest night how he loved the ones his


    mom made, but now I can’t even give them to him, Felix, what dolog. “Her tears flowed like those of a


    lost child.


    Felix, his emotions in turmoil, saw Tiana with medical staff, helping the fallen Whitney


    Returning to the hospital room, he found Mr. Lippert, weakened after his outburst gasping for air, his


    fingers digging into his brow


    After a hesitant silence, Felix spoke. “Mr. Lippert, I thought I saw Mrs. Valentine near your room early


    this morning: did shee inst night?”


    ine, emerging from the bathroom, cursed internally, had Felix seen Whitney leaving the room? With


    a feigned smile, she said generously, “Ludwik, I was busy treating you all night, I didn’t notice if anyone


    was at the door Maybe Whitney stopped by.”


    “Tough at me?” Ludwik’s features turned frosty


    If not for her hurting his mother, he wouldn’t have copsed. Yet, she showed no remorse, casting


    ine as the scapegoat. He was at his limit with her.


    “Have you been fooled by her too?” Ludwik red at Felix, dismissing he words. I hear you speak.


    again, you’re out.”


    Felix stiffened, wanting to mention the cookies and what Whitney had said to him, but fearing it might


    remind Ludwik of Natalie


    Apologizing, Felix suggested a psychiatrist, but Ludwik insisted on leaving, aware of the hallway


    incident.


    Before leaving the hospital, ine ordered her assistant Jaxon to erase the surveince footage,


    eliminating. any hint of Whitney’s role in saving Ludwik.


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    Whitney, after waking from a restless sleep, received a taunting text from ine. Unfazed, she replied


    indifferently and turned off her phone.


    “Tiana,” Whitney said weakly, penning a list of herbs, “get these made into pills and somehow get


    Ludwik to take them.”


    As Tiana left to fulfill the request, Valerie arrived, concern etched on her face.


    “What’s wrong. Valerie?” Whitney asked, weary from the relentless tide of misfortune.


    Valerie didn’t mince her words, “Last night, Kaden and Orion were holed up at the hospital for hours on


    end. No matter how much Ashton and his crew tried to shield it, the reporters got wind of Mr. Lippert’s


    mental breakdown, and now it’s all over the news. Ludwik Lippert, once a titan of Banyan City’s


    business world, has seen his reputation nosedive…”


    Whitney’s face turned ashen. She quickly said, “Turn on the TV. I want to see the news.”


    Valerie knew she couldn’t keep it from her forever, so she reluctantly switched on the t–screen TV


    mounted on the wall and tuned into the business channel.


    Just then, Tiana came back, disappointment etched on her face. “Whitney, Ludwik’s gone. He’s not in


    his mother’s room or anywhere in the hospital. He’s left.”


    “What?” Whitney gasped, her fingers tensing. “His condition is severe. How could he leave the hospital


    at a time like this?”


    Tiana sighed, “Not just him, ine is gone too.


    Hearing this. Whitney felt a lump in her throat. Was ine by his side?


    Her eyes started to ze over, like deep, dark caverns. She gave a self–deprecating chuckle, “He’s still


    ill, yet he insists on leaving the hospital. Is it because he’s so disgusted with my persistence that he


    can’t wait to get away from me?”


    “Don’t think like that!” Valerie quickly responded.


    She nced at the financial news, analyzing the situation logically, “The current scenario is extremely


    unfavorable for him; it’s not about you. The reporters have been here once; they’ll surelye again,


    so of course, he can’t leave any more traces. The days ahead will be even tougher for him.”


    Whitney’s gaze followed Valerie’s to the TV, her expression undergoing a sudden transformation. The


    business news was broadcasting live from the Imperial Gem Corporation’s shareholder meeting, where


    they were officially appointing Orion as the new CEO!