Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 685

It was 10 PM.

Ludwik, with his tall and lanky frame, clumsily placed a bill on the bar counter and stumbled out, drunk, into the alley.

In his haze, it seemed he bumped into someone.

Emerging from the moonlit path, the figure shoved Ludwik back with force and let out a loud laugh, "Ludwik, long time no see! Finally got out of the slammer, huh?"

"Fancy running into you here!"

Caught off guard and already plastered, Ludwik fell back into a ditch. Rubbing his forehead, he lifted his gloomy gaze and finally saw the face before him.

Lane.

Behind him, a bunch of fair-weather friends.

"Look at this, guys, the once mighty Ludwik Lippert, the big shot of the Lippert family. Mr. Lippert was so arrogant back in the day, but look where the Lippert family is now, all fallen from grace, and he still held his head high.

I offered a generous 60 billion last time to take over the Lippert estate, to give them a break.

But what did Ludwik say? Told me to get lost!

Looks like karma finally caught up with him, got arrested for murder!

Oh, Ludwik, Ludwik, look at you now.

Tonight, you're not getting away."

After his tirade, Lane stepped onto Ludwik in the ditch, arrogantly throwing down a contract, "You didn’t appreciate the 60 billion offer, Ludwik. Now, I don’t want to spend a dime.

Sign over the Lippert estate, or I'll make you wish you were dead tonight!

Oh, too drunk to speak?

Maybe start barking like a dog, entertain us a bit, and maybe we'll go easy on you when we beat you up.

Ha-ha!"

Lane, belly protruding, laughed maniacally with his yellow teeth showing.

His entourage laughed along.

"Lane, the Lipperts are down and out, moved out of the Lippert Resort, Ludwik's net worth can't even compare to yours now."

"Exactly, you offering to buy his company was already giving him too much face.

He didn’t appreciate it, and now, Lane, you get to take it for free!"

"It's thrilling, to think Ludwik used to be out of our league."

"Now you see him, broke and beaten, not only can you see him, but you can also beat him until he signs!"

Lane roared again.

The crowd around him grew eager, ready to pounce.

Ludwik opened his eyes, his vision blurry and unfocused.

But he didn't care about these nobodies, coldly spitting out, "Get lost!"

With a swift move, he knocked Lane, who was stepping on him, to the side.

"Damn you, still acting tough at your end." Lane, twisted in pain, coldly signaled, "Beat him down, until he's too weak, then force him to sign!"

The crowd, armed with knives and clubs, swarmed towards Ludwik.

He stood up from the muck, panting heavily, his eyes red, kicking and punching, initially managing to knock a few to the ground.

Lane, seeing the tide turning despite the knives, doubted Bryce's assurance that Ludwik was physically broken. After all, this was Ludwik, a business titan with unmatched skills.

Egged on by Bryce and pressured by Wade, Lane was desperate to take over the Lippert estate and prove himself to Wade. Plus, he relished the thought of beating Ludwik down.

Recalling Bryce's words, Lane sneered and charged with a knife, "Hit him from behind, he's drunk!