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Elaine’s face twisted with fury as she stormed into the restroom, unable to bear the weight of Whitney’s words any longer. Her steps were sharp and rapid, her emotions a storm of anger and frustration. The door slammed shut behind her as she faced Whitney, who was already there, waiting. With a venomous glare, Elaine spat out her words, her voice shaking with a mixture of disbelief and rage. “You think you can come back and ruin everything? You’ve already destroyed my peace of mind, and now you want to drag my family into your filthy revenge scheme?”

Whitney, unfazed by the outburst, turned to face her with a cool, almost mocking expression. A wicked smile curved up at the corners of her lips. “You seem to think you’re the victim here, Elaine. But let’s not forget, you’re just another woman scrambling for a piece of the Lippert empire.” She raised an eyebrow, her eyes brimming with disdain as they fixed on Elaine. “How noble of you to hide behind Ludwik’s name, pretending you’re the love of his life. But you’re nothing more than a placeholder. He’s always had a soft spot for me, no matter how hard he tries to bury it.”

Elaine’s eyes blazed with disbelief, her breath coming faster as the sting of Whitney’s words sank in. “You’re crazy if you think Ludwik still cares about you. You left him three years ago, and now you’re just trying to cause chaos because you can’t stand the fact that he moved on!”

“Did he, though?” Whitney’s tone was icy, her gaze flickering toward Ludwik as if daring him to refute her claim. “Or are you just a convenient distraction until I decide to take what’s rightfully mine?”

The room seemed to grow colder as Ludwik remained silent, his features hardening as he absorbed Whitney’s words. There was a palpable tension between the two women, as if every word spoken was a calculated move in a dangerous game of power.

Elaine’s lips curled into a sneer, her anger mounting with each passing second. “You’re delusional. Ludwik doesn’t want you. He never did. You’re just bitter because you lost everything!”

Whitney’s laughter broke through the air, bitter and mocking. “Oh, Elaine, you’re so naive. You think you’ve won? Well, I’m not done yet. Not by a long shot.” Her eyes shifted back to Ludwik, narrowing as she added, “You want the divorce papers? Fine. But not without a price. You know the terms.”

Ludwik’s jaw clenched, his hand curling into a fist at his side. The weight of his frustration was heavy in the air, a storm of emotions building inside him. He was tired of these games, tired of being caught in the crossfire whenever Whitney reappeared. Yet, there was a gnawing feeling in the pit of his stomach that she held some power in this situation, some control over the past that he could not simply erase.

He took a slow step toward her, his voice low and controlled, though the anger was evident in the tightness of his words. “You’ve got your terms. But don’t think you can play with me, Whitney. I’m done with you.”

Whitney’s smile grew wider, the gleam in her eyes unsettling, as if she relished the tension in the air. “We’ll see about that, Mr. Lippert. We’ll see.”

With that, she turned away, her confident stride echoing through the corridor as she disappeared from view. The tension in the room hung thick, leaving Elaine seething in silent rage. Ludwik stood there, torn between his desire for peace and the unsettling realization that Whitney’s return had disrupted everything.

Elaine’s voice trembled with a mix of anger and hurt as she turned to him, her eyes burning with frustration. “What are you going to do now, Ludwik? She’s back, and she’s playing with your head, playing with both of us!”

Ludwik remained silent for a moment, his gaze distant and calculating as he processed the situation. Finally, his voice broke the stillness, tight with the weight of his frustration. “I’ll take care of it, Elaine. I’ll handle it.”

But as the two of them stood in the quiet aftermath of Whitney’s departure, an unspoken tension loomed. The weight of their fears was palpable, the uncertainty thick in the air. Whitney was back, and with her return, the game had changed. Nothing would be easy anymore.

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