Whitney stood rooted to the spot, confused by his odd reaction.

It was a song she had composed a long time ago.

The man squinted his deep–set eyes, remembering the girl who had saved him. To calm his hysterical fits, she had hummed a soothing lullaby while performing acupuncture, which closely resembled this tune.

Suddenly, he asked again, “Are you trained in medicine?”

Whitney frowned. She had promised her mother to keep her knowledge of medicine a secret for self–preservation, so she had not revealed it to anyone except Tiana.

But why would he ask that?

“No,” she denied instinctively.

The profound ripples in the man’s eyes faded away.

He ended the conversation. “You should get some sleep. Leave everything else to me.”

but did not dwell on them, simply nodding

In the study.

to reveal a face of stunning beauty, his expression laced with deadly intent. He called Nolan, his voice icy, “Here’s your chance to make amends. Take Whitney’s father and stepmother and beat them

did I do wrong?” Nolan was

was meeting Preston tonight. You misled me, made

up the phone,

time, in

not sleep due to the bruises on her back. Then, Tiana called her via

“Whitney, I heard you were beaten up by some guys at

Whitney instinctively

ordeal.

even human? He doesn’t deserve to be a father! Monica framed you with a false pregnancy scare, and

“Yvonne put him up to it. Monica wanted revenge. She released the video to cover up her own embarrassment with the scandal of

competition.”

watch me!” Tiana

Late at night.

Yvonne were returning home from a social gathering

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