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.”

in her mind but did not dwell

In the study.

a face of stunning beauty, his expression laced with deadly intent. He called Nolan, his voice icy, “Here’s your chance to make amends.

did I do wrong?” Nolan was utterly

Preston tonight. You misled me, made me misunderstand her…

hung up the phone, still

the same time, in the

not sleep due to the bruises

by

Whitney instinctively touched her

ordeal.

with a false pregnancy scare, and you were only defending yourself. Yet, he wanted to beat you to cause a miscarriage, all to

to it. Monica wanted revenge. She released the video to cover up her

competition.”

watch me!”

Late at night.

Yvonne were returning home from a social gathering when several motorcycles suddenly blocked

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