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.”

mind but did not dwell on them,

In the study.

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

what did I do wrong?” Nolan

misled me, made me misunderstand

man hung up the phone, still

time, in the

due to the bruises

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

instinctively touched her stomach

ordeal.

livid. “Is Preston even human? He doesn’t deserve to be a father! Monica framed you with a false pregnancy scare, and you were

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

competition.”

outrageous, just watch me!” Tiana

Late at night.

were returning home from a social

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