Chapter 54

Whitney’s face flushed as she pushed her away, but Tiana was already on to the next topic. Tve set everything up at the Imperial Garden Bar. Loads of our old classmates and friends have been ringing up asking about you Sure, there are some fair–weather friends in the mix, but there are a few genuine ones too. Whitney, you’ve got to start building your network.”

Whitney knew what she meant. If she was going to make a comeback in Banyan City, she needed a circle that would welcome her back in.

Before Whitney could hesitate, Tiana grabbed the steering wheel and they were on their way to the pub.

Back at the villa, it wasn’t even seven o’clock.

Taryn watched in surprise as the man came home, suited and booted with his assistant in tow.

“My boy?” Natalie rushed over, her lips pursed in astonishment. “You’ve been too busy to come home these past few days, and now you’re back so early?”

Ludwik’s gaze swept the living room, searching.

Felix asked with a smile, “Madam, where’s Whitney? She said she’d be back early today to-”

The man shot him a look.

He sank arrogantly into the sofa and waited. He saw neither the woman who had promised to serve him nor any sign of good news.

“Where is she?”

“Whitney? She hasn’t come back yet,” the old lady said, puzzled.

Taryn chimed in, “She had sent a text. She said she’s out having fun.”

Felix’s smile twitched awkwardly on his face.

Ludwik’s icy glare swept over him.

Felix swiftly made his exit.

coat, his face emanating a

off to in such a fury?” Natalie

to go check on her when Tiana raced back with an odd look on her face. “Whitney! Guess what I just caught on camera?” She waved her

phone’s screen. Outside an exclusive Presidential Suite,

expression/a mix of

number

“Preston had came here to drown his sorrows,

Whitney’s expression froze.

room at the Imperial Garden Bar, something Whitney

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uelyn renched her fats and began to undress, she stepped inside and slammed

her tongue, her expression complex. “You didn’t see that

her eyes. For her to know about this room, it’s no small feat. With the Valentine family

mean, if it was me, I couldn’t, not with someone older than my dad, even if he kept

a fool out of her at the Golden Hue Bar just the other day Roselyn’s

dad. With Roselyn doing this,

bitter laugh. “What kind of father he is to see his own

there’s something off, they’re never going to tell you

turned cold. “That’s why I have to get my revenge first. Once I’ve taken down the Valentines one by one, the

calmly. “I don’t have to worry about undermining Roselyn now. She’s sharpened her own knife, and

mess!” Tiana laughed, imagining the priceless look on Yvonne’s face when she’d

unbeknownst to Whitney, Simon was also in one of the private lounges at the Imperial

out, she was recognized instantly on the streets. She had barely managed to

had struggled to find Simon but there he was, drunk and alone, looking like a

to see no women beside him, Monica hurried over. Her voice was sweetened

a photo of Whitney on the screen of his phone–taken before her abduction,

over instantly. She pinched Simon’s arm hard. “Simon!

her dazzling at the awards ceremony,

her name? Could it be that the masked man who rescued her

at him. Why had he ever given up

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