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.”

left with several questions in her mind but did not dwell on them, simply nodding

In the study.

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

what did I do wrong?” Nolan was

Preston tonight. You misled me, made me

hung up

the same time, in

due to the bruises on her back. Then, Tiana

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

Whitney instinctively touched her

ordeal.

false pregnancy scare, and you were only defending yourself. Yet,

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

competition.”

just watch

Late at night.

from a social gathering when several motorcycles

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