Chapter 18


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


    It was a song she hadposed 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 luby 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.”


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


    head.


    In the study.


    The man removed his mask to reveal a face of stunning beauty, his expressionced with deadly


    intent. He called Nn, his voice icy, “Here’s your chance to make amends. Take Whitney’s father and


    stepmother and beat them senseless. They dare to harm my child without realizing who I am.”


    “Huh? Ludwik, what did I do wrong?” Nn was utterly perplexed.


    “She was meeting Preston tonight. You misled me, made me misunderstand her… Just get it done!”


    The man hung up the phone, still fuming.


    At the same time, in the bedroom.


    Lying on her side, Whitney could not sleep due to the bruises on her back. Then, Tiana called her via


    video.


    In a panic, Tiana asked, “Whitney, I heard you were beaten up by some guys at the Imperial Garden


    Bar. What happened? Are you hurt?”


    Remembering the night’s harrowing events, Whitney instinctively touched her stomach and recounted


    the


    ordeal.


    Tiana was livid. “Is Preston even human? He doesn’t deserve to be a father! Monica framed you with a


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


    miscarriage, all to vent Monica’s anger!”


    Whitney shivered, her eyes narrowing. “Yvonne put him up to it. Monica wanted revenge. She released


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    the video to cover up her own embarrassment with the scandal of my miscarriage and to stop me from


    entering the


    “That’s outrageous, just watch me!” Tiana roared.


    Late at night.


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


    blocked their car.


    A group of young men jumped off, yanked open the car doors, pulled Preston and Yvonne out, bagged


    them,


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    and dragged them into an alley for a vicious beating.


    Preston was in shock. They were no match for the younger assants and were beaten ck and blue,


    shouting, “Who the hell are you, punks? Daring to hit me, Preston Valentine, you’re looking for a death


    wish!”