“She learned it before! In fact, your mother was used to be Wesley Monroe’s disciple. Otherwise, why would a renowned acupuncture master accept you as a student?”
Nicole remained silent. She thought back to the coincidental meeting with Wesley and the treatment she received once she was accepted as a student.
Both Rocky and I are Wesley Monroe’s disciples yet I’m obviously treated much better than him. The only reason why my skills exceeded Rocky’s is because I was taught secret techniques.
All this time I thought it was because Lady Luck was on my side. But, could it be that what Levant is saying is true?
“Was my mother really Wesley Monroe’s student? Why did she learn acupuncture with him? Why didn’t she ever mention this to me?”
Levant’s expression darkened.
“I’m not sure. I heard that it has something to do with the Manson family, which means that your biological father is involved. If you want to find out the truth, you should come back with me to investigate further.”
“Go back? You want me to go to K Nation with you?”
“Yes. You’ll be able to find out about your birth secret. However, if you investigate using your current identity, problems will arise. How about we make a deal?”
“What kind of a deal?”
“Marry me and use the Levant family’s official channels to investigate.”
He expects me to barter with marriage?
How could I decide such a thing so easily?
Nicole suddenly smiled. “I don’t get it, Levant. Why do you want to marry me?”
Levant answered after a long pause. “You’ll understand one day.”
Choosing to remain silent?
There must be some hidden agenda.
“Forget it then. Who cares who my real father is? I’ve live fine not knowing for the past twenty-odd years.”
Her reaction surprised Levant.
How can she be fine not knowing about such an important matter? What should I do to get her to agree?
Levant was still deep in thought as he left Nicole’s office. He silently counted the days. There’s not much time left.
Imperial Garden.
It was the weekend. Hence, the children did not need to attend school and were beside themselves with boredom.
“Why don’t we go visit Grandma and Grandpa at the Seet Residence?”
“No thanks. If we meet that witch we’ll just end up getting bullied again.”
“You’re scared of that witch?”
“Don’t be afraid. If we see her, we’ll make her regret ever being mean to us.”
At the end of the four children’s discussion, Juan’s smartwatch rang.
Davin was calling.
He said that the children’s grandparents missed them and wanted them to visit.
“Do you need me to fetch you?”
“No. Yoda will take us.”
Yoda, who was standing not far off, heard Juan’s words. His gaze shifted to a glower but nonetheless, he nodded.
Yoda drove the four children to the Seet Residence.
Juan and Kyle looked at each other. “Why do you know the way to Seet Residence? Have you been here before?”
They assumed that Yoda would ask for an address and even prepared to give him directions along the way. However, not only did he not ask them, but he did also not even need to rely on GPS. They arrived at the Seet Residence quickly and without any detours.
Yoda was flustered by their questions. He pulled out his phone and typed: It was previously mentioned in Mr. Seet’s interview.
“You memorized it after such a brief intro?”
“Exactly. It’s almost as if you’ve been here before.”
The two children pressed on with their questions, eager to quench their curiosity.
Nina hurried them along, irritated by the delay. “Let’s go. We’re obstructing traffic here. Why can’t he just know about it?”
“Exactly.” Maya rolled her eyes at them.
“Fine. We’ll get out now.”
They entered the Seet Residence and were greeted enthusiastically by Sophia and Jonathan.
They had prepared a mountain of delicious food and interesting toys for the children.
The four children had their utter fill of food and fun.
“Grandma, we don’t want to play with toys anymore. We want to go play in the yard.”
“I want to go too.”
“Go ahead, but be careful not to fall or knock into anything. You have to watch over them carefully.” Sophia instructed sternly.
Yoda nodded.
The four children played hide and seek in the yard, screaming with unbridled delight.
