“I’m not in a hurry,” Nicole made up an excuse.
I’m glad Stephen doesn’t want to see me. Anyway, I’m here to find who my birth father is. So nothing else matters.
“By the way, you told me that my mom learning acupuncture had something to do with my biological father. What actually was that?”
“You’ve just arrived, so please get some rest tonight. When you’re well-rested, I’ll tell you the story. Then, you can do your investigation.”
“I’m not tired. You can tell me now.”
Levant shot her a mysterious smile. “Even if I tell you now, there is nothing you can do. The person who had learned acupuncture isn’t at the estate right now. I’ll inform you when he’s back.”
He’s trying to brush me off again.
Didn’t he just say the person learned acupuncture together with my mother?
Did that person learn it from Wesley?
If that’s the case, this person must be highly skilled in acupuncture.
Ha! Here’s another important clue.
“Rest well. I’ll go back to my study now. We’ll have dinner together later.”
After Levant left, Nicole summoned the four maids into her room for a chat.
She was hoping to get some information from them.
After exchanging greetings briefly, she went straight to the topic. “Do you know who is skilled in acupuncture within the estate?”
The maids looked at each other and shook their heads.
“You don’t know?”
“Miss, we’ve never heard of anyone who knows acupuncture skills.”
“You haven’t?”
How could this be possible?
If that person is Wesley’s student, he or she should have saved a few lives. There is no way no one knows about this.
Then, one maid thought of something and said, “I heard Mr. Levant’s cousin is good at using needles. If you like, Mr. Levant can bring her here.”
“His cousin? Does she live on this estate too?”
“Yes. She has been staying here for the past five years. I heard that…” the maid suddenly stopped.
Nicole’s brows snapped together as she urged, “What did you hear?”
“N-Nothing.”
“Ms. Nicole, you shouldn’t overthink. Mr. Levant adores you and he has never treated his cousin this way.”
She didn’t know what that meant, so she tried to find out where that cousin lived instead.
If Levant’s cousin is skilled in acupuncture, who was her teacher then?
Was he the person who learnt acupuncture together with my mom?
That means I can find my birth father through this clue.
At that thought, Nicole decided to bump into the cousin deliberately to get close to her. That would help with her investigation.
When it was time for dinner, Levant sent someone to inform Nicole.
She anxiously made her way to the dining room. Then, she heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Levant alone.
“Have a seat.”
“Thank you.”
A delicious spread had been served.
The Musgraves were indeed nobles. Even their silverware was exquisite.
“Nicole, please help yourself.”
“Thank you.”
Nicole’s stomach was rumbling in hunger. She couldn’t be bothered about formalities and picked a huge piece of lobster.
Before she could place it in her mouth, someone came over to them, her heels clacking on the ground.
She looked at the doorway where an elegantly dressed lady walked in.
“Levant, when did you return? No one told me about it,” she said with a pout.
Her voice was laced with displeasure as her gaze flitted on Nicole.
When their gazes met, Nicole’s heart sank at the anger she saw in the lady’s eyes.
We’ve just met and I didn’t even offend her!
She studied the attractive lady, who was tall and slender with curves in all the right places. It was obvious the lady was born with a silver spoon in her mouth as she seemed haughty.
