“Look for him until you get him!” Daphne shouted at Jacob.
“But Ms. Ankins, these are the best I can find among all the bodyguards. Why not I summon all of them here and you take a look for yourself?” Jacob suggested.
Daphne glared at Jacob and clenched her jaws in anger. This useless old man! I bet he did it on purpose!
But there was nothing she could do. She had to eat her heart up for the man she so admired—the savior who had saved her and stole her heart.
After spending the whole afternoon going through each and every bodyguard, Daphne still could not get hold of Hector.
Just as she was about to give up, it suddenly occurred to her that Hector might have gone into hiding to avoid her.
“Jacob, please continue looking for this man. Make sure you inform me the moment you find him,” she said with determination.
“Yes, Ms. Ankins,” the butler replied.
Jacob let out a heavy sigh the moment Daphne walked out of the door.
What does she even want? It’s impossible I can find a man like that!
Within the day itself, news of Daphne looking for a dashing young bodyguard spread like wildfire in the estate.
When Levant heard about what happened, he could not help but wonder if Daphne had lost her mind because of his constant rejection.
If not, why would she look for a prince charming among the bodyguards?
“Get the doctor to take a look at her,” Levant told one of the maids.
“Yes, Mr. Levant,” the maid replied before looking into the matter immediately.
On the other side of the estate, John’s jaw dropped as he stared at Evan wearing his scary human skin mask.
He wondered how would Daphne react if she saw his handsome face beneath the mask. Ha! She’d probably rush towards Evan and shower him with kisses.
Seriously, why do girls fall for him wherever he goes? I bet he really has his ways with women.
Evan spotted John’s lewd smile and asked, “Hey, which woman are you thinking about?
John jumped in surprise and collected himself, putting up a serious face. “I… I’m not thinking about anything! I was just thinking about what you asked me to do,” he replied nervously.
Evan looked at him in disbelief as he recalled the dirty look on his face.
But he decided not to call him out. “Did you manage to find anything?” he asked.
John cleared his throat and got ready to report every single detail he found about Levant. “Mr. Seet, it appears that Levant was adopted from an orphanage. The duchess screened through thousands of orphans before taking him into the family.”
An orphanage?
This means Levant’s an orphan and his parents deserted him.
Evan rubbed his chin as he pondered on the piece of information John got. “Who are his parents?” he asked after a slight pause.
“The orphanage closed ten years ago. So I didn’t manage to get hold of any records,” John replied. Evan grunted and his frown deepened. It seemed like their investigation had met a dead end.
Does this mean only the duchess knows who his real parents are?
“Did you find out why Levant wants to marry Nicole?” he asked again.
“Levant has been keeping an eye on her since a year ago when she just got back to the country. But I haven’t come to the bottom of why he’s keeping tabs on her,” John replied accordingly.
A year ago.
Do they have a past?
Or did Levant fall for her at first sight?
If he really did meet her a year ago and fell in love with her, why didn’t he do anything?
Evan crossed his hands before his chest, trying to figure out all the possibilities.
Before long, he let out a frustrated sigh and ordered, “Continue investigating.”
“Yes, Mr. Seet.”
Nicole had been pacing up and down the garden, trying to suppress the urge to question Evan if he had received any news from Wesley.
She had a gut feeling that Wesley would know who was the other person who learned acupuncture with her mother.
But she could not bring herself to ask Evan because she was still angry with him. She still had not gotten over what he did with Daphne.
Fine, I’ll just check it out myself!
But a familiar figure caught her attention before she could even walk out of the garden.
Wait… What’s he doing here?
Nicole figured it would be better to go over and greet him. After all, he had been nice to her although they had only met twice.
She walked towards Stephen and nodded courteously. “Sir Musgrave, are you here for a walk?”
“Yeah, I’m here for some fresh air,” he replied. But actually, that was not the case.
He was in his study looking down at the garden when he saw her. That was why he made his way down.
Stephen looked at her in the eyes and a gentle smile brightened up his face.
Her eyes reminded him of the four children he saw earlier on, especially the two little girls. “Do you have kids?”
“I have two sons and two daughters,” Nicole replied with a nod.
Just as Stephen had guessed—they were indeed her children.
