However, the automated voice repeated on the other end, “Sorry, but the number you have dialed is no longer in service”


    Panic surged through Tracy as she quickly opened Whats App and typed out a message to Dr. C. She hit send, but the message didn’t go through. Instead, a red exmation mark appeared beside it.


    Dr. Chad blocked her.


    His phone number was disconnected, and his WhatsApp had blocked her. The man who had been sweet–talking her just yesterday had vanished into thin


    leaving no trace behind.


    “Smack!”


    Tracy’s phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the carpet. She copsed onto the floor, her legs going out beneath her like a deted ser ball.


    “Tracy, what’s wrong


    “Tracy, why are you sitting on the floor? Got up!”


    Wayne and Hazel rushed over to her. When they touched her, they realized her entire body was ice–cold, her limbs trembling uncontrobly.


    Tracy was shaking


    Outside the store, Celine and Perry strolled down the


    e street together


    Perry couldn’t stop chuckling. “<b>Celine</b>, that Tate family is ridiculous. They thought they <b>could </b>marry Dr. Cand make him their golden ticket. How could they evene up with such a delusion?!


    Celine arched ene elegant eyebrow. “They’ve been dreaming all along. I warned them, but instead of li– being jealous


    eyughed at me <b>and </b>used me of


    “Well, if they end up losing their money, dignity, and everything else, that’s on them. It’s not my problem anymore!


    Perryughed harder. “When they finally find out who Dr. C really is, that is going to be a show worth watching ”


    Celine smiled faintly as her phone buzzed. It was a WhatsApp message from Hailey.


    Hailey had wrimen, “Caline, James is inviting us to dinner tonight.”


    James? She had been so busytely that she’d almost forgotten about her talented protege


    She quickly typed back, “Alright. Let’s go together.”


    Hailey responded, “Celine, I’ve got something to do right now and I’m not on campus. Can you wait for me in the girls” dorm? I’ll be back soon.”


    Celine smirked. “Hailey, what are you up to? Did you go looking for Den, the campus heartthrob, apain?


    Hailey’s reply came instantly. “Celine, stop teasing me! I’m not talking to you anymore!”


    Celine ended the chat with a knowing smile. Even though she’d been preupiedtely, she <b>knew </b>Hailey had been trying to get closer to Den. But, as always, the cold and alool Den had been a no–show, maintaining his usual distance.


    “Perry, I need to go to Yorhine Univeristy,” Celine said.


    “I’ll drive you,” Perry offered without hesitation


    The two of them climbed into the luxury car. Perry slid into the driver’s seat, and Celline settled into the passenger seat.


    Just as the car pulled onto the road, Celine’s phone buzzed again. It was a WhatsApp message from Adam.


    Back in Mand, Adam had forced her to add him on WhatsApp. And now, he was sending her messages,


    She opened the chat to read his first message.


    He had written, “Is Perry really your boyfriend?”


    He was asking if Perry was her boyfriend.


    She didn’t reply. A few momentster, mother message popped up


    “How did you meet Perry?”


    Adam was always sharp <b>and </b>quick to sense things, and now it seemed he was probing for answers about her rtionship with Perry.


    Still, Celine didn’t reply.


    Her silence earned her another notification. This time, the mess


    message was blunt andmanding