Adeena sat in the living room and took a sip of the coffee. It was just as she liked it. She sat near the coffee table, and was just in time to enjoy Sea City’s sunrise. The golden sun shone over the city, and the glass windows of high-rise buildings reflected the sunlight, making it look resplendent.The lounge door clicked and was gently opened. She put down the cup of coffee in her hand and stood up. She then said with a smile, “Good morning, Mr. Winters.”Duke looked at her in silence. She was seated by the window, and the bright morning sun shone on her face, revealing the peach fuzz on it.Her loose strands were hanging loosely by her ear and two strands of her hair were sticking by the side of her lips. He wanted to raise his hand and brush it off, but he was afraid that it would startle her.“Good morning, Ms. Willis.” He sat on the couch. “Let’s discuss our project.”Adeena let out a sigh of relief. ‘His gaze was so deep as he looked at me earlier.‘I was a lit
“Mr. Winters!” Adeena leaned back once again. “Please don’t make such a joke.”“It’s not a joke.” Duke looked at her seriously. “Ms. Willis… or should I call you Adee. I hope you don’t mind, Addy.”Adeena wanted to tell him that she minded it, very much. But when her eyes met his, she could not bring herself to say it out loud. She suddenly became nervous, and her heart beat rapidly. “Mr— Mr. Winters, I just remembered having something to do. I’ll excuse myself!”She took her handbag and left swiftly. No matter what she tried to make it look like, she was definitely running away from Duke. He touched his chin gently as he smiled a little. ‘Even though Addy lost her memories, her feelings remained. Whenever I lean into her, she’ll be at a loss.‘Oh, Addy. She’s still the same Addy four years ago…’He stood up and went to the reception room. He headed directly to the elevator.Jack rushed over. “Mr. Winters, there’s a transnational meeting that you need to chair in person
Ruth wore an off-shoulder pink dress, looking youthful. She lowered her head slightly. Her cheeks were flushed, obviously a little shy.She followed Daniel into the cafe. She did not dare to look into his eyes when they sat down opposite each other. She lowered her head and took out a gift box. “Mr. Jones, this is a gift from me. I hope you like it.”Daniel was stunned. He had not expected her to bring him gifts. He initially did not want it, but at that moment, he could not bring himself to reject it. ‘I have a few gifts with me, too. If I were to reject her gifts, she might reject mine, too. I’ll be in trouble later on.’“Thank you, Ms. Willis.”He took the gift and put it on the table. Ruth blinked and said, “Don’t you want to see what’s in it?”Daniel suddenly felt a rush when he saw those eyes. He coughed and shifted his gaze to the gift box. It was a black tie, embellished with diamond-shaped plaids. The design looked fashionable and unique.“I like it,” he said
She suddenly recalled what Adeena had said. All of the gifts that seemed to have been given to her by fate actually already had prices attached to them that required payment for them.How much did she have to sacrifice before she could possess them…?And was the sacrifice something she could afford?Ruth raised her eyes to look at the man before her. “Daniel, why do you keep giving me things? I want to know the real reason.”The question stumped Daniel. He really did not know how to answer it.But when he saw the persistence in the girl’s eyes, he could only form an excuse on the fly. “On the night of the banquet, I couldn’t bear to see such a beautiful girl get embarrassed… As for today, when I saw these things, I thought they really suited you.”Ruth’s eyes shone. “So you’re saying that you bought these specially for me?”“I didn’t buy them myself…” Daniel revealed part of the truth. “Someone else bought them, you don’t have to thank me so much.”Ruth thought an assistant or
Adeena glanced at the gift box. It was from one of the most luxurious brands in the world.All these things combined would be worth at least two or three hundred thousand.She could not understand what was so attractive about Ruth that would make Daniel spend so much time, money, and effort on her. “The Jones family is not an insignificant family. He’s very generous and has graceful table manners, like a prince straight out of a painting. He can’t be a bad person,” Ruth said. “This is my personal affair, so keep your nose out of it. That’s right, what about Duke? Where has he gone?”She quickly changed the subject.If Adeena continued asking questions, Ruth’s ignorance of the situation would be exposed. She felt nervous for some reason and did not want this sweet happiness that had fallen from the sky to suddenly be ruined...Adeena frowned and said, “Duke is busy with work. He’ll be back soon.”At that moment, Brady was at a subsidiary company of Winters Corporation.The CE
Alden smiled. “Then please make an introduction for us, Mr. Willis.”“Yes, I’ll go back and tell Adeena!”Brady left Winters Corporation in a daze. When he returned to the apartment, he still had not recollected his bearings yet.When he left Cloud City, his father had repeatedly warned him, saying that Winters Corporation, from top-level management to grassroots employees at the bottom, were all arrogant and would look down on foreign merchants like them.Even so, after dealing with people from Winters Corporation twice, he did not feel that they were looking down on him.Moreover, he even successfully negotiated a second deal.It was no wonder that Winters Corporation’s industry could flourish all over the world. It must have been due to such humility.When Brady returned to the apartment, Adeena and Ruth were eating lunch.He sat down at the dining table and said with suppressed excitement, “Adeena, I met the project manager for the Winters Corporation today. They were actua
The corners of Duke’s lips twitched.The Winters family children were all highly intelligent. That was at least true for George and Alden. But Duke just could not understand how Harold ended up being this stupid.He sneered. “Are you sure your gift was delivered into your mommy’s hands?”Harold was stunned for a moment before he angrily stood up. “Did Uncle Daniel keep the gifts that I bought for Mommy?!”Duke was speechless.‘This stupid son is beyond saving.’“Daddy, is Mommy really coming? Melody asked warily. There was hope in her eyes.Duke nodded. “In order not to shock your mommy into recalling the past, you should call her Aunt Deena. Don’t say too much, so as not to arouse her suspicion.”“This is the place Mommy used to live in. When she is in a familiar environment, it would also make Mommy recall the past, wouldn’t it?” Alden said slowly, “If Daddy doesn’t want Mommy to recall the past, she shouldn’t come here.”Duke shook his head. “The four of you and I are peopl
“If you don’t come down, then I’ll have to go up to you.”There was a hint of mischief in the man’s voice.“Don’t come up here!”Adeena quickly stopped him.She had scolded Ruth earlier during the day, yet she herself had a man visiting her in the middle of the night. How could she be qualified to teach Ruth a lesson in the future?“I’ll come down after getting changed. Wait five minutes.”She hung up, changed into gray loose-fitting casual clothes that covered every part of her skin.In the late night of spring, the temperature would be slightly lower. The evening wind blew at her face, messing up the hair she had just dried. Her hair also covered half her face, revealing only a pair of cold, bright eyes.Duke silently watched as she came closer and closer.She stopped when she was three paces away from him.He walked two steps closer to her, shortening their distance to only one step away from each other. “Mr. Winters, to what do I owe the pleasure?”Adeena’s voice held
The screen was full of comments like, “I can’t accept this sadness.”When the host saw the audience overreacting, he smiled to smooth out the situation and said, “Have you forgotten? Ninian just said that she wanted to announce some good news!”His words reminded everyone at the venue.With that, almost everyone held their breath and listened to her.“Everett and I will be holding a wedding soon!”“What?!”“Ah! Awesome! The day has finally come!”“Sob! Ninian and Everett finally have a happy ending! I’m going to cry! They’re my youth! I’ve witnessed love that has gone the distance!”“You have my blessings! You have to be happy for the rest of your lives!”Their cheers grew louder and louder, almost overturning the whole award hall.Everett was standing backstage. When Ninian saw the scene, she turned back, looked into his eyes, and smiled.They were finally getting married.The eighth of September was a good day for their wedding.The headlines in the entertainment section
The Winters family fell silent again.Among the three sisters-in-law, Lana was already so moved that she wept. Raina and Nerola were stronger, but their eyes turned red too.The Winters brothers, who were initially touched, instantly appeared dissatisfied as a result.They were actually moved and crying for other men? Women, you were playing with fire!Naturally, the Winters brothers did not have a chance to vent their anger because Duke had already stood up.He walked to the similarly outstanding young men, who were standing side by side, and patted their shoulders. At this moment, he seemed to age a little. He did not look like the overlord who dominated the business industry in the past.“From now on, I’ll leave my two babies to you.”When Brooklyn and Everett heard this, they were taken aback, but their eyes were soon filled with excitement.Before they could respond, Duke had already walked far away. Meanwhile, Adina got up abruptly to accompany him.She turned back and l
“Uncle Duke,” Brooklyn and Everett greeted Duke at the same time.Brooklyn was older, so he moved a step forward first and said, “Uncle Duke, this is something that I prepared three years ago. All properties under my name, including shares that aren’t limited to the family business, properties, estates, stocks, etc… were transferred to Mel three years ago. Whether in the past or in the future, everything I have, including my life, will belong to her.”Melody was shocked when he said that.All his properties had been transferred to her? He never mentioned anything to her. He just silently gave her everything.“Daddy…” Melody looked at Duke, and her clear gaze was filled with helplessness which was rare.Brooklyn was the only person, other than her family, who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.Such love that was enthusiastic, reserved, hidden, yet deep and long-lasting made her heart seize.George took the documents from Brooklyn and passed them to Duke.Duke flipped t
At the same time, Alden replied to her.“Daddy and Mommy are just in the next city. The journey will take two hours.”Melody was speechless. She was right!There was murderous intent on the indifferent and delicate girl’s face.Good! Great! She wanted to see where her father could hide this time!When Ninian came out after putting her makeup on, it was still early. There were still two hours before the ceremony’s banquet.There was still half an hour left before her father came home. At this time, Melody secretly called Everett and Brooklyn to come over. They were fully prepared, and they just waited for Duke to return home.At the side, George, Raina, Harold, Lana, Alden, and Nerola were watching the show.After the Winters sisters worked hard, the three of their sisters-in-law were successfully bribed to support them to get married as soon as possible.Even the three of their henpecked brothers also took their sides.Now, the Winters siblings had everything ready. They we
Her words were audible in the live stream, and they instantly caused a big fuss.[Ninian has a kid!][Is “the Everett” a dad now?][Sob! I knew that they secretly got married!][How could they not live broadcast my husband and wife’s wedding?]The comments on the screen kept moving, while Ninian was clueless on the other side.She just said, “It’s our baby. Please make the necessary arrangements, thank you.”The comments became more frenzied.[?][!]A series of symbols occupied the whole screen. After Ninian hung up, they were still rolling.The netizens were worked up.By the time the venue’s staff realized this, it had become the top trending topic.[#The Everett and Ninian secretly got married!][#Baby Ninian has a kid!][#The Everett is a father now!]Crazy, screaming fans filled the bottom of the screams.The couple had been together for so long, and the fans had gotten used to them from not accepting them at the beginning.After all, Ninian grew up quickly befo
There was also “as long as a woman had a stable job and strong support from her family, she would be happy and relaxed even if she stayed single for her whole life.”She could go on.Besides, what was more cunning about Duke was that he would never post the quotes using his own account. He would use his wife’s, Adina’s WhatsApp, to post inspirational quotes and links every time.In the beginning, it caused the Winters siblings to panic for a time, and they thought that their mother opposed their marriage.They sighed in relief only after Alden unintentionally hacked his father’s account. He realized that his father had found the posts and forwarded them to his mother before posting them using his mother’s phone.It was fine. It was normal for the father-in-law to trouble his sons-in-law.It was the same theory as the mother-in-law having conflicts with her daughters-in-law.However, the roles changed in their family. It was the father who was being antagonistic toward the daught
Reverie’s smile was sincere and genuine.She initially helped Ninian only because she thought that Ninian was great. Besides, Ninian said she wanted to rely on herself before the casting, which also impressed and moved her.Unexpectedly, she gave herself an opportunity with her unintentional act. That made Reverie feel blessed and surprised.Hearing what she said, Ninian felt warm and comforted.Everyone thought that the entertainment industry was filthy and full of schemes.In reality, there were many people who pursued their dreams and worked very hard there. There were also many people who helped and supported each other.When there were people, there would be competition, but there would also be warmth and sincerity.Ninian filmed her scenes in an orderly manner.As for the Winters siblings, their relationships also developed smoothly.George had happily begun preparing for his wedding. Raina was not a pretentious person either, and the couple had discussions about how the
However, to the surprise of those haters, Ninian, who was acting for the first time, not only did not drop the ball on any of her performances in the Oscar-level mission, but she also managed to portray her own charm and personality in the character very well.From her gentleness and firmness at the start to the grandeur during the protest to her enthusiasm and passion even when captured by the enemy and taken to the execution ground, her character arc represented the experiences of countless revolutionary predecessors.She had absorbed the spirits of many ancestors into her body. Seeing her alone demonstrated the bravery and unstoppable power of Cairnstan’s youth.Before she was executed, she looked at the rising sun and showed a gentle and firm smile.In the end, gunshots rang out, and her body dropped to the ground. However, the sun rose all the way and illuminated the earth.Numerous people were moved and went wild at the scene where she smiled. It was not until everyone’s e
“What? What turn of events?” Nilson immediately asked. “We have defenders!”“Defenders? What defenders? Are you talking about soccer now?” With wide eyes, Nilson asked.“No, not those types of defenders! What I mean is that someone stepped in and is explaining on Ms. Winters’ behalf! But it’s not one of our people. It’s defenders from outside!” explained the staff. “What?” Nilson immediately stood up. “Let me see!”The staff quickly handed the phone over to him, and the website page on the screen kept on refreshing. [@ActressReverieWood: “I’ve worked with the Winters family’s little princess before. She has a lovely personality. She’s soft-spoken and well-behaved, and she has no temper at all. What surprised me the most was her acting skills. She was a rookie who was full of presence, and she could easily blend into the concept. Most actors, including myself, admire someone as talented as her.]A few short clips were attached under the tweet, all of which were from the show,