When he took in the warm scene before him, Duke felt like he had suddenly returned to the time four years ago.At that time, every meal was a time for a family reunion, and it would be lively at the dining table. At that time, they would never have thought that Addy would go missing for four years...‘Thank goodness, Addy was finally back. It’s not too late.’“Eat your own food. Don’t flock around Aunt Deena,” Duke said casually.The four children finally stopped serving Adeena the dishes.The doubts in Adeena’s heart grew more and more...She thought about it from a different perspective. If her mother had been missing for four years, and her father suddenly brought a strange woman to their door, she would definitely be disgusted.But these four children...It did not make sense for the children to be estranged from their mother, because it was clear that Melody missed her mother a lot that day when she called Adeena her mother.Why were they being so nice to a woman they were meeting
Adeena nodded. “Thank you, Mr. Winters.”Duke turned around and opened the door of the wardrobe.Adeena was stunned for a moment.The whole wardrobe was filled with women’s clothing.The clothes in this wardrobe should be the clothes of the matriarch of this mansion, since it was in the master bedroom.The matriarch had been missing for four years, yet everything of hers was still kept in the room.‘This man must love his wife very much, so why does he want to court me, then…?’Adeena pursed her lips and cast the strange thoughts out of her mind.“The clothes here belonged to your wife, don’t they? Mr. Winters, I’d rather not cause any trouble.” Adeena smiled. “I’ll go buy some clothes at the mall.”Duke understood what Adeena was thinking.Even though these were clothes she had worn before, he had no idea how to explain it to her. “There are some new clothes in Harold’s room. I’ll bring one for you.”He turned around and went to the next room. He picked out a loose, casua
As soon as the words came out of her, her cheeks suddenly blushed.When she said this, it seemed as though she had acceded to his massage.“There’s no need. It’ll be fine after a while...”Duke did not let her finish her sentence. He just took out her other leg in firm yet gentle movements.His palms were very warm, and his fingertips had thin calluses. He gently rubbed her calf, and the spasms gradually dissipated.“Do you often get cramps?” Duke asked softly as he rubbed her gently.Adeena pulled her leg back and hid it under the quilt. She calmly said, “I’ve been having cramps from time to time for the past few years. It’s not a big deal.”Duke’s voice was a little somber, “How did you get this ailment?”The person he sent to investigate the matter had done a thorough check, but he only found out about what happened to her over the past three years. There was a one-year gap that was completely missing.Moreover, she seemed to only remember what happened over the past three
George gave Harold a pointed look, and Harold suppressed the excitement in his heart. His big black eyes were shining and reflected Adeena’s silhouette.Her feelings became even more complicated.She had always thought herself to be rather quick-witted, but why could she not see the intentions of these people in front of her?“I’m going to the hospital with Aunt Deena. Do not follow us,” Duke said in a low voice as he stood up.“Huh? Aunt Deena, are you sick?” Melody’s eyes were filled with concern.“I’m fine,” Adeena said exasperatedly. “I’m just getting a check-up, don’t worry.”Duke stood beside her with one hand in his pocket. His voice turned a little colder. “George, take care of your siblings, we’ll be heading off first.”“Alright, Daddy.” George nodded in response.It was not until the car disappeared from the entrance of the mansion that the four children reluctantly looked away.“Sob, when will we get to properly call her Mommy?” Harold sighed.Alden said slowly, “D
Adeena finished the full body checkup only after about five hours.Since around four results would only be released after a few days, she would come and get all the results in one fell swoop after three days.The sun went down in the evening, and the lights in the city were turned on.The entrance of the hospital was crowded and bustling, as usual.Adeena looked at the man beside her. “Mr. Winters, thank you for today.”The CEO of Winters Corporation was very busy, yet he was able to take half a day off and accompany her for the physical examination. This caused her to warm up to him a little, despite the initial walls she kept around him.If this man really was trying to pursue her, he had definitely put in enough effort to make a woman’s heart flutter.But she was not an ordinary woman.“It’s getting late, so I’ll go back first. See you again, Mr. Winters.”“Is that all the thanks I get?” Duke softly said, “I’ve worked for a long time. I’m hungry now.”Adeena was speechless
A dozen dishes were laid out on the table, and the table was beyond maximum capacity.“Ruth, go down and buy some beers,” Adeena sighed and said.“Why should I be the one running about? You go.” Ruth was starving, and she could not wait to eat.“You wanted to drink, not me.” Adeena glanced at her. “Besides, I ordered dinner. It’s not going too far to have you buy some beer, right?”Ruth was suppressed by her aura, so she had to put on the jacket and went downstairs to buy beers.When a box of beers was put on the dining table, the two of them started having dinner.Ruth picked up the beers and drank half a bottle. When she blinked, her tears streamed down like water flowing out of the pipe.“Adeena, you can laugh at me now.” She ate lobster while crying loudly. “Daniel Jones is a jerk. He pursued me, then he abandoned me. Am I that easy to bully?”Adeena frowned. “What did Mr. Jones do to you?”The two of them were still very close previously. The plot twist should not have ha
Adeena pursed her lips. “There’s still another week before I start working in Winters Corporation, so it’s not a rush.”Ruth held the things in her hand tightly.Daniel had just cut off ties with her without any explanation. How could she be willing?She had to know who Daniel initially liked, so that she could put this matter to rest.After Adeena got ready, she directly went to the business office building in the center of Sea City.She planned to slowly translocate the company to Sea City, so before that, she had to buy a floor of office.Her company was established three years ago. Its scale was not huge, but it was not small either. There were two hundred staff, so the office had to be at least 2,000 square feet.“Miss Willis, you’re here.”The service assistant who was in charge of receiving her was extremely respectful.Adeena frowned slightly.When she had previously contacted this service assistant, he had not seemed to be this respectful.“Miss Willis, you’re here
Adeena walked over.The kids knew that it was useless to hide, so they obediently walked out with their heads bowed down.The three boys were wearing a gray casual outfit with a peaked cap that covered half of their faces.The girl was wearing bib pants, and a pair of bright, clear eyes peeked through her black fringe.“Why are you here?”Adeena lowered her head and asked them.The boys looked very tall, and their heights were nearly 1.5 meters. They should be considered very tall among nine-year-old kids.The girl was slightly shorter, but she was also at least 1.4 meters.The kids stood in front of her in a uniform row, and it was very peculiar.“We…” George did not want to lie, but he was unable to find a reasonable excuse. He hesitated for a long time without answering. Adeena had to open up the main point. “Did you do anything with the sudden 50% off for the office building?”“Aunt Deena, we just wanted to give you something.” Harold blinked and pitifully said.Alden