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
Duke slowly walked in, and by the time he got in, the whole sales office had been cleared. Even the service assistants had also disappeared.Adeena’s heart subconsciously pounded again.She reasonably suspected that she had some kind of heart disease. Why else would her heart always beat out of control?“This is the unit under Winters Corporation.” She heard Duke’s voice. “I can give you the whole building.”Adeena looked at him in surprise.She really did not expect a calm and restrained man like him to say something so impulsive.The market price of a floor in the building was about $60,000,000. There was a total of thirty floors, hence it would cost almost $2,000,000,000. Yet, this man just casually said that he would give her the building… Duke raised his arm and snapped his fingers.Then, the manager of the sales office lowered his head and cautiously walked over. “Mr. Winters.”“Have all the steps for change of ownership been completed?” Duke asked indifferently.The m
Duke carried her and put her down on the couch in the resting lounge.He knelt down and squatted in front of her. He took off her high heels, and his gaze became intense. “Your heels are broken.”The high heels had just been bought recently, and this was her first time wearing them. Every time she wore new shoes, they would eat into her ankles slightly, but she was already used to it.Just as she was about to say she was fine, she blurted out something else, “It hurts a little. Can you help me buy some Band-Aids?”Duke’s deep eyes were filled with excitement.Addy, who had been resisting him, had actually asked him to buy her something. Did this mean that they were much closer now?“Okay, wait for me here. I’ll be back in a minute.”Duke got up and left the Sales Office.Adeena sighed in relief.She bent down and put on her shoes. Then, she grabbed her bag and ran away through the side door.Yes, she ran away.If she did not leave now, she doubted that she would be able to l