After Adina talked about recruitment with Ethan, she attempted to drink some coffee.Her phone suddenly vibrated on the table.She cast a glance. It was from Ms. Jones.It had been some time since the kids went to preschool, but Ms. Jones had never contacted her during school hours.Adina put down her glass and answered the call, “Hello, Ms. Jones.”“Mdm. Daugherty, something happened.” Ava’s voice trembled. “Melody’s missing.”“What did you say?”Adina instantly raised her voice.She found a quieter place, tried her best to stay calm, and said, “Miss Jones, what happened? Please speak slowly.”“Alden and Melody went missing during the morning exercise time today. I checked the surveillance camera at 8.40 am, Melody left the preschool alone. Ten minutes later, Alden also sneaked out of school to look for his sister.”Adina’s heart was hung up. “Do you mean Mel went missing for two hours?”She held the phone tightly, grabbed her car key, and walked outside.“Madam Daugherty,
Alden did as Adina said. He zoomed in on the car, and the car’s plate number was clearly seen.Adina’s heart instantly sank.She had seen this car before. It was Dew’s newly bought sports car.In the surveillance, this car had passed by Melody.Had Melody been kidnapped by Dew?Adina strongly bit her bottom lip.She closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, her gaze became resolute and ruthless. “Alden, go back to your class and continue learning.”Alden stopped moving his fingers. “Mom, I want to look for Mel.”“I think I know where Mel is. You’re a good boy. Just go back to the first.” Adina put him in the car before she stepped on the accelerator and drove to preschool.Alden turned around and looked at Adina’s cold and profound face. He came up with a bad suspicion.His mom did not look like she was going to look for Mel. She looked more like she was taking revenge.He sat in the passenger seat at the back. He tapped on the mouse, and the laptop screen instantly t
Buzz!Her phone suddenly vibrated.Adina cast a glance. It was a call from Duke.This phone call knocked Adina in the head like a hammer.If she hit Adina to death, she would not be able to escape the law. What about Alden?Alden did not have a father since he was born. If she was jailed, Alden would lose his mother.There were tons of methods to take revenge.She must not kill anyone by herself!Adina made a U-turn. Her car turned to the road at the side, and it passed by along Dew’s shoulder.Dew was shocked. She staggered in her high heels, and she fell down on the roadside.It was only when Adina drove the car to the back of the villa of the Daugherty family that she stepped on the brake and stopped the car.She breathed out heavily before she picked up the phone that kept vibrating.“Ms. Daugherty, you must be really busy. You only answered my call after so long.”Duke’s sarcastic and impatient voice came from the other end of the call.Adina slowly asked, “Mr. Winte
Adina sighed. She stroked Melody’s hair and rubbed her forehead with her cheek.Then, she looked up at the man who sat at the table in the CEO’s office, and she softly said, “Mr. Winters, thank you for looking after my daughter.”Duke played with the pen in his hand, and his gaze was cold. “If I didn’t meet her, your daughter might have been in the hands of the human trafficker.”“Mr. Winters, why… did my daughter appear in Winters Corporation?”Adina pursed her lips and slowly asked.Alden had been very smart since he was little, so she never had to worry about him going out and taking the bus alone.In contrast, Melody had been pampered and protected by the family. She never left home alone, especially because she had difficulty communicating.Adina really did not understand why Melody would go there.Duke leaned on the chair and coldly said, “I also want to ask you this. Your daughter is still so small. Why did she come to Winters Corporation alone?”He sounded like he was
It was only after Adina carried Melody to the lobby that she sighed in relief.The little girl let go of her neck, and she looked self-blame and guilty.“Mel, tell mommy why did you come to Winters Corporation?”Adina asked in a low voice.However, the girl looked dumbfounded as she widened her eyes. She could not say a word.Adina sighed. “You just need to shake your head or nod. Did anyone bring you here?”Melody shook her head.“So, did you come here on your own?”Melody nodded.Adina pursed her lips.She wanted to ask why Melody would go there, and she also wanted to ask how Melody knew the place.But Melody did not speak, so it was useless even if she asked.She stroked her daughter’s hair. Only then did she realize that Melody had changed her clothes. When she left the house, she had worn a pink dress, but she was wearing a loose long-sleeved blouse and pants now.Besides, when she arrived at Duke’s office just now, it seemed like Melody had just stepped out of the s
Forget it. They were business partners, so she had a lot of chances to make it up to the man in the future.Adina placed Melody in the back passenger seat before she drove to the police station and dismissed the case. Then, she went to the preschool to pick Alden up.“Mdm. Daugherty, I’m really sorry! We were too careless. I’ll surely keep my eyes on Melody next time. This will never happen again!”Ms. Jones apologized with a guilty expression.Adina knew that she could not blame the preschool completely. She held the kids’ hands and softly said, “Alden, Mel, you have to listen to the teacher, okay? No matter where you want to go, you have to tell Ms. Jones. You can’t sneak out alone again. Understand?”Alden nodded. “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll take care of Mel.”Melody innocently widened her eyes before she nodded.Ava’s heart melted. “Melody is really adorable. Okay, wave at me. We’ll see each other tomorrow.”Melody obediently raised her arm and casually waved.She was autistic
Over in the Daugherty family, Dew had sprained her ankle, so she was working in the study in the afternoon.Adina had suddenly returned, so she had begun putting all her efforts into dealing with Adina some time ago. It made her neglect a lot of work as a result.Adina was coming for her aggressively. If she did not work hard, she would possibly be replaced by Adina.After dinner, Dew continued amending the documents.It was Daugherty Corporation’s tender proposal. The bidding party was an old business partner that Daugherty Corporation had been working with for more than a decade.This hardcopy was just a formality, and Daugherty Corporation would get the tender in the end. Dew had always managed such simple projects because they were easy wins.Once she succeeded, she would be the project’s biggest contributor.Dew leaned on her chair and checked the tender proposal for the last time. When she roughly read it, there was really no problem.However, she saw the document on he
When some sounds of coughing rang out, a few female staff members in the pantry were so shocked that they trembled.As they slowly turned back, they saw Adina standing behind them with the ghost of a smile. Clearly, she heard what they had just said.At that moment, they felt extremely fortunate for not talking smack about Adina.If Dew heard them discuss her like that behind her back, they would get fired.“Miss… Miss…” The female staff members stammered. They did not know how to address Adina.Aaron was Mr. Daugherty, and Dew was Ms. Daugherty, but how should they refer to Adina?“Why don’t you call me Ms. Daugherty?” Adina smiled faintly. “I’ll be the Sales Department’s manager later on.”After she said that, the female staff members looked at each other in confusion.They had also heard about the bet between Adina and the shareholders.Boyd Corporation was a multinational conglomerate. They always collaborated with foreign companies and never chose the local ones.Daugh
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,