George silently sighed in relief by his side.……After Adina picked up her kids, she drove to the Xavier family’s mansion.There would be a family gathering in the Xavier family's mansion every Friday. As such, Adina purposely chose to go over on Thursday.Only Mdm. Xavier and Ethan would be there. Dinner was ready in the dining room when she got there.“Great Grandma, Uncle Ethan.”Alden held Melody’s hand and walked inside before he greeted them obediently.Mdm. Xavier stroked the kids’ heads and smiled at them lovingly. “Alden is looking more handsome by the day, and Mel is also getting prettier.”“Grandma, please don’t compliment them too much,” Adina said helplessly. “Alden used to be a reserved boy. But ever since he joined preschool, his teachers, classmates, and other parents have been complimenting his good looks. He’s become very proud now.”Alden blushed. “Mommy, I’m not proud.”“Yeah, you’re not proud. You just flaunt your handsomeness more shamelessly!” Adina lau
Dew was holding Duke’s arm.It was her first time attending a banquet with Duke.She had looked forward to this for four years, and her wish finally came true tonight.She knew that George must have talked to Duke. Hence, this man had brought her to this important business banquet.She had purposely dressed up for tonight.She was wearing an $ 800,000-worth ocean starlight dress with Chanel’s new limited edition diamond necklace. Besides, the leather purse in her hand was also custom-made and unique in the world. Her outfit was destined to make her the most dazzling woman in the banquet.Dew raised her chin to receive compliments from everyone’s gaze.Everyone in their circle knew that Duke rarely attended any business banquet. Even if he attended one, he always came alone.It was their first time seeing Duke attend with a female partner.Daugherty Corporation was also quite famous in Sea City. Besides, there had been some news not long ago. Many people in the hall recognized
Duke had introduced an important client of the Winters family to her. What did that mean?It meant Duke treated her like family!When Dew thought about that, her smile became brighter. “Mr. Johnson, even though you have less hair, you still look quite handsome.”She flattered Adrian softly.When the beautiful lady complimented his looks, Adrian felt extremely happy. He humbly said, “Ms. Daugherty, you’re truly a gorgeous woman. I attended so many banquets in Sea City, but this is the first time I saw someone like you who looks more beautiful than Marilyn Monroe.”Dew’s eyes crinkled when she smiled.No woman hated compliments, especially when they came from a successful man like that.She lowered her head and pursed her lips. She acted like she was a coquettish person.Duke drank half of the wine in his glass before he indifferently said, “Ms. Daugherty has just been discharged from the hospital, so she isn’t feeling very well. Mr. Johnson, please help me look after her.”Adri
Duke walked around outside before he went back to the banquet hall. Then, he saw countless men surrounding a woman.This woman had fair skin. When light shone on her face, her face looked a little rosy, and her red lips also appeared glossy.She was wearing a simple white dress. The strapless dress accentuated her waistline and the perfect curves around her hips.Her long, fair legs were planted in a pair of high heels. Her ankles were well-defined, and her toes were round as well as dainty.Duke suddenly understood why some people were interested in women’s feet.Some women’s feet were so pretty that people could not take their eyes off them.He took a sip of his wine, and he forcefully looked away. But he saw that Adina smiled brightly while talking happily to the men.Some unclear feelings filled his heart.When he snapped out of a daze, he was already standing in front of Adina.Duke was born with a strong imposing manner. When his expression darkened and he remained silen
Adina. “What?”If she was not mistaken, Dew cared about a man’s appearance very much!If Mr. Johnson looked handsome, she might have believed what Duke said.However, according to her understanding of Dew, that woman would never be interested in bald men.Duke saw that the contempt in Adina’s eyes become more obvious.He drank some wine before he resolutely changed the subject. “How’s Melody?” he casually asked.After she took the little girl away, she did not even call him back.He was a little worried about Melody’s condition.Adina initially wanted to say, “It’s none of your business”.However, it was this man who had taken Melody upstairs last time. He had helped her take a bath and change her clothes.Adina pursed her pink lips and nonchalantly said, “She’s good.”“I know a specialist who treats child autism. Do you want to send Melody over?” Duke said with a deep voice. “Melody can speak now, and that shows she’s had a breakthrough with her autism. You should take this
“Aunt Adina, I miss you.”Harold cried loudly as he held Adina’s neck tightly. He leaned on her shoulder and kept sobbing.When Alden heard the cries, he walked outside. When he saw Harold, his gaze became unfriendly. “Why are you still here?”Adina carried Harold and frowned as she asked, “What happened?”“Aunt Adina, I came to look for you, but he didn’t allow me to come in. He chased me out.” Harold sobbed as he complained. “I miss you and Mel. I just want to see you. I won’t do anything bad.”Blue veins popped up on Alden’s forehead. An hour ago, Harold had knocked on their door and insisted on rushing into the house.Alden had asked Uncle Ethan’s assistant to leave for a long time, so only he and Melody were at home. Why would he allow a stranger to enter?He closed the door strongly, and he thought Harold would sensibly leave.Unexpectedly, Harold waited at the door for an hour. What was more unexpected was that Harold complained about him to his mother.Adina felt a h
She really did not understand why Harold always went after her.When she looked at Harold’s pitiful face, she suddenly recalled what happened last night.Melody had sneaked out of preschool to look for Duke, and Harold had sneaked out of his house to look for her.Why was this happening?Adina could not figure it out even after she thought about it.She stroked Harold’s hair, which was a mess. There were rotten leaves and dust from the flowerbed stuck in it.She carried the boy helplessly. “Your Dad will arrive in twenty minutes. I’ll take you to take a shower first.”Duke helped Melody take a shower, and she helped Harold take a shower. Both of them had settled the score.Just as she got up, Alden followed her and indifferently said, “Mom, he should be four years old. He can take a shower on his own.”Adina’s scent made Harold feel secure, and he did not want to let her go. He held Adina’s neck tightly. “I don’t know how to take shower. I also don’t know how to take off my cl
“Who’s bullying you?” Alden sneered. “You don’t even know how to run the water. Now you’re blaming me?”He had always been an obedient and mature good boy in front of Adina and Ms. Jones.But now, his expression was 70% similar to Duke’s.His sneer was filled with some hostility, and his gaze was filled with mockery.Harold was usually fearless, but his face turned red because of anger.He came to look for Aunt Adina, not to be bullied!He was the little devil in the Winters family. Since he was born, he had never been bullied like this.He got out of the bathtub and quickly went to open the door.Alden stopped in front of him. “Promise me one thing, and I’ll let you out.”Harold was so angry that he wanted to put on a fight with Alden.However, he was naked, so he had already lost partially in terms of his imposing manner.He gritted his teeth and said, “Aunt Adina is so gentle. Why does she have such a bad son like you?”Alden smiled.Yes, he was a terrible person.He h