“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
Alden clenched his fists.It was the first time that his mom had spoken to him in a stern tone ever since he could remember.It was all because of Harold.Alden pursed his lips, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake. “I’m sorry, Mom. I made a mistake.”“Alden, go downstairs and tell Mel a story. I’ll help Harold take a shower.”Adina carried Harold into the bathroom and locked the door behind her.Alden stared at the door for a while before he turned around and went downstairs.Ten minutes later, Adina carried Harold downstairs after his shower. “Alden, I let him put on some of your clothes. Do you mind?”Alden obediently said, “Harold, you look good in that shirt. It’s my apology gift to you.”Harold turned to the side.He did not want to wear Alden’s clothes, but if he refused to wear them, he could only be naked or wear Melody’s dress.Adina patted his head. “Alden already apologized to you. What should you say?”Harold scoffed.He would never say, “It’s okay”!Tw
Duke was standing outside the villa.He could see the living room from his angle.Under the yellowish light, three kids were sitting on the mat while playing puzzles.Adina was sitting on the couch while tapping away on her laptop. She would raise her head and take a look at the three kids from time to time, and her smile was very gentle.The scene was so warm that Duke felt reluctant to ruin it.Eventually, he pursed his lips and pressed the doorbell.Ding dong!Adina raised her head, put down her laptop, and came over to open the door.When she saw the man with the cold aura, she paused for a while before she said, “Mr. Winters, this is the second time that your son has come to me.”Duke did not answer.If he counted carefully, this should be the eighth time.Mr. Brown had stopped Harold a few times, and the brat had come over at other times, but there was no one at home.However, Duke would not tell the woman about that.He stood at the door and spoke with a straight fa
Ever since he was born, Dad had never spoken to him like that before.If Dad could be that gentle and patient with him, he would not have thought of running away from home.But when Harold looked at the beautiful girl, he instantly felt troubled.If he looked one-tenth as good as Mel, Dad would also like him.Why did he look so ugly?Mel threw the puzzles away and stood up. She stared at Duke and slowly took the first step.But just as she took one step, she hesitantly moved back.She looked down and carefully took a look at Alden.Others did not know what her gaze meant, but Alden understood it.He had told Mel that this man did not deserve their love, so Mel hesitated.Alden felt extremely conflicted.He stood up, held Melody’s hand, and said in a deep voice, “Mel, you can go anywhere you want. I’ll go with you.”The little girl pursed her lips and smiled.She held Alden’s hand and walked toward Duke with excitement.“Mel’s a good girl.”Duke sighed in relief for some
The autumn night wind blew through the camphor tree in the courtyard, and the leaves made some rustling sounds.The wind whistled outside, but it was silent inside the house.It was so silent that even a pin dropping to the floor could be heard.Since it was that quiet, they did not hear Melody wrongly.Adina had a hard time speaking. “Mel, you really can speak.”She purposely ignored the word that the girl had uttered.“Mel, you’re amazing!” Alden’s black eyes were full of happiness. “Nobody can laugh at you for not knowing how to speak now!”“Wow, Mel! You’re awesome!” Harold was also ecstatic. He danced around excitedly. “Call me Brother! I want to hear you call me Brother!”Melody’s voice was really soothing. It was so sweet, like candy melted in butter, that people were addicted to it.Harold suddenly paused. “Mel, did you… say the wrong thing?”Duke was his dad. Why did Mel call him “Daddy”?Did he hear her wrongly or did Mel call identify him wrongly?Everyone had in
Alden stood at the side, and his gaze darkened.He clenched his fists and suppressed the urge to walk over.This man was not qualified to be their father, but he really was their father.When Duke was there, Melody’s autism clearly became better.He could not be selfish and decide for Melody!Alden turned around and did not look at the scene, which made him extremely uncomfortable.Meanwhile, Adina felt troubled and covered her face.She walked over to lift Melody up.However, when the girl was stubborn, she was as strong as a cow. No matter how strong Adina was, she still could not pull her away.“Aunt Adina, can Dad and I just stay here for one night?” Harold blinked. “Mel likes my dad so much, so she doesn’t want Dad to leave. Aunt Adina, I can sleep on the floor. I really can!”Duke nonchalantly said, “Ms. Daugherty, I’ve never slept over in another person’s home before, but I would like to make an exception for Mel today.”Adina was speechless.Why did he make it sound