It was clear that some weak cries were coming from the master bedroom.The cries were like a thread that wrapped around Duke’s heart and drew itself tighter, so much so that his heart stopped beating. Duke pursed his lips.He took a few steps back before he lowered his voice and asked, “How often does your mom have nightmares?”Alden looked calm and composed, but he was actually flustered.He hated Duke, but he could not help opening up to this man.He lowered his head and said, “Ever since I could remember, Mom has had nightmares frequently. She would have a nightmare once every few days. As I grew up, she slowly got her life together and developed her work circle. Then, she had fewer nightmares. I asked a doctor about it before, and he told me that if she wakes up while she has a nightmare, she’ll remember it, so I dare not go inside.”The pain of the past should be forgotten as soon as possible.Once she could forget it, she would not be disturbed by nightmares again.Duke
Harold lowered his head bashfully, and his ears turned a little red.Duke could not help but scoff.This kid was always good at playing nice. When did he learn to be shy?“Okay, let’s go home,” he said coldly.Harold’s happy face instantly froze.He felt wronged as he dragged Adina’s sleeve and pitifully said, “Aunt Adina, can I not leave?”Adina stroked his head and said, “I’m going to work later, while Alden and Mel are also going to preschool. Why would you want to stay at home alone?”Harold acted like a flattened balloon. He lowered his head and spoke absentmindedly. “Can I visit again?” “Yes, but…” Adina cast a glance at Duke. “You have to get permission from your dad. You can’t sneak out on your own. If you can’t do that, you’re not allowed to visit.” “I can do it! I’ll do it!” Harold patted his chest. “Don’t worry, Aunt Adina. I won’t secretly run away from home again!”Duke was speechless.He had scolded and punished Harold before. He had nearly beaten him too, bu
Dew’s eyes instantly turned red.She bit her bottom lip, and her eyes became teary. She looked like a beautiful woman who had just wept.She took one step forward and complained about her grievance. “Duke, when you left the banquet early last night, you didn’t take me along. In the end, Mr. Johnson sent me home. Do you know how inappropriate he was? He leered at me and even grabbed my hand! If I hadn’t put up a strong resistance, he would’ve dragged me to a hotel!”Duke finally looked at her. “Why did you try to resist him?”Dew found herself speechless.The question nearly choked her.Was it not normal for her to resist? Why did he ask such a question?But since Duke had asked her, she needed to answer properly.She blinked, and her tears fell. “Duke, I’m not an easy woman. Our night five years ago was caused by an accident. I regretted sleeping with a man before getting married too, but what could I do? You were drunk that night, and you were so strong. No matter how I fought
Adina drove her kids to their preschool.On the way, she received a call from her assistant. “The staff from Winters Corporation has arrived? Please welcome him for a while. I’ll be at the company in a minute.”After she hung up, she drove faster.Alden frowned. “Mom, are you collaborating with Winters Corporation?”“There’s a smart car project in Winters Corporation, and it’s considered the first of its kind on the market. I’m actually quite interested in it,” Adina casually said.Alden lowered his head.Duke had entered his mom’s life and also collaborated with her on their work.If they spent time together frequently, would his mom fall for that man?After all, Duke was the most desired man in Sea City according to the news.“Alden, what’s wrong with you?”Adina noticed Alden’s expression from the rear-view mirror. She felt worried as she questioned him.It seemed that starting from yesterday, Alden had not been very happy. He appeared to be in a bad mood.“Mom, I’m fine
“Ms. Daugherty, you’re already running a program designing company at this age. You’re really young and capable.” Mr. Garcia and Adina shook hands, and he greeted her with a compliment.Adina smiled and said, “It’s thanks to my friend’s help, or else it would’ve been so smooth sailing.”Ethan had helped her find a place for her office and also introduced a few of the programming staff in the company to her.If Ethan had not helped her, her studio would still be a mess at this point. Mr. Garcia secretly thought that she might not have merely received help. Perhaps she was just the general manager in name.However, Mr. Garcia was experienced in the industry, so he would not express too much emotion in front of his collaborator. He professionally said, “So, Ms. Daugherty, let’s talk about the preliminary design plans for this project—”Buzz!Adina’s phone vibrated on the table.She cast a glance at the incoming call. It was from Flint, and she directly ended it. “I’m sorry, Mr.
One second later, her Whatsapp was flooded with messages.[Addy, you’re so cruel![Addy, this is the 999th time that you’ve blocked my phone number. I’ll remember this![Addy, I’m sorry. Give me another chance!]Adina coldly slammed her phone back on the office desk with the screen facing down.She then raised her head and smiled. “I’m sorry, Mr. Garcia. We can continue now. Regarding Visual Studio Code that you mentioned earlier, it is a rather traditional coding software. I’ve amended a few parts—” “Ms. Daugherty, I think I better take this preliminary design concept back to Winters Corporation to study it.” Mr. Garcia stood up. “A-F is a project that Winters Corporation has invested a lot into. Some details can’t be decided by the two of us.”Adina smiled and nodded. “You’re right, Mr. Garcia. We’ll discuss it again after the Technical Department of Winters Corporation audits and reviews it.”Mr. Garcia held the thick document with the design while he walked out of the stud
Mr. Garcia thought about how he should answer before he slowly said, “I admire Ms. Daugherty’s design concept. She has implemented a brand new programming method, which breaks down traditional coding modules and combines them into a new coding rule. I think it’s very challenging.”Duke nodded, and his gaze was filled with admiration.He was also involved in programming, and he was confident that there were less than three programmers in the world who dared to design a plan like that.Adina was indeed impressive.He threw the proposal back “There are advantages to taking the challenge. The first draft is set for now. Continue keeping tabs on this project.”After Duke spoke, he went to the CEO’s office.Jake patted Mr. Garcia’s shoulder. “Mr. Winters cares about this project very much. If you do well, maybe you’ll be promoted!”But Mr. Garcia chuckled in resignation.Mr. Winters was not an IT person, so he naturally did not understand the hidden risks.Mr. Garcia, on the other h
“If the air there were clean, would I have stayed in Ascrialia for such a long time?” Mrs. Winters said coldly. “I’ll ask my people to pick Harold up so that he can live with me for a few months.”“No,” Duke rejected her request resolutely. “I’ve arranged a course for him, so he can’t go to Ascrialia now.”“Duke, I’m old, and I need someone to keep me company.” Mrs. Winters’ tone was cold and fierce yet inferior. “I’m living alone in Ascrialia in such a big manor. Do you know how I spend my days? I’m not asking you to come and visit me. I just want one of the boys to accompany me for some time. Do you have to turn me down like that?”Duke became silent, which was rare.When the boys were one month old, he had sent them to Ascrialia for his mother to take care of them.Back then, he could not accept that he suddenly had two kids. Besides, his mother had always wanted to have grandchildren, so he sent them to Ascrialia to fulfill her wish.Unexpectedly, after the boys lived abroad
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,