A spark flashed in Adina’s eyes. At the moment she heard Harold’s name, she deduced that he would be a member of the Winters family, but she did not expect that he would be Duke’s son. The boy appeared to be around the same age as Alden. He should also be four years old. But when she was in Sea City four years ago, she hadn’t heard anything about Duke getting married. “I don’t know how you learned about my son, but take that information to your grave.” Duke warned her. “If I find that you’ve leaked anything to the public, I won’t spare you, nor your daughter.”Adina let out a bark of laughter in anger. She did not care about him threatening her, but this man should not have used Melody to threaten her!She glared at him and smirked coldly. “Mr. Winters, even though your family can do anything it wants and no one dares to offend you, I’ll make you understand what regret means if you so much as touch my daughter.”‘Threats, huh? I know how to make them, too.’Adina glared a
When Duke looked at Dew, his gaze was cold and mocking. If Dew really liked children, he would not have minded marrying her for the twin’s sakes. But he often saw her staring at Harold with a cold and ruthless gaze. If the boy was forced to spend more time with her, he would probably end up even more stubborn and rebellious. Duke could not understand why he would have slept with a scheming woman like her five years ago. She had come to him the day after the twins were born and made it clear that she wanted to become Mrs. Winters through them. Meanwhile, he had looked for her for eight months because of that one night. If he had known that she was like this, he would have never entered the room that night. “Duke, I’m Harold’s mother. Everything I do is for his good. I don’t care for anything else…” Dew pleaded with him. “Won’t you give me a chance to live together with my child?”“I’m going to hire a private teacher for Harold, and it won’t be convenient for you to stay
When Sophia saw the disappointment in Mdm. Xavier’s eyes, her heart ran cold. She was the granddaughter who bore the same last name as her grandmother. She was a true Xavier, but her grandmother was intent on protecting an outsider!Why was she the one getting chased out when she was a Xavier?!Sophia hissed in exasperation. “Grandmother, if you insist on protecting Adina, then you might as well disown me!”“You’re already married to the Gardners. You’re Mrs. Gardner now, so you shouldn’t visit this family so often anymore,” Mdm. Xavier said mercilessly. “Send Mrs. Gardner and Young Master Gardner back,” she told the servants.Sophia was so angry that her face turned red. She had given an ultimatum in order to gain her grandmother’s favor, but her grandmother did not fall for it. She felt as if she had been slapped in the face. At that moment, Richard parked his car before the porch. As if she had seen her savior, Sophia grabbed Leo and ran to him. “Dad, Grandmother wants
Adina stared at the necklace in her hands. The crystal seemed to be shining with a brilliant light coming from within it. She could tell at first glance that it was a priceless family heirloom that was passed down through generations. The necklace was worth cities, and perhaps could not even be bought with money. Yet, her grandmother had given it to her just like that. Adina felt touched. “Thank you, Grandmother.”She put the necklace away. After a moment, she asked, “Grandmother, will the Daugherties come to tomorrow’s banquet?”“The Daugherties are just a bunch of ungrateful wolves! If I had invited them, it’d be the same as bringing mud to decorate our mansion.” Mdm. Xavier’s eyes lit up with ice-cold fury. “They did everything they could to kill you in the past, so the best way to humiliate them is to ensure that you live a much better life now away from them!”Adina took Mdm. Xavier’s hand and squeezed it tightly. She felt calm at that moment. ......Night fell, and th
Adina lifted the skirt a bit, and the champagne rolled off the gown. Not a single stain could be found on the dark green dress. “There are so many people who are jealous of me, so I could only use brocade for my dress. That way, no wine could possibly stain it.” Adina smirked. “But you couldn’t possibly be jealous of me. It was just a careless mistake, wasn’t it?”Sophia was furious. ‘What’s this stupid dress?! Why won’t alcohol seep through it?!’“If you want to cause a ruckus, you should just go back to the Gardner family, Sophia.”Ethan was also in the dressing room, and he had seen the whole thing with his own eyes. Besides, anyone with brains could tell that Sophia had spilled her champagne intentionally. He simply could not understand why his sister would do something so stupid. Unlike him, Sophia could not understand why her own brother would protect an outsider. She wanted to throw a tantrum, but there were other people in the room, so she could only suppress her
‘Tonight’s banquet must be an engagement banquet for Richard Xavier’s eldest son.’The Xavier family was among the top ten families in Sea City, so Ethan was a desirable bachelor that the rich ladies of Sea City had been trying to win over for a long time. Everyone wanted to know which socialite was fortunate enough to become the fiancee of Richard Xavier’s eldest son, and hundreds of gazes shifted to the woman beside Ethan.A series of sharp intakes of breath echoed through the banquet hall. ‘She’s gorgeous!’‘Where did she come from? How could she be so ridiculously beautiful?’The moment the woman came closer, the socialites in the banquet hall felt as if they could not compare to her.“My goodness, where did Ethan Xavier find his fiancee? She’s so beautiful! Her looks are out of this world!”“She’s so fair, and she has a great figure, too. Even I am attracted to her, and I’m a woman! Oh my goodness!”“Don’t you think Ethan Xavier’s fiancee looks like the eldest daughter of
The mention of scandals from five years ago caused a huge stir. The Daugherty family was also an important and dignified family in Sea City. It had held a grand banquet for Adina on her eighteenth birthday, which had made countless people envious. However, the very next day, Adina had been caught sleeping with some man by the reporters. From then on, the image of the most beautiful woman in Sea City was destroyed, and she ended up becoming a target of scorn. After that, she disappeared from sight for almost a year, and when everyone nearly forgot about the scandal, the Daugherty family’s mansion went up in flames. Adina’s crimes were then exposed. She had slept with a man when she turned eighteen, got pregnant out of wedlock, gave birth to b*stards, went through a difficult labor that led to her children’s deaths, set the mansion on fire, and jumped into the river to commit suicide.Each of these things could send the internet into an uproar, so when all of the events were
“Miss Adina, you did a lot of shameful things in the past, so how could you show up in front of us again?”Each question was harsher than the last. However, Adina had already predicted that she would be asked these questions when she agreed to attend the party. She did not appear troubled, but her voice became as cold as ice. “I’d like to use this chance to announce that I might be a Daugherty, but I no longer have anything to do with the Daugherty family.“As for the nude photos from five years ago…” A brutal glare shone in her eyes. “I believe that most of you have boyfriends and fiances, my dear socialites, but if I spent some money to hire detectives to investigate you, in half a year, the headlines of Sea City would be filled with your nude photos, too.”The socialites’ expressions changed after her words. Since they were daughters of rich families, they had nothing to do and often entered into relationships with men. It was not unusual for them to sleep with various lo
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,