Adina brought the two kids into the ward.The gloomy Harold jumped happily.“Aunt Adina, I love you so much! I was just missing you, and you came with Mel. I’m so happy!”Adina smiled and said, “Alden suggested that we visit you. He’s worried that you’re too lonely.”Harold pouted in suspicion. “That’s impossible. He likes to bully me the most. Why would he suggest visiting me?”“It’s true.” Adina stroked his head and lowered her voice. “Actually, Alden’s very worried about you, but he’s shy, so he doesn’t show it.”Harold secretly looked up, just in time to look Alden in the eyes.Alden did not avoid Harold’s stare. “As long as you like my sister, I can try to like you too,” he said indifferently.“I don’t care if you like me!”Harold turned around awkwardly.However, his ears had turned red. Clearly, he was in a pretty good mood.Alden sat down by the bed, looked down, and asked, “Where’s your Dad? Why isn’t he in the hospital?”“He said that he would come and keep me com
He had always thought all that was nonsense. Right then, he finally realized that they had been partially right. Ms. Daugherty had given birth to a pair of twins, not stillborns.The boy was obedient, and the girl was beautiful. They were easy on the eyes!Mr. Brown stared at Alden for a while before he was suddenly taken aback again.Why did this boy look exactly like the master when he was little? The boy’s imposing manner as he sat in the chair was a replica of the master’s.Oh gosh!He must be too old, and his sight must have become blurry for him to have such a misperception.Mr. Brown shook his head strongly to get rid of the ridiculous mistake. Then, he squatted down, grinned, and said, “You’re Alden, right? Can I call you ‘Young Master Alden?’”Alden politely replied, “You can call me Alden.”“You’re such a good boy. Come, I’ll give you some candy.” Mr. Brown took out plenty of fruit candies from his pocket. These were the items that he would usually use to coax Harol
Alden and Duke walked to the corridor outside the ward.Harold ate while he curiously asked, “Why did Alden want to talk to my dad?”He was frightened when he saw his dad, and he did not want to talk to his dad alone.Adina also felt slightly curious.However, Alden had his own secrets, and she would not ask him about them.She smiled and said, “Your dad’s great, so Alden wants to become a great person like him too.”Harold’s curiosity lasted for a while before he immediately forgot about it.He was still much happier with Aunt Adina and Mel. His dad had better not come in anymore!Duke still had no idea that his own son despised him. “What would you like to talk about? You can go ahead and say it.” He spoke indifferently.“I’ve been interested in programming lately. I wonder if you have any opinions about it, Uncle Duke?” Alden took out an Introductory Programming Tutorial book and seemed to be thirsty for knowledge.Duke was not surprised.Geniuses were probably interested
“It’s LaStar Technology Corporation, right?”Alden’s heart sank.This man knew everything indeed.He pursed his lips and walked into the ward.He pushed the door open and stood at the door. “Mom, I want to go home.”Adina was feeding Harold, and she was stunned. “Why do you suddenly want to go back? Give me five more minutes. We’ll leave after I finish feeding Harold.”“I want to go home now.”Alden was rarely that insistent. He almost never acted presumptuously in front of so many people.Adina thought that he was not feeling well, so she just placed the remaining food in Duke’s hand. “You can feed Harold then. We’ll be off now.”Alden had already turned around and left. Adina then held Melody’s hand and ran after him.Duke and Harold were instantly left in the ward.Harold still had some food in his mouth that he had not swallowed. When he looked at the suddenly empty ward, he pouted. “Dad, you’re terrible. You just scared Alden and made him leave as soon as you came! He’s
Alden slowly curled his fingers.There were only three members in the Winters family, including Duke, Harold, and the boy whom he had met outside the ward that day.Harold was not capable.Mom said that it was not Duke.Then, it could only be… “George Winters, Harold’s elder brother,” Adina softly replied. “Duke already apologized to me on his behalf, and he’s also willing to compensate me for all the losses. Alden, you don’t have to look into this matter anymore.”Alden pursed his lips. “So his name is George.”Adina felt surprised. “Have you met him?”She was quite curious about George’s appearance, but she did not have a chance to properly meet him.“I met him outside Harold’s ward,” Alden said. “Did he apologize to you, Mom?”Adina smiled and did not talk about it again. She held her children’s hands and softly said, “Both of you are just four years old, so your most important mission now is to study. You don’t have to care about anything else, especially you, Alden. You
K typed, [Let me say it again. I’m not an uncle!]Alden asked, [Does Dark Net organize the Challenge Duel every year?]K replied, [Hey, why are you interested in it now? I asked you to be the ringmaster last year, but you turned me down.]Alden responded with, [Just say yes or no.]K then typed, [Yes, it has already started this year.]One minute later, a notification popped up on Dark Net’s system.[The Supreme Hacker, Sir Daugherty, is challenging the Bronze Hacker, Harold Who Loves Milk.]K said, [D*mn it! You’re actually challenging a Bronze hacker. You’ve embarrassed the Supreme hackers! Sir Daugherty! Hey, Sir Daugherty, don’t go away. Come back here and talk to me!]But Alden directly went offline.If he stood against George in person, he would not be able to explain it to his mother.Therefore, they had to have a man-to-man showdown on Dark Net.“Beep! Beep!”George suddenly received a message in his invisible account.He frowned and clicked on it. It was a notific
“It’s you! You killed my son!”The middle-aged woman suddenly rushed toward Adina and instantly grabbed her by the collar.She raised another hand and attempted to slap Adina’s face.Adina frowned.She calmly raised her hand and grabbed the middle-aged woman’s wrist before she turned her hand back and suppressed the woman. Adina had her hands locked.“Who are you?”Adina’s voice was cold, and her eyes were filled with contempt.The middle-aged woman’s wrists were pressed against her own back, and she could not move at all. She broke down and cried, “It’s you! You killed my son! You instigated my son to hit the boy, but you were afraid that my son would testify against you, so you assassinated him! You little b*tch! Give me back my son! Give me back my son!”The woman cried out loud.The surrounding people kept talking about it.“I heard about this accident from my family. The driver hit a boy and escaped, but he ended up dead the next day.”“It was a hit and run. Doesn’t he
The car that had hit Harold the other day was actually part of a planned accident.The police and members of the Winters family had searched for him in the city, but the driver’s car had fallen into the moat. By the time they discovered him, rigor mortis had set in.The police were highly concerned about the case, and they were still searching for clues.“My son was kind and timid. He would never go and harm someone! It’s her! She gave my son a lot of money and instructed him to commit the crime! My poor son! He died just like that!”The police interrogated the woman sternly. “You mentioned that Ms. Daugherty went to see your son. When exactly did it happen, and where was it?”“It was at about 9.00 pm, right in front of my house.” The middle-aged woman covered her mouth and cried. “I didn’t see her, but my neighbor saw her.”The police looked at Adina. “What were you doing at about 9.00 pm that night?”Adina chuckled. “I was on the phone with a pianist, Mr. Albert. You can check