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
Adina just remained silent when she heard Mdm. Daugherty’s muttering.Dew and her led two different lives. She would never be able to live peacefully with Dew.She opened her mouth and softly said, “Grandma, I met a boy the other day. He said that he was Dew’s—” Crashh!A loud crash suddenly came from the second floor. Broken glass pieces were scattered around, and some fell from the second floor to the lawn in the courtyard.Adina frowned. “What happened?”However, Mdm. Daugherty seemed to be used to it. “Whenever Dew loses her temper, she throws things. I wonder who made her angry this time. Addy, you quarrel with Dew whenever the two of you meet. It’d be better if you don’t stay for dinner.”Adina nodded. She stood up, walked over, and raised her head slightly. She could see Dew’s room.She furrowed her brows with dissatisfaction before she slowly walked up to the second floor.Meanwhile, Dew was not holding back. She raised her hand and threw a vase beside her to the floo
Then, she sent him a voice message.“George, my friend sent me this video. The middle-aged woman in the video is the mother of the culprit who hit Harold. If the culprit’s mother is telling the truth, then Adina has to be behind it!”That morning, George had a course to attend.He was reading a book in his study when his phone started vibrating.He narrowed his eyes and looked at it, spotting Adina’s name.Perhaps Harold was too invested in Adina. Perhaps Adina had a grudge against their mother. Perhaps it was because of other reasons. Whatever it was, George was highly interested in everything that was related to Adina.Previously, he would never answer any call or text message from Dew whenever he was working or studying.This time, however, he tapped open the message, and the video automatically played.After the video finished playing, Dew sent him another voice message. “George, Adina did this. You have to get justice for Harold!”George pursed his lips and attempted to t