It should not take that long to go to the restroom.“Duke, you better go and look for Adina. If you’re late, you’ll mess it up!” Trent gestured dramatically with his hands.Duke looked at him coldly. “What did you do?”“I made a glass of wine for Ms. Daugherty. I added something good into the wine.” Trent flashed him an ambiguous smile. “It’s a booster that you can’t even buy with money. I’ve done you a great favor. How are you going to thank me?”Duke’s gaze instantly turned dark.He took the wine glass that Adina had drunk from and smelled it. His expression soon changed.He poured the wine on Trent’s face before he turned around, pulled open the door, and walked out.“Hey! Are you insane?” Trent immediately wiped the wine off his face. “Eilam, has he lost his mind? I put so much effort into helping him, but he dared to do this to me. What the heck?!”Eilam rolled his eyes. “Can’t you see that Duke’s pursuing Ms. Daugherty seriously? Now that you’ve done this, it looks like D
The sky turned dark.Dew was lying on a hotel bed and feeling very conflicted.She never wanted this to happen today, but things just developed naturally.If Duke found out, how could she still be Mrs. Winters?A bare arm reached out to her from the side. “What are you thinking about?”Dew pursed her lips. “You can’t tell anyone what happened today. Only you and I should know.”There was a glint in Dylan’s eyes. “Okay, I’ll do whatever you say.”Dew sighed in relief.Luckily, this man was sensible, or else, she would have to persuade him.Buzz!Someone’s phone vibrated.Dylan immediately picked up his phone. He peeked at the incoming call, and his expression changed. “I’ll answer it.”He rushed into the restroom, naked. He even locked the door.Dew narrowed her eyes.What call did he have to answer behind her?As she pondered it, her phone vibrated. She took it from underneath the pillow and glanced at the screen. It was a call from an unfamiliar number.She thought abo
On the cruise…Adina seemed to be on fire. Her face, neck, and even chest turned abnormally red.Duke immediately got her a cup of cold water. “Drink it now.”Adina drank it all in one go, but her throat was still very dry and hoarse. On top of that, the fire within her body was growing bigger.She subconsciously loosened her collar, exposing her fair chest… Duke looked away.He turned around with a frown and left the private room. He kicked open the door of the room next door, raised his arm, and grabbed Trent by his collar.“Where’s the antidote?”Trent was shocked.He pretended to be calm and said, “The antidote is a man…” “You’re shameless!”Duke punched him in the face.Then, he lifted Trent by the collar again. He gritted his teeth as he firmly asked, “Is there any other way besides that?”Trent gasped. “No… Nope.”Duke kicked Trent away before he turned around and left the private room.“You’ve gone too far this time!” Eilam was startled. “I’ve never seen Duke l
Duke went to the bathroom, got a wet towel, and came over.He stood by the bed, leaned forward, and whispered, “I’ll help you lower the temperature.”When he extended his arm, the smell of his musk grew stronger.Adina’s pupils immediately constricted.She curled up her body and kept moving to the corner of the bed.She picked up a pillow and threw it over before she fearfully said, “Don’t come over. Don’t touch me. Get out! Get out right now! Don’t touch me!”Her gaze was full of desire, but she also looked terrified.Duke pursed his lips. “I won’t do anything to you. I just want to make you feel better.”His voice helped sober Adina up a little.It was Duke!It was not that devil from five years ago!Her voice trembled as she said, “Mr. Winters… can you… send me… to the hospital?”Duke frowned as he felt upset with himself.How could he forget that they could go to the hospital?He had actually allowed himself to be misled by that unreliable b*stard, Trent.He took off
“Mom, why does your voice sound so strange?”“I ate some spicy food just now, so my throat’s a bit dry. I’ll end the call here. I’ll call you back later, okay?”“Okay, Mom.”After Adina hung up, she lay directly in the seat.The tip of her tongue was bleeding because of her bite, and the smell of blood slowly filled her oral cavity.Duke looked at her through the rear-view mirror, and he could feel a slight pain spreading through his heart.His heart was hurting.Was this a heartache?He drove in silence and stepped on the accelerator to the maximum.Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of the hospital. Meanwhile, Adina had already lost consciousness. A trickle of blood dripped from her lips.She was beautiful, and the trickle of blood only made her look more alluring.Duke seemed to be bewitched.When he bent down and carried her, his lips unintentionally brushed against hers and made contact with the blood.The blood tasted metallic yet sweet.It caused the emoti
Alden hung up before he walked over with a calm expression.“Mel, I’ll help you wash up.”Melody obediently extended her hand and allowed her brother to take her upstairs.Alden helped Melody brush her teeth and wash her face. He turned on the water for her so that she could take a bath on her own. He also hung a towel by the door, where she could reach when she extended her arm.Five minutes later, Melody stepped out of the bathroom.Her skin was so fair that it shone, as though she had just taken a milk bath. Meanwhile, her eyes were so bright and clear like they had been washed with water.Alden walked over and dried her hair.The little girl sat by the bed and slowly lowered her head. After a while, she fell asleep.She lay down sideways on the bed. Alden covered her with a blanket and switched off the light before he gently walked out of the room.As soon as he went back to his room, the calmness on his face disappeared. He appeared cold, deep in thought, and worried.If
Whenever she met this man, he would always look clean and handsome, but there was actually a light stubble around his lips now.They were not very close. They were just collaboration partners, but he had stayed by her side in the hospital last night.While she thought about it, Duke walked out of the ward.Adina looked away and took out her phone to call Alden.“Hello, Mom, are you awake?”Alden’s obedient and mature voice did not sound out of the ordinary on the other end of the line.Adina wore a gentle smile and said, “I’ll be discharged soon. Wait for me at home for about half an hour. I’ll send you to preschool.”“Mom, you can rest in the hospital for a little longer. I can take Mel to preschool,” Alden said obediently. “We’ll take Bus 13 to preschool, and we can get off after five stops. It’ll only take ten minutes. Don’t worry, Mom.”Adina secretly sighed.If she were a responsible mother who was not too busy with her work, would Alden be so mature?Her children were b
“Ms. Daugherty, why are you here?”The dean politely gave Dew a glass of water.Dew looked down as she arrogantly and coldly said, “I’ve come to investigate some information about two students.”The dean was stunned. “The preschool’s rules require that all student information remain confidential. Nothing can be disclosed.”“Mr. Winters plans to let Harold return to continue his studies, but he wants to check the qualifications of his classmates. I’ll just bring the information back and show it to Mr. Winters. I won’t spread it. You don’t have to worry about this,” Dew said nonchalantly. “Besides, Winters Corporation is a huge company. Your students’ information is useless to them.”When the dean heard that, he was ecstatic.Harold, the young master of the Winters family, had studied in this preschool for half a year before. Back then, the Winters family had invested at least $30,000,000 in the preschool.When Harold left, they instantly lost a money bag.If Harold came back to