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
The warehouse door was locked, and there was a raging fire outside.Yet, Adina still managed to escape under those circumstances.It was due to the presence of these two children. Adina must have survived that desperate situation because she wanted to protect her children.Why did Dew not wait for a little longer four years ago?If she had gotten rid of all of them, she would not be facing such a difficult situation now.Dew felt extremely troubled.She never expected there to be quadruplets.Buzz!Right then, her phone vibrated violently.She cast a glance at the incoming call. It was from Tyson.She instantly calmed her complicated and messy emotions. She could still salvage the situation as long as there was Tyson.“Mr. Osborne, you called me just in time. I just obtained some information about the kids.” Dew wore a cold smile and said, “They were born late in the summer four years ago. I calculated the time. I think you made Adina pregnant that night, and she gave birth
“Mr. Sunderland, welcome to our company. Sorry for not receiving you downstairs. Please, come in.”Mr. Roberts grinned as he walked over. He appeared respectful and humble.When Trent saw the group of people that suddenly surrounded him, he was a little dumbfounded.He was the general manager of Sunderland Corporation. This building belonged to Sunderland Corporation, and there was also a floor devoted to his office.Therefore, he thought the people around him were also staff members of LaStar Technology Corporation.He dared not offend the staff members under Adina either.So, he nodded politely. “Has she reached the office?”When he threw them the question, Mr. Roberts was taken aback.She? Who was she?Who was he referring to?Was Mr. Sunderland asking if the distant relative of the staff’s cousin was there? Mr. Roberts kept signaling at his secretary.His secretary took the hint, so he turned around and went back to the office. He got ready to ask the staff to summon
Trent held his waist, and he was in so much pain that he kept gasping.He had expected this to happen, but he was still frightened when he was lifted and thrown to the ground.He looked really pitiful.“Are you okay, Mr. Sunderland?” Mr. Roberts immediately went over and helped him up. “Your waist must be injured. There’s an ointment in my office. I’ll help you apply it.”When Trent heard that his waist was injured, he became so furious that his expression darkened. “Your waist is injured! Your whole family has injured waists! How dare Adina do this to me?! I’m not done with her!”He uttered that last sentence just to gain some respect for himself.He supported his waist as he stood up with difficulty and limped into the elevator.“What the heck just happened?” Mr. Roberts said in confusion.“Mr. Roberts, didn’t you see? Ms. Daugherty threw Mr. Sunderland to the ground just now, and he’s livid!” his secretary said with a stern expression. “Mr. Sunderland from Sunderland Corpora