He pursed his lips and said, “Harold sincerely likes Mel, and he will never hurt Mel, but George is different!”Duke looked up at him. “Why is George different?”“He cares about Dew. If Dew asks him to harm Mel, I don’t think he’ll turn her down!” Alden raised his chin and coldly said.“He won’t.”Duke firmly said.George was his pride. His son had principles and bottom lines. He would never injure a girl.If Dew wanted to injure Melody one day, George might not even admit Dew as his mother.Alden clenched his fists. “If my mom knows that George and Harold are Dew’s sons, she will not go to the Winters family again. She will also never cook for Harold again.”Duke’s expression finally changed.Adina… was really beyond his control.He also knew of the grudge between the Daugherty siblings. If Adina knew that he had a past with Dew, perhaps she would really not visit the Winters family again.When Duke thought of this possibility, it filled his heart with gloominess.“So, doe
Duke held a container that contained salt. He scooped some salt out and poured it into the pan. As if he felt that it was not enough, he added a little again, before he added a little more again.He put down the salt before he picked up some soy sauce again. After he smelled it, he kept adding soy sauce to the pan.“Uncle Duke, what are you doing?”Alden quickly walked inside.Duke looked very calm. “I’m cooking pasta for you and Mel. What’s wrong?”“You added three spoonfuls of salt. That’s a lot of salt. You can’t put soy sauce on top of that. It’ll be very salty.” Alden frowned and said, “Soy sauce is way too salty.”Alden then took a spoon and tasted the flavor. In the next second, he spat it out. His expression turned bitter, and he said, “It’s really salty.”Duke’s expression did not change. “I’ll do it again.”Alden looked up and stared at Duke. “Uncle Duke, do you really know how to cook pasta?”“I’ve watched the videos online. There should be no problem.”He mastered
This pasta did not taste so bad that it was impossible to swallow, but it was really not tasty. How could Melody finish half of the bowl at once?But this was Duke’s first time, and they had cooked it in cooperation. Alden should at least give Duke some credit where its due.Therefore, Alden started eating with small bites.When Duke watched the kids lower their heads and ate the pasta, he instantly felt a great sense of accomplishment.So this was how it felt when you saw other people eating the food you prepared.He lowered his head and took a bite before his expression instantly froze.This taste… was not even one-tenth the standard prepared by the chef in the Winters family.How could these two kids eat it without changing their expressions?He pursed his lips and asked, “Mel, Alden, what do you think about the pasta?”Melody showed an extremely cheerful smile.Alden indifferently said, “This is great for someone who cooked for the first time. Thank you, Uncle Duke.”Duk
Melody and Alden had closed their eyes and fell asleep on the sofa in the living room under the yellowish dim light.Melody slept in Duke’s arms, while Alden slept alone on the sofa across from them.Duke carefully held Melody while he bent over to put on a thin blanket for Alden.It was like a picturesque still life painting.If Adina did not know any better, she would have nearly thought that they were a family of three.When Duke heard the footsteps, he turned around, sighed in relief, and said, “You’re finally back.”If she took any longer to return, he really did not know how he should take care of these kids who had fallen asleep.He was a father of two, but he had never taken care of George and Harold in person like this over the past four years.“Thank you, Mr. Winters.”Adina thanked him softly.Her intention was to let Mr. Brown take care of the kids. After all, Mr. Brown had the experience in taking care of the children.Unexpectedly, the person who looked after M
Duke was still at home. She should send him away first.Adina walked out of Alden’s room before she gently closed the door.When she walked upstairs, she saw Duke sitting on the sofa. He did not look like he was leaving. It seemed that he still wanted to tell her something.She went to the kitchen and got a cup of warm water before she came over and softly said, “Mr. Winters, thank you for taking care of my kids tonight.”“This is the third time you have thanked me.”Duke took over the water, and he looked at her.He pursed his lips. He wanted to say it, but he did not know how he should open up.Only the Winters family and a few members of the Daugherty family knew about George and Harold’s biological mother.He always thought that he did not need to explain this to anyone.But a voice in his heart told him now that if he did not take the initiative to tell Adina, she would not step into the Winters family again after she knew it from someone else.He kept thinking about it,
When the sky turned slightly bright, Adina was woken up by her phone ringtone.She narrowed her eyes and searched under the pillow. When she took out her phone, she took several attempts to hit the answer button.“Addy. Don’t tell me, you’re still sleeping?”Flint’s anxious voice came from the phone.Adina stroked her hair and said with a hoarse voice, “It’s only 6 a.m... Why would I not be sleeping at this time?”“Something big happened! Only you would sleep through it!” Flint raised his voice. “I saw the news about you from overseas. You’re really brilliant. You just went back for a while, but you’re on the headlines from time to time. Since you’re so sensational, you should just change your career path and become a celebrity. Morton Corporation has invested in the entertainment industry, so we can promote you to become an actress…” “Shut up.”Adina’s ears were quickly beginning to hurt because of his noise.She drew her blanket away, sat up straight, and indifferently said,
Adina washed up while she thought about a solution.After she washed up, she sat on the balcony, drank a cup of coffee, and made a call.The call rang for a while before someone picked up.“Good morning, Mr. Osborne.”The person on the other end of the call instantly became angry when he heard her voice. “Adina Daugherty! It’s you! You exposed this, didn’t you? You’re so cruel! You even exposed the kids just to take revenge on me. You’re not qualified to be their mother!”Adina’s expression darkened. “Mr. Osborne, why do you think I exposed this?”“Who else would it be?” Every word of Tyson was filled with rage.Since this was exposed by the media at 3 a.m., the stock price of Osborne Corporation had dropped three points. In other words, his company lost five hundred million dollars in just three hours!His company was surrounded by reporters now, and Central City was slipping out of his control.He was in Sea City now, so he could not help it. He just looked on helplessly as
Compared to Adina’s calmness, Tyson only grew more flustered and exasperated.Since the news broke out, people from Central City had been peppering him with calls, and his assistant and secretary ran back and off, reporting on the stock price to him once every five minutes.The group chat of the Osborne family had also burst into a ruckus. His wife kept sending him messages, asking what happened.Tyson sat on the sofa of the hotel, massaging his forehead.If this was not solved, his career and family that he had built up over the course of a few decades would be ruined at once.He took a deep breath before he took out his phone and called Dew.Dew had just come out from the auditorium.This was her third tour. Her performances were constantly improving. More people knew her now, and her popularity had also increased dramatically.After this tour, she believed she could become the most remarkable pianist in the piano circle in Sea City.She cast a glance at the incoming call. T