Adina stopped at the entrance of the mansion. Before she got out of her car, she saw Colin standing outside the fence, and Harold was beside him. She pursed her red lips and opened the door. “Auntie Adina…”Harold stood there. He hesitated to move and looked at her with his teary eyes.In the past, whenever he saw her, he would hurriedly run over to her. However, this time, he did not move at all, as if he was afraid of her. Adina felt a sharp pain in her heart. The sour feeling slowly faded away.“Harold, what happened…?”Right after she spoke, Harold interrupted her, “Auntie Adina, can you call me Hal instead…?”There was a hint of yearning in his voice. Adina’s heart finally softened. She sighed and said, “Hal, what are you doing here so late?” “I miss you…” Harold said as tears streamed uncontrollably down his face. “Auntie Adina, you can hit me, or scold me, but you cannot ignore me…”Even with tears streaming down his face uncontrollably, he did not dare to cry
“L-Let’s go back.”Harold opened the car door and went in. He stared out the window blankly. When Adina came out of the kitchen, she could not see Harold anywhere. She then asked, “Where’s Hal?”“He went back,” Alden said softly. Adina frowned. ‘Hal is a very clingy boy. He came all the way here. There’s no way he can go back so fast.”She looked at her well-behaved son. “What did you say to him?”“I just told him the truth.” Harold pursed his lips. “He persistently asked for a reason as to why you’ve ruthlessly abandoned him. It’s their fault from the beginning.”Adina became quiet. She then sighed and said, “Go play with your sister. I’ll cook.”After driving on the road for twenty minutes, Harold came back to the Winters family’s mansion. He pushed the door open and ran into the mansion. Colin could feel something odd about him. He hurriedly exited the car and went after him. George, who always came back late, was sitting in the living room, reading some document
“What are you two arguing about?”Duke massaged the space between his eyebrows as he went and sat on the couch. Harold bit his lower lip and complained, “Daddy, do you know why Auntie Adina no longer comes to our house? It’s because George secretly schemed against her company, and she’s worried that he’ll hurt Mel. That’s why she doesn’t want to come to our house anymore!”Duke frowned. ‘It has been almost a month since George’s attack on the official website of LaStar Technology Corporation, and Adina long knew about it. Why is she only upset now, after such a long lapse?‘Perhaps Trent is right. Adina is jealous.‘She’s jealous that Dew and me used to be together.‘I’m extremely occupied these days. I don’t have time to think of a solution for this matter. Once I’m done with my corporation’s matter, I’ll think of a way.’‘Tomorrow is the third appraisal meeting of Project A-F. I need to think of something to explain to that woman clearly without causing a huge scene…’ “Da
After that night five years ago, he had never had such a dream. In the dream just now, the face of the woman who was in the bed with him was actually Adina’s. He had a dream that he and Adina were making love in a hotel bed. Duke got up and went into the bathroom to wash his face with cold water. Once he felt his mind clearing up, he suddenly recalled the familiar scent on Adina’s body. Five years ago, the woman he had spent a passionate night with had the same scent on her. Adina and Dew were sisters, but they were not sisters of the same mother. Their body scents should be different. Could it be…? A ridiculous thought emerged in Duke’s mind. Once that thought had emerged, it could not be suppressed. When did Adina have her coming-of-age ceremony five years ago? If he remembered correctly, it was that same summer night. Duke immediately took out his phone to search for news. The internet was full of news about the most beautiful woman of Sea City. Her illicit p
Adina glanced at the caller ID. It was a number from Central City. She stared at the number for a few seconds before answering the call. “Is this Adina Daugherty? Ms. Daugherty?” An elderly voice came from the other end of the phone. Adina frowned and answered indifferently, “This is me. May I know who this is?” “I’m Tyson’s father,” Mr. Samuel Osborne said slowly. “Can we have a chat?” Adina’s heart sank a little. Her worst fears after the exposure of her children had come true. Tyson was willing to compromise for the sake of the company, but how could the older generation, who cared a lot about bloodline inheritance, allow their offspring to live outside? Adina pursed her lips and said, “What would you like to talk about, Mr. Osborne?” “You raised the children alone. It would be unkind and unjust of our family to take custody away from you so abruptly. The matter of custody shall be discussed later.” Mr. Samuel Osborne said, enunciating each word. “However, we mus
“Mrs. Osborne, nothing you say will change my mind. I will never let my children go back to the Osborne family. I will never give up custody of my children!” Adina hung up the phone after finishing her sentence coldly. As she put the phone down and slowly turned back, she immediately met a pair of dark and thoughtful eyes. “Al…” Adina winced internally. Al could not have heard everything she just said to Mrs. Osborne, could he? Alden raised his cold eyes and said slowly, “Mommy, who is approaching you for custody of me and my sister?” “Al, you misheard me.” Adina’s tongue was dry. “I was just talking to an employee about a case.” “Mommy, I was in the kitchen since the moment you answered that call,” Alden said slowly. “Mommy, I’m old enough to help you share the burden of many, many things, so stop keeping it from me.” Adina heaved a deep sigh. Regarding the children’s father, she really hoped she could hide it from them for the rest of their lives. But… He was
Alden’s finger continued to scroll down. The more he read, the colder his expression became. So, something big happened a few days ago. He could not believe he missed such an important thing. It’s a good thing that Mommy hired Brenden as their defense lawyer, otherwise, he and his sister’s custody might really be taken away by Tyson. However… Didn’t Tyson do a paternity test before he filed the lawsuit? He and his sister were not the Osborne family’s offsprings. However, the Osborne family did not know that, and neither did Mommy. Alden turned around and looked at Adina, who was cooking. Mommy’s brows were knitted so firmly that there were three vertical lines between her brows. Mommy must not be able to get a good sleep because of this. The Osborne family came on strong, and Mommy did not know the truth. She would pay a great price, in order to protect him and his sister. Alden clenched his fingers. His thin lips were tightly pursed. A meal was quickly prepared.
“Tyson is not our father. You don’t need to fight the lawsuit with the Osborne family, Mommy.” Alden lowered his eyes and said, “I’m sorry. Mommy. I should have told you sooner.” “You knew all along?” Adina's throat was dry. She forced out a few words with difficulty. Alden nodded. “I’ve suspected it a long, long time ago. I just hadn’t done the paternity test.” Adina recalled that Melody had called Duke “Daddy” twice. Her heart trembled a little. “Does Mel also know Duke is your father?” “Mel doesn’t know.” Alden pursed her lips and said, “But she likes Duke. She has always wanted Duke to be our father, but I don’t think Duke would’ve guessed that we are the children of the Winters family.” Adina closed her eyes. Her head was in turmoil as all sorts of thoughts surfaced in her mind. Tyson was not her children’s father, so that meant she did not have to fight the lawsuit anymore. However, if Duke found out about Alden and Melody, would he also do everything he could t