Duke pursed his lips.In truth, he never saw anything. He just heard the sounds of children crying.When he walked over and saw the girl, whose body was covered in dirt, he could not help but feel angry.The little girl was adorable, so she could not have hit them first.Hence, the only possibility was her being bullied.He had simply made up a story, and those rich ladies ended up backing down.Duke cast a cold glance at Harold’s bodyguard.The bodyguard took one step forward before he respectfully reported, “Those children laughed at this young lady for her inability to speak and for being a mute, so both parties had some conflicts. Young Master Harold could not bear it, so he ordered me to help the young lady and avenge her.”Inability to speak?A mute?There was shock in Duke’s black eyes.He looked at Melody, and pain suddenly filled his heart.He squatted down to the girl’s height before he waved at her. “Come here. Let me see if you’re injured.”His figure was refle
Harold sniffed and suppressed his grief.Tears could be seen in his eyes, which pulled at Adina’s heartstrings.This kid was a little mischievous, but he would not bully Melody.Besides, Duke was an adult. Why would he hit a four-year-old girl?She was insane to actually think that the Winters had bullied her daughter.Adina pursed her red lips and gently said, “Mr. Winters, Young Master Harold, I was mistaken. I’m sorry. Thank you for helping Melody.”“So her name’s Melody. It sounds nice.” Harold blinked his black eyes. “Auntie Adina, can I be Melody’s elder brother? I’ll protect her like I did tonight. I won’t let anyone bully her!”Adina smiled faintly and said, “You’ll have to see if Melody wants that or not.”Harold quickly went to hold the girl’s hand. “Melody, can I be your brother?”However, he did not receive any response.Melody kept staring at Duke, her eyes full of longing.Adina did not understand why Melody was so interested in Duke. She had also behaved the s
Why did he have two sons?Why did he not have a daughter?If he had a daughter, he would definitely pamper his daughter to the point that she would be a little princess whom everyone envied the most.Duke wanted to go over and hug the girl, but he suppressed his urge.She was Adina’s daughter!This woman had hidden intentions, so her daughter might only look beautiful!It was tough for Duke to look away from her. He put one hand into his pocket and continued to emanate a cold aura.Meanwhile, Harold rushed over.He could not hold back and just pinched Melody’s cheek.The girl moved his hand away indifferently, and she seemed to look at him with caution.“Mel, I’ll be your brother. I’ll protect you. Can I help you dry your hair?”Melody, who usually did not respond to any external sound, shook her head strongly.Adina was extremely surprised.No matter what she said in the past, Melody would not respond. She even rarely nodded or shook her head.But now, Melody had actuall
The Xavier family’s banquet finally ended at 10.00 pm.Right then, the news on the Internet had already become sensational to the maximum point.All kinds of hot topics were trending.[The most beautiful lady in Sea City in the past is stunningly back!][Throwbacks to the scandals of the most beautiful lady in Sea City!][Adina Daugherty is cutting ties with the Daugherty family.][Daugherty Corporation’s shares will belong to…] …… The Daugherty family instantly became the headlines of all the news platforms in Sea City.When Aaron saw the news on the television, he angrily smashed the remote control. “I should’ve strangled her to death! She dared to cut off ties with the Daugherty family in front of the media. How dare she say that!”“Dear, please don’t get angry. That girl clearly came back to take revenge on us.” Ruby scornfully pouted. “Cutting off ties with us is better. In this way, she won’t have the reason to take away those shares.”After they thought that Adina d
Dew sighed in relief.She wanted to become Mrs. Winters, so she did not want to get involved with these dumb issues.Since her father was willing to get involved, she would not look for trouble.The Daugherty family took action very quickly. At 6.00 am the next morning, the press conference was ready.Aaron appeared in front of the cameras like a lovely father. He did not sleep the entire night, hence he appeared to be haggard and gloomy. Before he spoke, some people had already sympathized with him.“Addy’s my daughter. She’s my first child. My love for her can’t be described in words… Five years ago, she made a terrible mistake, and I became furious. I grounded her so that she could reflect on her actions for a few months, and that approach was wrong of me. But, if all of you think about it from a father’s perspective, you would understand me.“Later, she set fire to the mansion and tried to burn the Daugherty family, causing Daugherty Corporation to lose more than a billion do
After Aaron held the press conference, public opinion on the Internet did become slightly better. The price of their stocks, which had been going down, also gradually started to increase. Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction. However, in less than half an hour, a video broke the fake harmony. The netizens who watched the show without participating in the discussion could not help but express their opinions as well. “Oh, my goodness! What era is she living in? She dares to hire hitmen to murder people! How bold of her!” “Those people are clearly Dew’s bodyguards, and they wanted to kill Adina!” “Luckily, Adina was smart. She grabbed Dew as her hostage in time. Otherwise, she would have definitely died in that graveyard.” “She’s capable of doing such a ruthless act to her own family. Would she be more vicious when she deals with her competitors in business?” “Daugherty Corporation has undergone considerable development. They must have used a lot of vic
After a long time, a childish but deep voice finally came from the other end of the line. “Mom, why are you calling me?”“George, only you can help me now. I’ve run out of options…” Dew covered her lips, and her tears kept falling.She said in a sobbing tone, “Someone is viciously attacking Daugherty Corporation. There’s tons of negative news about Daugherty Corporation on the Internet now. The corporation’s stock prices have also dropped to the minimum now. If this progresses, the company will need to announce bankruptcy…” While she spoke, there were audible tapping sounds from the keyboard on the other end of the line.A while later, the deep voice could be heard again. “Mom, Daugherty Corporation has a lot of wealth, so it won’t go bankrupt just because of this. All the negative rumors on the Internet now are based on a fifty-four-second surveillance video. Mom, may I know if you’re the person in the video?”“It’s not me… Why would it be me?” Dew instinctively started to den
When Winters Corporation announced their new project collaborator, it shocked everyone.At this critical time, Winters Corporation actually chose to cooperate with Daugherty Corporation. This was something that no one had expected.“The stock price of Daugherty Corporation is going down. Why would Winters Corporation choose this company?”“These two companies never cooperated in the past. Why would they cooperate at this crucial moment? Unless Winters Corporation helps Daugherty Corporation, Daugherty Corporation will be ruined this time.”“Daugherty Corporation is really lucky!”“The members of the Daugherty family really have some tricks up their sleeve! They were actually able to cling on to the Winters family.”“Would anyone still dare to offend the Daugherty family this time?”“Not at all! They have all run away!”The share price of Daugherty Corporation was restored to the normal level in half a day. It was like the crisis last night had never happened.When Adina read t