He walked over. He suddenly raised his foot, and the tip of his leather shoes came in contact with one of the men’s necks.He was so quick and brutal that the man felt immense pressure on his neck. His face turned pale. “It looks like you won’t behave if I don’t put you in your place.”Duke sneered and pulled his right foot up again. The man choked on his own breath. The blood vessels in his neck were bulging out, and he looked like he would faint any second.He could sense Duke’s murderous aura. ‘If I don’t do as he says, I could die right here…’“Okay, okay!” The men in black immediately surrendered. “Someone from the Osborne family asked us to sneak into this mansion and kidnap the two children!”Adina narrowed her eyes in suspicion. “Someone from the Osborne family? What’s his name?”The man shook his head. “I don’t know. He paid us a million dollars and told us to get it done in three days. From his accent, he doesn’t sound like he’s from Sea City…’Adina was still pu
Adina walked towards the balcony while staying on the call. Her gaze was icy cold. She pursed her lips and said coldly, “Tyson, do you know what consequences will the Osborne family get if you were to successfully kidnap my children tonight?”“Don’t make a fool of yourself here. The two children belong to the Osborne family. I’m just bringing them back to Central City to see their grandparents! I’m not kidnapping them!” Tyson said furiously, “If you’re any wiser, you better give me back my two children. Or else, don’t you dare to dream of living the rest of your life peacefully.”Adina said plainly, “Did you do the paternity test?”“There’s no need for that, don’t you think?” Tyson sneered. “You climbed into my bed five years ago. That’s a sure-fire fact.”“Don’t be too confident.” Adina fiddled her finger. “Do you know who the man in my house is? That’s the chairman of Winters Corporation, Duke Winters.”“I was right! You’re courting Duke Winters!” Tyson gritted his teeth in an
Adina drove to her office after watching the children walk into the preschool. Just as she entered the office, Serene approached her. She whispered, “We got a visit from a very strange man, Ms. Daugherty.” Adina’s eyebrows rose as she asked, “What do you mean by strange?” “He claimed to be the owner of an overseas media company, and he would like to speak with you about a business deal. I’ve asked him to wait in the lounge.” Serene continued, “He has a mask on. He looks strange. You’d better brace yourself before you go in, Ms. Daugherty.” Adina nodded thoughtfully. She went into her office to get the files before knocking on the door of the lounge. A deep and raspy voice came from inside. “Come in.” It was just a voice, but for some reason, when she heard it, she felt as if the voice lowered the temperature of the room and brought chills down her spine. Adina smoothed out her hair before she pushed the door open and walked in. Two people were in the lounge. An assis
In Winters Corporation. “Chairman Winters, he is here in Sea City.” Jake placed a stack of photos on the desk. Duke ran his fingers over the photos. A dark look gradually emerged on his face. He asked coldly, “Where else did he go besides LaStar Technology Corporation?” Jake shook his head. “He’s been in the bar all afternoon, and he’s not out yet.” Duke picked up the lighter and started burning through the stack of photos on his desk. The silver mask on it was gradually engulfed by eerie blue flames. After the photos were gone, he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. The time was 5 p.m. “Postpone the evening meeting.” He grabbed his suit and headed out. “Chairman Winters, the meeting this evening is a briefing on last quarter’s performance. It’s an important meeting.” When Jake went after him, Duke was already in the elevator. He walked to the parking lot. He opened the car door and sat inside. Then, he sent a message to Adina. “I will reach your office in
Ethan had been so kind to her. She did not want to keep it from him anymore. “Actually, I gave birth to quadruplets four years ago.” Ethan was completely stunned by her words. There had actually been a lot of news about his cousin online. A lot of people said that Adina’s twins had died four years ago. He did, however, see Alden and Melody alive and well, so he assumed that news on the internet was just rumors. But now, Adina said she had quadruplets? There were four babies, but only Alden and Melody were left. What about the other two babies? What happened to them? “I had always thought that my other two sons had died. I only found out a few days ago that they did not die. They are still alive and well.” Adina’s voice trailed off. This was the first time that she had told another person about her past. After she told him all about the darkness and the past that had been piled up in her heart, only then did the sunlight seem to faintly shine into her heart. Ethan
Dew was practicing the piano at home. Her fingers flew over the black and white keys. However, she gave up halfway through the song. No matter how much she practiced, she was never able to play the way that Adina could play. The confidence she had built up was fragile in front of Adina. She held her head up in chagrin, wishing she could smash the piano. Just then, she got a call. She did not save the number as a contact on her phone, but she knew the number by heart. She picked up the phone and pressed the accept button. “Dew, are you free tonight? See you at our usual spot.” A man’s voice came from the phone. Dew leaned back on the couch and said coquettishly, “You’re so annoying. Can’t we meet somewhere else besides the hotel?” “It’s more convenient to do things at the hotel. Dew, I know you like this too. Don’t be coy.” The man’s flirtatious words softened up Dew’s body. What she could not get from Duke, Dylan gave her dozens of times over. She knew that D
George was extraordinarily smart. He had always assumed that George inherited his intelligence. He took pride in his high intelligence, yet he had been deceived by a woman for four years. When this woman showed up in front of him four years ago with two children in her arms and a paternity test report, he believed her. This woman was his sons’ biological mother. Therefore, he tolerated the presence of such a woman in his life. However, all of this turned out to be a lie. Duke tightened his grip on her neck as he thought about that. “Adina is lying to you. The truth is not what she said. I really am George’s mother.” Dew managed to get some air and tried to lie her way out of it. She felt like she was dying. If she did not break free from this man’s grip soon, she was certain that she would die here today. Adina had clearly promised her yesterday that she would keep the secret, so how did Duke find out today? That b*tch must have said those words just to make her put h
“Four years ago, after Adina gave birth to them, the two children really came out as stillbirths.” Dew was kneeling on the floor. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. Her voice was choked and hoarse. She was trembling all over. “The Daugherty family’s house was destroyed by a fire that night. There was nothing left. We thought Adina was dead, but the two boys who were supposed to be dead started breathing again. The boys lost their biological mother, and their lives in the future would be difficult. I’m their aunt, I’m considered their half-mother. I took them to the Winters family’s house to find their real father. What’s wrong with that? “Back then, I thought that George and Hal were the only children left by my sister. That’s why I falsified the paternity test report. I wanted to be their mother. I wanted to protect them on my sister’s behalf. I did that for their own good. I sacrificed four years of my youth for them. It’s true that I made a mistake, but without me, they would