As the saying goes, one should not wash their dirty linen in public. As intense as Aaron and Ruby’s argument was, it was now impossible for them to continue after Duke showed up.Aaron straightened the collar of his shirt, cleared his throat, and asked, “What brings you here at the company at such a late hour, Duke? It is something important, I presume?”Duke’s lips curled into a cold smirk. “I have something I wanted to ask you.”“You can ask us anything, Duke,” Ruby said with a smile. “As long as I know the answer, I’ll definitely tell you everything I know.”“I’ve never got the chance to ask this before, but which hospital were George and Harold born in?” The grin on Duke’s face slowly grew wider as he asked. “I asked Dew, but she said she had forgotten.”“Ah…”The smile on Ruby’s face immediately dropped. Her eyes darted in every direction and she avoided looking at Duke as she spoke. “That happened four years ago, who still remembers it so clearly? Oh, right, why are you s
What if they reveal the truth about the children, only for it to not end up being the answer Duke wanted?The atmosphere in the office was eerily quiet. Minute by minute, time passed.Adina was almost ready to head home after picking up the two kids from preschool, but she changed her mind and went to the Winters family’s mansion instead.No matter how Madam Winters treated her, she was still obligated to keep her promise to Harold.She was focused on driving at the front, but was momentarily distracted when she heard Alden ask, “What’s wrong, Mel? Are you feeling alright?”Adina peeked at the rearview mirror and saw Mel, who had always sat quietly, was now squirming in her seat and looking agitated.“Mel, tell mommy, what’s wrong?”Adina slowed down the car and asked softly. Melody shook her head and said in a small voice while hugging a cushion, “I’m not feeling sick.”There just seemed to be a general sense of unease. After a pause, she continued softly, “Mommy, where’
It was already getting dark outside Digion Technology.George was looking at some documents when his phone buzzed on the table. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call. “Yes, Papa Brown.”“Young Master George, Ms. Adina brought Young Master Alden and Miss Melody here. She wanted me to ask you when you’ll be back.”“I’ll head back in ten minutes,” George said as he scanned the pile of documents beside him and pursed his lips. “Tell them to eat without me.”He ended the call and closed the file in his hands. After that, he searched through the stack of documents for the next two minutes and finally found a document about technological projects.There was a formula written inside that, surprisingly, could produce the same results as the formula he had previously seen in Project A-F. If he brought up the formula to Adina, perhaps they could talk for a bit longer.He took the file and left the building. Liam drove the car and stopped right in front of him. Before he open
She was his biological mother, and no matter what, she would not hurt him, would she?He loosened his grip and got into the backseat obediently. Dew did not stop for anything, including the red lights. The car sped down the road.“What do you want to tell me, Mother?” George asked, feeling that something was off. “You can pull over right now and tell me!”Dew floored the pedal because it seemed like the only way for her to let all of her fear and anxiety out.They soon left the downtown area as the car zoomed along the road. They kept moving further and further away along a provincial road, with fewer and fewer vehicles and people on the road.After twenty minutes, the car finally stopped at the side of the road. They were in an industrial area full of abandoned factories, and rusting machinery was being dumped down the sides of the roads. Under the streetlight’s yellow glow, the place appeared even eerier.“Get out.”Dew leaned against the car with her eyes cold.George to
“George, listen to me.”Dew took a few steps forward and grabbed onto George’s arms once again. George instantly fought to escape, but because he was only four years old and had limited strength, he was unable to do so.“I’m your mother, your birth mother. You have to accept that! Can’t you see the effort and sacrifices I made for the both of you throughout these past four years? I looked after the two of you and waited for Duke for four years. Why didn’t I get anything!”Dew’s face was growing visibly unhinged by the minute.George’s little eyebrows furrowed as he said, “You have indeed been Harold and I’s mother for four years, but are you truly deserving of the title? Do you remember how you treated Harold and me on the day we turned one? When nobody is around, you would call us “illegitimate children.” Even if someone was present, you would sneakily pinch our arms. How could you be so cruel to us when we were only a year old at the time?“Over time, Harold and I gradually gr
The call had just ended before Adina called. Her name flashed continuously on the phone screen.Dew’s head buzzed.Was Adina calling because she wanted to tell George the truth?If George learned everything that happened back then, her fate would be sealed. “I’ll say this again—give me the phone!”George’s tone became icy cold.Dew hung up the call and then turned the phone off.She raised her head, and her eyes shone with a desperate and shrewd light.In the Winters family mansion, Adina called a person twice. Suddenly, a mechanically cold female voice was heard from the phone, indicating that the other party’s phone had been turned off.“Is George still not answering the phone?” Harold tilted his head and asked with slight concern.“Theoretically, Young Master George wouldn’t reject any calls.” Mr. Brown scratched his chin and said, “Young Master George’s cell phone is always on. How could it die now? Regardless, he should be back soon. Just wait for a little while more.”
At the Daugherty Corporation, Aaron and Ruby could do nothing except watch helplessly as the company stock price plummeted quickly.“Duke, Daugherty Corporation is unable to withstand such a blow. Please go easy on us.”Aaron could no longer pretend not to care. If this continued, Daugherty Corporation would only end in one way: collapsing into bankruptcy.Duke’s lips curled into an ice-cold, malicious smile. “So, are you all still denying it?”Ruby supported herself on the desk while her entire body shivered.As her pale lips trembled, she pleaded, “Duke, no matter what, Dew has taken care of Georgie and Hal for four years. Her hard work deserves some credit. Please spare us. Spare the Daugherty family.”The smile on Duke’s face disappeared at that instant.He arose menacingly, his eyes twinkling like a pair of eagle eyes, “That is to say, you two were also aware of that matter? That incident from four years back?”He sent out an aura that fell upon Ruby with staggering weight
“Duke, you can come to me if you have any problem, just do not touch my mother!” Dew yelled until she almost lost her voice, “If you approach the Daugherty Corporation and my parents again, I’ll—”She looked into the car. A four-year-old child lay in the back seat.She had just lost her control and pushed George. His head knocked on a stone at the roadside, then he passed out instantly.She was frightened. She wanted to get far away because she was worried that if something happened to George, Duke would look for her once more.However, the shares in her hands were now worthless due to the Daugherty Corporation stock price drop. She did not even have the money to leave the country!“George is now in my hands. If you dare to lay your hands on my mother and the Daugherty Corporation, I will let you never see George again in this life!”After Dew finished speaking angrily, she immediately hung up.After finishing her words, she regretted it again.She had never intended to harm Ge