“Duke, I know it’s you!” Dew stood inside and talked to herself. “I was wrong four years ago. I made a serious mistake. I should not have pretended to be the children’s mother! Even though I lied to you, I gave the two children my heart and soul over these four years, and I never did anything to harm George and Harold. Why do you have to do this to me? Why are you doing this to Daugherty Corporation?”Adina, who was standing outside, instantly froze when she heard it.So Duke was aware of the issue with the children?When did he know about it?Before she could think about it, she heard Dew’s voice growing more agitated.“I’ve been waiting for you for the past four years, giving the Winters family four years of my youth, and this is how you treat me? You never put me in your eyes! You never wanted to marry me! The Daugherty family has never benefited from the Winters family either, so why are you treating me like this?” Dew roared, “I guess you just want to kill me, huh? If you wan
“Will you really do whatever I ask you to do?” Dew smirked, and her eyes shone with a cunning, sinister light in the dark. Adina nodded coolly. “With the condition of you letting George go.”“Sure. As long as you do as I say, I will let George go, and I promise you that he will not be hurt.” Dew ruffled George’s hair and chuckled. “I’m not so evil as to want you to die. I just want you to maim your face. Then, I’ll return George to you.”She raked her eyes over Adina’s face. Her gaze was like a knife that desperately wanted to tear off Adina’s skin from her face. Adina had always been the most beautiful girl in class and in school. Wherever she went, Dew’s pride would always be trampled by Adina. Whenever her friends and the people around her spoke about the siblings, they would always say that Adina was prettier and more dignified. Even if Adina did not show up in the same place as Dew, someone around her would still say that while Dew was beautiful, Adina was more beautif
She took out a knife from nowhere before she pointed it at George’s chin.Adina’s hand immediately froze.She was preparing to subdue Dew when she was not paying attention. She was not expecting Dew to have a weapon.It looked like she had to ruin her face first tonight before she came up with another solution.Adina saw that George’s eyes were still opened wide, so she turned around.She raised the knife, and when she was about to stab her face, a dazzling white light suddenly shone in her direction; it came from a car. The person inside kicked the car door open, and a tall and straight figure quickly walked in from the entrance of the factory. As soon as he entered, the temperature in the surroundings plummeted.An invisible net seemed to spread out in the air, which suppressed Dew so much that she could not breathe.She grabbed George tightly while she kept moving backward. “Don’t come over! Duke Winters, don’t come over. Your son is in my hands!”Duke stood beside Adina.
This was the moment!Duke immediately went forward, and he stretched out his right hand toward George like an arrow that was released from a string.His gaze was cold and ruthless, and he moved very swiftly.His right arm was stretched out in a perfect arc in the air before he strongly grabbed George’s collar from the back and pulled him over.Dew was completely stunned.Then, she immediately snapped out of a daze.She crawled to the black weapon, and she instantly grabbed it with her hand.“Stop moving! Don’t move!”Dew sat on the floor while raising the gun high.George nestled in Duke’s arms while breathing heavily. As if he survived a disaster, he raised his head and looked at Adina who still stood at the entrance of the factory. Suddenly, he had a strong sense of foreboding.At that moment!Swish!A bullet was shot in the direction where Adina was.In a split second, Duke did not even have the time to think. He held the boy in his arms tightly while he speedily move
Did Duke even bring other people over?Wait, the footsteps sounded slightly familiar… It was Alden!Alden was coming!The gunshots must have shocked Alden, so he was coming over to check out the situation.Adina instantly widened her eyes!If Alden came, it meant Dew would gain another advantage over her again!She wanted to shout to let Alden leave immediately.But she was afraid of triggering Dew.Dew focused on staring at Adina now. She did not notice the footsteps outside.Adina closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she had already regained her calm. “Dew Daugherty, don’t you just want to ruin my face? It’s just a face, and I don’t really care about it. Don’t hurt others over it. Let Duke and George leave this place first!”She spoke while moving backward, blocking the entrance.Coincidentally, the footsteps stopped, and Alden appeared at the entrance.His small figure was shielded by Adina.Dew did not notice anything strange. She kept smiling crazily, and
Adina looked at Duke, and she sighed heavily.This man was really good-looking. Even if he was bedridden with a pale face, he still emitted an aura that was unapproachable.He was such a noble person. Why did he take the bullets for her?Her aim in approaching him was for the kids.But this man seemed to have really fallen for her.Even if he did not fall for her, he might have already been interested in her.Adina massaged her forehead.Duke already knew that she was George and Harold’s biological mother, and he should have also known that Alden and Melody were the kids of the Winters family.What would this man do next?Would he ask her to return the two kids to the Winters family to acknowledge their original family, like Tyson did?She could bring herself to think about this. When she thought about the details, her hands shook.Her greatest fear was that someone would steal her kids from her.If… Duke insisted on stealing the custody from her, she really stood no chance
Duke leaned against the bed while he stared at her indifferently. His dark pupils reflected her figure.She did not owe him anything.He was the one who owed her.He had mistaken the imposter for someone else four years ago.He had allowed his two sons to acknowledge that wicked woman as their mother.He had caused Alden and Melody to not have a father since they were little.He had made Adina suffer so much alone.“I’m sorry.”Duke moved his lips and slowly said.Adina pursed her lips.This man saved her life and had just regained consciousness. How could she lose her temper at him?She suppressed the emotions that filled her heart. Just as she was about to speak, Mr. Brown knocked on the door and entered the ward. “Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Melody has been looking for you. Please hurry back. I’ll take care of the master here.”Adina swallowed her unspoken words before she replied with a straight face, “In that case, I’ll go back first.”She turned around, walked out of the ward
Adina recalled that night four years ago.George and Harold had exited her belly one after another, and the boys were only as big as a palm when they were born.Other babies had chubby faces when they were born, but the boys’ faces were the opposite. Their cheeks were deeply sunken, and they were as skinny as monkeys.When she looked back on it now, she realized that the boys’ skinny features at that time actually resembled Duke’s.She slowly caressed George’s cheek. It was her first time being so close to George. This was her eldest son.She then moved her hand toward George’s brows. There were some wrinkles due to his frown.This boy had grown up too early. He bore many things that he should not have.“No! No…” the sleeping George suddenly muttered.Adina held his hand and softly said, “George, don’t be afraid. Mommy’s here. I won’t let anyone hurt you.”She bent down and kissed George’s forehead.George was comforted, so he fell asleep again.Only then did Adina leave the