Duke looked at Alden’s face first before he glanced at Melody.In the past, he used to think about how great it would be if Melody was his biological daughter. He had thought about it more than once.But it turned out that she really was his daughter.No wonder he was not resistant toward Melody in the slightest. No wonder Melody called him “Daddy.”“Mel, come to Daddy.”Duke waved at her.She moved out of her mother’s hand before she walked toward the bed.She stared at Duke’s arm with her big eyes. His arm was wrapped in gauge, but some blood had oozed out. It looked a little scary.She extended her soft finger and gently touched the wound before she blew on it. “Daddy, are you in pain?” she asked softly.Duke’s heart melted. “No, I don’t feel any pain.”He held the girl in his arms and looked at Alden who was standing at the door.A long time ago, he had found that this boy looked like George. He used to think that they looked alike because they were cousins. Only now did
He took out a set of documents from the bedside cabinet and passed it to Alden.Alden felt puzzled as he accepted it. When he flipped through the documents and gave them a look, he was instantly stunned. “You’re giving me a company?”“I told you. You’ll have whatever George and Harold have,” Duke said nonchalantly. “I’ll arrange an assistant for you. If you need anything, just let him know.”Harold widened his eyes.He had asked his father for a company for a long time, but his father just gave it to Alden like that?Oh, gosh! He had lost his father’s love!It turned out that love could not disappear, but it could be transferred!Harold felt a great sense of crisis.Adina was standing at the door at first. When she heard what Duke said, she subconsciously walked toward the bed.She cast a glance at the document, and when she saw the company name, she knew that it was an Internet company dealing with software technology. A company like that was not suitable for a boy.Besides,
Adina only answered the video call after she fixed her hair.“Hey, Addy. Why is your hair so messy? You didn’t just wake up, did you?”Flint’s unrestrained voice came from the phone.When the bedridden Duke heard his voice, he frowned tightly.Why did he feel like he had heard that voice somewhere?Adina stood by the door and nonchalantly said, “I don’t dawdle in bed like you. I brought the kids to visit a patient in the hospital today. If you need anything, just tell me quickly. Otherwise, I’ll hang up now.”“Hey, don’t hang up. Let me see Mel. It’s been a long time since I last saw my goddaughter.”Adina pursed her lips.She never agreed to let Flint be Melody’s godfather, but the guy always called Melody his goddaughter, so she could not be bothered to correct him.She waved and called Melody over.The little girl smiled brightly at the video call.“Wow! Mel, your smile’s gorgeous. I miss you so much. Wait for me, okay? I’ll go to Sea City and visit you later on.”Melody
“How were the kids born four years ago?” Duke slowly asked.He had read the news four years ago. That night had been described in graphic detail by the reporters, but there was a combination of truth and lies.The only thing he could be sure of was that Adina did not go to a hospital the day she gave birth. She gave birth to the four babies in the Daugherty family’s warehouse.Even a normal person had to risk her life to give birth to one baby. He could not imagine how she successfully gave birth to the four babies.Besides, he had also heard that the Daugherty family’s mansion was set on fire that night.Adina pursed her lips with a blank look. “George and Harold were born first. When they were born, they were not breathing, so I thought that they…” She started to quiver before she resumed. “Dew took the babies away. I didn’t know where she brought them, but I always thought that the kids were dead.”She looked down and hid all the emotions in her eyes.Duke felt as if he was
In the corridor outside the ward, Melody was riding a wooden horse, while the three boys surrounded her.Harold leaned forward and grinned. “Mel, I’m your brother. Come on, call me ‘Hal.’”Melody tilted her head and softly said, “Harold.”“Hey, no. You should call me ‘Hal,’” Harold corrected her. “I’m your second eldest brother. You should call me ‘Hal.’”“Hal,” Melody said obediently.George walked over too. “I’m your eldest brother. Mel, can you call me ‘Georgie?’”“Georgie.”Melody was very compliant. She just said whatever they wanted her to say.Alden was quite frustrated. His mother and sister had been taken away now. He was devastated.“This is your third eldest brother.” Harold pointed at Alden as he spoke.Alden’s face immediately darkened. He pursed his lips and said, “Harold, I’m older than you. How can you be the second eldest and I the third eldest?”“Dad said I’m older than you!” Harold shook his head pridefully. “I’m the older brother, and you’re the younger b
Alden took his phone out and captured a photo of Shura’s back.“What does ‘Shura’ mean?” Harold asked with a puzzled expression after he snapped out of his daze.George rolled his eyes at him. “Did you learn English from your PE teacher?”Harold felt insulted as he stroked his chin. “George, you know that I feel sleepy whenever I attend English class. I don’t have the talent for language. You can’t blame me for that! Mel, don’t you agree?”“Shura’s a character in a comic,” Melody softly said.Harold became speechless.Even Melody knew the term, but he was clueless.No wonder his dad did not give him a company to manage. Was it because he was too stupid?”George glanced at Alden and nonchalantly asked, “Do you know that man with the mask?”Alden put his phone into his pocket and shook his head. “I don’t know him.”He really did not know him. He had never met Shura. He had only heard about the man from K.Shura was not a hacker, but his presence was more terrifying than that o
The temperature in the ward instantly dropped to zero.The man in the silver mask pulled out a chair and sat down. His gaze was extremely hostile and profound. “Why? Can’t I return to Sea City?”“You better disappear in three days,” Duke firmly said. His gaze was as sharp as a knife.“I haven’t visited Mom. How can I leave so quickly?” The man chuckled. “Duke, I’m your elder brother. We’re twins. You don’t have to keep ridiculing me. It really upsets me.”Duke gritted his teeth. “You don’t deserve to be my brother.”The man in the silver mask played around with his fingers, and his gaze gradually turned cold. “Duke Winters, I owe you nothing. Don’t you talk to me like that! If we must distinguish between right and wrong, you’re at fault too. If it weren’t for you, would I be in such a miserable state? You owe me. All of you owe me!”The man became slightly irritated.Duke stared at him with disdain. “You deserve it. Don’t blame everything on someone else.”“Yes, I deserve thi
At 2.00 pm, Serene returned and knocked on the door. Then, the two of them took the documents and prepared to go to Elitos Corporation’s office in Sea City.While they walked to the elevator, they met Mr. Roberts and his secretary from the company next door.Adina smiled and nodded to greet them. “Mr. Roberts, where are you going in a hurry?”Just as Mr. Roberts was about to speak, his secretary cleared his throat and said, “We’re going to meet a client.”They were going to Elitos Corporation for the bid too, but their success rate was not high, so it was not appropriate to announce it right now. It would not be too late if they won the bid later.Adina nodded. “I have something to do as well. Goodbye then.”The two groups entered two separate cars in front of the office building.Then, the two cars moved toward the same destination at the same time.Half an hour later, the cars stopped. Serene pushed her car door open and got out before she also saw Mr. Roberts and his secreta