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
Elitos Corporation had just moved to Sea City. They had rented an office building but had not established their project team yet.On this day of the large tender, not only did they have to recruit a chief programming designer, but they also needed to hire staff for the process control room, product operators, a full process planning team, technical consultants, and more.Bidding Arena 1 was a few hundred square feet, but it was filled with people who had come to bid.Those who were qualified to bid there were the top players in their respective industries, and every one of them appeared ambitious.Adina sat in the last row. Her gaze was indifferent, and her expression was calm.Serene felt a little anxious, but when she saw how calm Adina was, she gradually relaxed as well.“Hi, I’m the general manager of Philly Corporation. I’m here to bid for the position of general site controller. What about you?”A man, who had been sitting at the side, came over and greeted Adina. He even
“Please support us, Technical Department.”The staff members in the office were all over the place.“Miss, who are you? Who allowed you to come here?”The staff member, who had acted as the host earlier, saw Adina standing in the corridor. He frowned as he walked over and chased her out.However, the moment he saw Adina’s face, the annoyance on his face instantly disappeared.Men would usually tolerate women more, especially if they were gorgeous women.“This is Elitos Corporation’s internal office. Outsiders are prohibited from entering this section. Please leave.”Adina looked around indifferently. “Where is the person in charge of your company? Please bring me to him.”The staff member frowned. “Mr. Wynters will not see anyone at this time. It doesn’t matter who you are or why you’re looking for Mr. Wynters. Please come again tomorrow.”“Elitos is being attacked by hackers. If you don’t stop the hackers in time, I can confirm that all the funds in your company account will
Adina recalled the staff description on the Elitos brochure. There was only one name: Mr. Earley Wynters.When this man visited her in LaStar Technology Corporation previously, he had mentioned that his name was Wynters. So, he should be the person in charge of Elitos Corporation’s project in Sea City. Elitos worked on Internet and IoT development. They did not have anything to do with the human biological tests that Mr. Wynters had talked about before.Adina thought of a lot of things, but it all hit her in less than a second.The people in the meeting room simultaneously looked at her. When they saw Adina, they sighed in relief.For some reason, Mr. Wynters hated women getting close to him. Now that this woman was there for who knows what, she could probably bear some of Mr. Wynters’ fury for them.“Ms. Daugherty?”Earley’s gaze was cold and angry, while he flashed her an evil smile.He wheeled around in his chair before he stared at Adina in an unfriendly and intense manner
Earley dusted off his index finger. “Pretty much.”Adina nodded to acknowledge that she already knew.She took out a document from her bag and indifferently said, “Since it’s just a ‘pretty much,’ that means I still have a chance. This is the chip solution that I wrote. You can have a look at it if you have the time, Mr. Wynters.”She placed the document on the meeting desk before she turned around and left.Earley stared at her back and only picked up the document from the table after she disappeared from the corridor.His skin tone was slightly tan, and the ends of his fingers were dark with a thick layer of calluses.He flipped through the documents, and they were filled with professional technical terms.Although he was not a professional technician, he had slowly started to understand that aspect of things after taking charge of this project.There was only a rough systematic framework in the proposal, and there was very little content. It also seemed a bit crude, but the
Adina stared at him without a word.She recalled what the man had said in the morning.“I never want to compete against you for custody because you risked your life to give birth to the four children. If I take them away, it would be like killing you. Would I do such a vicious thing?“I want the kids to be with the Winters family, and you want them to be with you. So if the two of us actually get together, won’t they also have a dad and a mom?“Adina, do you understand what I mean?”Adina’s heart fluttered slightly. She pursed her lips, pushed open the door, and got out. “It’s only been a day. How do you expect me to think about it?” she said indifferently.Duke stared at her quietly. “Okay, you can take your time to think about it.”He pulled open the door to the backseat before he carried Melody. “Did you miss Daddy?”Melody hugged his neck bashfully and spoke in a low voice. “Yes.”“Mel, come down,” Adina said calmly. “Your dad’s injury on his right hand hasn’t healed yet.
Alden was speechless.His sister had seemingly been stolen too. He had lost their love.Nevertheless, the family of six happily had dinner. Halfway through dinner, the sound of maids greeting someone at the same time suddenly came from the entrance. “Good evening, Mrs. Winters!”Mrs. Winters was back.Her birthday had been a few days ago, and ever since she returned from Ascrialia, she had been busy meeting old friends. As such, she was rarely at home.It was considered early for her to come back at this time.When Adina turned around and looked over, she saw Mrs. Winters walk inside, dressed in a gown.Her fingers became a little stiff. She instantly did not know how to refer to herself as she faced Mrs. Winters.“Grandma, you’re back!”Harold happily pushed his chair away and jumped down. He rushed to the entrance, held Mrs. Winters’ hand, and dragged her into the dining room.“Grandma, let me tell you. I have Mommy and a sister. I also have a younger brother now.”Alden w
Mrs. Winters turned around and motioned to Mr. Brown.Mr. Brown took the hint. He walked into the study before he picked up two boxes and handed them over to them.“Alden, Mel, I prepared a gift for you. Open it and see if you like it.”Alden looked back at Adina. He only accepted the two boxes after he saw his mother nod. He then gave the pink box to his sister.The box he held was the color of sandalwood. He lowered his head and opened the box, finding a set of stationery inside. The fountain pen appeared to be of high quality at first glance. Aside from that, there was also an envelope. Alden took out the envelope, pursed his lips, and said, “Thank you, Grandma. I’ll accept the stationery, but I can’t take the money.”He took the envelope out and put it on the table.Mrs. Winters felt pleased as she nodded. She looked at Adina and said, “Ms. Daugherty, you’ve raised Alden well.”He did not grow up in the Winters family, but his behavior was elegant and noble like that of a