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
Mrs. Winters pulled out a chair and sat down with an indifferent look before she said, “You probably know what I want to say, right?”Duke pursed his lips and frowned slightly. “Mom, Addy and I will come up with a solution for this. I don’t need you to interfere.”Adina pursed her lips tightly.Since she found out that George and Harold were her sons, she had been thinking about how to solve the problem.However, she was still unable to come up with a perfect solution after many days.She did not want to lose any of her children, and she did not want any child to feel aggrieved either.“I won’t interfere with your relationship. I just want to give you some suggestions,” Mrs. Winters slowly said. “The Winters family children have to return to their family. They have to take ‘Winters’ as their family name. Ms. Daugherty, do you have anything to say about this?”Adina pursed her lips even more tightly. “Mrs. Winters, please carry on with your suggestions first.”“The children of t
“As long as the four kids can be together, I don’t mind being the bad person.”Mrs. Winters’ expression was cold and profound, while her tone was incredibly resolute.“I choose the second option,” Duke looked away and said with a straight face.“What?”Mrs. Winters was stunned for a while. She had not registered his response.“I said, I choose the second option,” Duke repeated unhurriedly. “Mom, you can prepare for it on your own time.”Mrs. Winters was taken aback again.When she brought up the first option earlier, Duke had interrupted her and even threatened to send her back to Ascrialia.But he was taking the initiative to choose the second option now.Hold on, what was the second option that she had just mentioned?“Are you willing to marry Adina?” Mrs. Winters slowly asked.Previously, she had constantly persuaded Duke to marry Dew, but he still refused. She had even suspected her son of being a celibatarian.But now, he was actually telling her that he wanted to get
A motivated Melody went off to practice her piano, while Adina took out her laptop and searched for Earley Wynters on the Internet.She was no longer keen on collaborating with Elitos Corporation because of Earley.However, she had to collaborate with Elitos because of her four children. She needed to be strong so that it could increase her probability of getting back custody.No matter how scary Earley was, she had to face the challenge.Adina clicked the “Enter” button, and a lot of information about people with the name “Earley Wynters” appeared on the web. The most famous person was actually a celebrity.She filtered out all the information on the celebrity before she searched for Earley’s information from millions of search results. After she looked around for a while, she finally found an introduction.[Earley Wynters was the CEO of Elitos Corporation’s branch company in Cairnstan for one year. During his tenure, Elitos grew rapidly in the market of Cairnstan.]This introd
Adina’s fingers froze, and she immediately raised her head.She put down her work and walked outside.Before she stepped out, she saw Aaron and Ruby through the glass door. They were standing there with anxious expressions.She suddenly sneered.It had been two days since Dew was arrested. These two people must have run out of options, hence they came to her.“Addy!”When Ruby saw her come out, she got so worked up that her hands trembled.If those who were uninformed had seen that, they could have thought that the mother was so excited that she almost cried because she had not seen her daughter for a long time.Adina’s expression was cold. “Why are you looking for me?”As she spoke, she glanced at her watch. “I still have a meeting. If you have something to say, say it.”Aaron was instantly triggered. “Why are you still in the mood to attend a meeting when your sister’s in such a state? Adina, you have to think of a way to save your sister!”Adina smiled faintly. “What does