Adina thought he was sleep talking. She crouched down and said, “Hal, come here. Let’s get you to bed.”“No, I want milk. I’m hungry. I want milk…” the kid cried while hugging Adina’s neck. “I brought the milk powder, and it’s in the suitcase. Mommy, I want to drink some milk.”Well, it did not seem like he was sleep talking. Adina walked over to the suitcase, and sure enough, there was a tub of milk powder inside. Harold was already four and a half years old. It was not quite right for a child that big to drink milk at night.“Mommy, Hal has to drink milk at night,” George said drowsily, having woken up from the crying. “The bottle is in the suitcase too.”“Okay, I got it. You can go to sleep now.”Adina patted George on the head and carried the crying Harold to prepare his milk. She prepared a big bottle of milk, but Harold finished the whole thing in less than five minutes. She finally understood the meaning of Duke’s words. She could not, in fact, sleep soundly while
Adina pulled out her phone, and after taking a look at the caller ID, she answered the call. “Good day, Ms. Daugherty. I’m an account representative from Elitos Corporation. I’d like to let you know that your bid document has cleared our company’s initial evaluation. Please make plans to attend the meeting at Elitos Corporation at ten o’clock this morning.”Adina glanced at the time and agreed. The fact that Elitos Corporation had called her at this exact time meant that there must be good news regarding the bid.She had to win this project. She had to go. But what about these four kids?Just as she was thinking of a plan to arrange the four kids, a knock came from downstairs. Mel, who was sitting quietly on the bed, suddenly jumped out and ran downstairs to open the door. Adina immediately guessed who the visitor was. She walked into her room to wash up and dressed in official attire before heading downstairs. Duke had already taken a seat on the couch. He looked up t
“First, prepare the flour, then knead the dough.”He followed the tutorial, poured flour into the container, and added water.“If the dough is slightly moist, add some flour. If it seems too dry after that, add a little water.”However, try as he might, he just could not make the dough take shape. “Wow, Daddy, making handmade noodles seems to be fun. Can I do it with you?” Harold entered the kitchen at some point in time. He simply grabbed a handful of flour and flung it into the air. The flour landed on Duke’s body, and his black suit instantly became powdered up.Just as he was about to erupt in anger, Melody ran into the kitchen.The girl must have never played with flour before. She reached into the flour bag with both hands, and, with a wave of her hand, the kitchen immediately became foggy. With a blossoming headache, Duke asked, “Can you two go out of the kitchen first?”He was stuck on the first step of making the handmade noodles. He did not have the patience to deal
The intranet completely crashed after Elitos Corporation was hacked, and all employees had to put in extra labor over the weekend.The tender conference facing the entire Sea City scheduled for the day was also moved to the afternoon.Adina entered the lobby and saw that the staff were busy setting up the venue, and the site was even more grand and solemn than before.“Mr. Daugherty, this way, please.”Adina was guided into the conference room by the manager in charge of liaisons.The door of the meeting room was pushed open. There were already a dozen staff members seated at the round table. The person who wore a silver mask was sitting on the main seat. An assertive aura surrounded him.“Mr. Earley Wynters, Ms. Daugherty has arrived.”After respectfully reporting, the manager in charge of liaisons gestured for Adina to enter the meeting room.Adina’s lips pulled up into a light smile, “Mr. Earley Wynters, how are you?”Earley pointed to the closest seat at him and said, “Ple
Earley stood up and extended his right hand. “Ms. Daugherty, I hope we will have happy cooperation in the future.”Adina also got up and moved her chair aside. She shook hands with Earley. “Mr. Earley Wynters, may we have a happy cooperation as well.”When her hand touched Earley’s hand, she experienced a shiver that rose up her spine from her fingertips. The air was frigid. It was far more frigid than the cold air from a refrigerator.She only lightly touched Earley’s hand in a symbolic gesture and quickly withdrew.Earley pulled his hand back and inserted it into the suit pant pocket. He said coldly, “There will be a celebration banquet tomorrow night after today’s tender conference. Don’t forget to attend, Ms. Daugherty.”After saying that, without waiting for Adina to answer, he ordered his secretary to send Adina and Serene out.When they got outside and the sunlight shone down their shoulders, Serene let out a sigh of relief, “Ms. Daugherty, don’t you think Mr. Earley Wynte
Adina’s car had just stopped in front of the Winters family’s villa, and the four children were already running out of the yard.“Mommy, you’re finally back. I missed you so much!”Harold’s voice was always the loudest and most rowdy. He rushed over and jumped into Adina’s arms, climbing up on all fours and kissing her on her cheek.Melody, who had been led by Harold, also started acting up, grabbing Adina’s hand and pleading for a hug.Adina was forced to carry the two children inside, while the well-behaved George and Alden followed behind her.Duke frowned and came over, saying coldly, “Harold, how old are you now? Why do you need to be hugged?”While Harold was hugged by his Mommy, he behaved very conceitedly, sticking out his tongue and saying, “I just like to have Mommy hug me, and not you.”Duke’s face darkened, “Even if she had to hug someone, she should hug Al and Mel.”“Why?” Harold raised his chin, “I am also Mommy’s biological son. What’s wrong with wanting a hug fr
Duke glanced over with a cold gaze. “Just eat whatever that’s available. Why ask for so much?”Harold fell silent.When Daddy got a new son, he forgot about his previous son. He was very harsh.Duke did not bother to look at Harold. Instead, he bent down to look at Melody. “Tell Daddy. What do you want to eat for dinner?”Harold was speechless.It felt like another arrow shooting into his chest. He felt so sad.After asking Melody, Duke looked at Adina again. “What do you want to eat?”Adina had no particular preference for food. She said with a light voice, “Whatever, just eat whatever you can cook.”Duke let out a sigh of relief.If this woman proposed eating braised meat or something else, he would be in a difficult situation.However, steamed fish seemed to be a little difficult for him. But because all that was required was to steam the fish, he appeared to be able to manage it too.Duke entered the kitchen with a heavy heart.Mr. Brown knew Duke was going to cook, and
After Duke finished cooking dinner, he went upstairs to change his clothes and came downstairs again.Even though there were only three dishes, they included six steaks. When put all at once, they took up the entire table.Mr. Winters felt quite a sense of accomplishment as a result.Six of them sat down at the table. There was already a plate of steak that looked pretty excellent in front of each of them.Duke elegantly put the napkin on his knee and said, “Try it to see what it tastes like.”Harold was the first one who was excited to cut a slice of steak and put it into his mouth. After only tasting a bite, the little guy wrinkled his brow and said, “It’s so hard, too hard, I hardly can chew it.”Duke was speechless.According to the chef, the fire was just right for grilling the steak. Why was the steak so tough?Alden tasted a bite of steamed sea bass and said, “The fish meat is quite fresh and juicy, but it’s too salty.”Duke could not come up with any words.The chef m
The screen was full of comments like, “I can’t accept this sadness.”When the host saw the audience overreacting, he smiled to smooth out the situation and said, “Have you forgotten? Ninian just said that she wanted to announce some good news!”His words reminded everyone at the venue.With that, almost everyone held their breath and listened to her.“Everett and I will be holding a wedding soon!”“What?!”“Ah! Awesome! The day has finally come!”“Sob! Ninian and Everett finally have a happy ending! I’m going to cry! They’re my youth! I’ve witnessed love that has gone the distance!”“You have my blessings! You have to be happy for the rest of your lives!”Their cheers grew louder and louder, almost overturning the whole award hall.Everett was standing backstage. When Ninian saw the scene, she turned back, looked into his eyes, and smiled.They were finally getting married.The eighth of September was a good day for their wedding.The headlines in the entertainment section
The Winters family fell silent again.Among the three sisters-in-law, Lana was already so moved that she wept. Raina and Nerola were stronger, but their eyes turned red too.The Winters brothers, who were initially touched, instantly appeared dissatisfied as a result.They were actually moved and crying for other men? Women, you were playing with fire!Naturally, the Winters brothers did not have a chance to vent their anger because Duke had already stood up.He walked to the similarly outstanding young men, who were standing side by side, and patted their shoulders. At this moment, he seemed to age a little. He did not look like the overlord who dominated the business industry in the past.“From now on, I’ll leave my two babies to you.”When Brooklyn and Everett heard this, they were taken aback, but their eyes were soon filled with excitement.Before they could respond, Duke had already walked far away. Meanwhile, Adina got up abruptly to accompany him.She turned back and l
“Uncle Duke,” Brooklyn and Everett greeted Duke at the same time.Brooklyn was older, so he moved a step forward first and said, “Uncle Duke, this is something that I prepared three years ago. All properties under my name, including shares that aren’t limited to the family business, properties, estates, stocks, etc… were transferred to Mel three years ago. Whether in the past or in the future, everything I have, including my life, will belong to her.”Melody was shocked when he said that.All his properties had been transferred to her? He never mentioned anything to her. He just silently gave her everything.“Daddy…” Melody looked at Duke, and her clear gaze was filled with helplessness which was rare.Brooklyn was the only person, other than her family, who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.Such love that was enthusiastic, reserved, hidden, yet deep and long-lasting made her heart seize.George took the documents from Brooklyn and passed them to Duke.Duke flipped t
At the same time, Alden replied to her.“Daddy and Mommy are just in the next city. The journey will take two hours.”Melody was speechless. She was right!There was murderous intent on the indifferent and delicate girl’s face.Good! Great! She wanted to see where her father could hide this time!When Ninian came out after putting her makeup on, it was still early. There were still two hours before the ceremony’s banquet.There was still half an hour left before her father came home. At this time, Melody secretly called Everett and Brooklyn to come over. They were fully prepared, and they just waited for Duke to return home.At the side, George, Raina, Harold, Lana, Alden, and Nerola were watching the show.After the Winters sisters worked hard, the three of their sisters-in-law were successfully bribed to support them to get married as soon as possible.Even the three of their henpecked brothers also took their sides.Now, the Winters siblings had everything ready. They we
Her words were audible in the live stream, and they instantly caused a big fuss.[Ninian has a kid!][Is “the Everett” a dad now?][Sob! I knew that they secretly got married!][How could they not live broadcast my husband and wife’s wedding?]The comments on the screen kept moving, while Ninian was clueless on the other side.She just said, “It’s our baby. Please make the necessary arrangements, thank you.”The comments became more frenzied.[?][!]A series of symbols occupied the whole screen. After Ninian hung up, they were still rolling.The netizens were worked up.By the time the venue’s staff realized this, it had become the top trending topic.[#The Everett and Ninian secretly got married!][#Baby Ninian has a kid!][#The Everett is a father now!]Crazy, screaming fans filled the bottom of the screams.The couple had been together for so long, and the fans had gotten used to them from not accepting them at the beginning.After all, Ninian grew up quickly befo
There was also “as long as a woman had a stable job and strong support from her family, she would be happy and relaxed even if she stayed single for her whole life.”She could go on.Besides, what was more cunning about Duke was that he would never post the quotes using his own account. He would use his wife’s, Adina’s WhatsApp, to post inspirational quotes and links every time.In the beginning, it caused the Winters siblings to panic for a time, and they thought that their mother opposed their marriage.They sighed in relief only after Alden unintentionally hacked his father’s account. He realized that his father had found the posts and forwarded them to his mother before posting them using his mother’s phone.It was fine. It was normal for the father-in-law to trouble his sons-in-law.It was the same theory as the mother-in-law having conflicts with her daughters-in-law.However, the roles changed in their family. It was the father who was being antagonistic toward the daught
Reverie’s smile was sincere and genuine.She initially helped Ninian only because she thought that Ninian was great. Besides, Ninian said she wanted to rely on herself before the casting, which also impressed and moved her.Unexpectedly, she gave herself an opportunity with her unintentional act. That made Reverie feel blessed and surprised.Hearing what she said, Ninian felt warm and comforted.Everyone thought that the entertainment industry was filthy and full of schemes.In reality, there were many people who pursued their dreams and worked very hard there. There were also many people who helped and supported each other.When there were people, there would be competition, but there would also be warmth and sincerity.Ninian filmed her scenes in an orderly manner.As for the Winters siblings, their relationships also developed smoothly.George had happily begun preparing for his wedding. Raina was not a pretentious person either, and the couple had discussions about how the
However, to the surprise of those haters, Ninian, who was acting for the first time, not only did not drop the ball on any of her performances in the Oscar-level mission, but she also managed to portray her own charm and personality in the character very well.From her gentleness and firmness at the start to the grandeur during the protest to her enthusiasm and passion even when captured by the enemy and taken to the execution ground, her character arc represented the experiences of countless revolutionary predecessors.She had absorbed the spirits of many ancestors into her body. Seeing her alone demonstrated the bravery and unstoppable power of Cairnstan’s youth.Before she was executed, she looked at the rising sun and showed a gentle and firm smile.In the end, gunshots rang out, and her body dropped to the ground. However, the sun rose all the way and illuminated the earth.Numerous people were moved and went wild at the scene where she smiled. It was not until everyone’s e
“What? What turn of events?” Nilson immediately asked. “We have defenders!”“Defenders? What defenders? Are you talking about soccer now?” With wide eyes, Nilson asked.“No, not those types of defenders! What I mean is that someone stepped in and is explaining on Ms. Winters’ behalf! But it’s not one of our people. It’s defenders from outside!” explained the staff. “What?” Nilson immediately stood up. “Let me see!”The staff quickly handed the phone over to him, and the website page on the screen kept on refreshing. [@ActressReverieWood: “I’ve worked with the Winters family’s little princess before. She has a lovely personality. She’s soft-spoken and well-behaved, and she has no temper at all. What surprised me the most was her acting skills. She was a rookie who was full of presence, and she could easily blend into the concept. Most actors, including myself, admire someone as talented as her.]A few short clips were attached under the tweet, all of which were from the show,