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
Melody also drank half a glass of wine. Her fair face instantly blushed like a red apple. When Adina saw the kids drinking wine, she found it inappropriate if she did not drink any.She raised her wine glass. When she was about to drink, Alden reached out to stop her. “Mom, I’ll drink for you.”Duke frowned. “You’re just a kid. How could you drink wine? Let me do it.”He grabbed the wine glass.Mr. Brown quietly nudged Duke’s shoulder. “Master, Ms. Daugherty wants to toast to you. How can you drink on her behalf?”Duke seemed to have suddenly realized what was going on.“Young Master Alden, you’d better not drink red wine. This wine is very strong, so children can’t handle it.” Mr. Brown took the wine glass from Duke before he passed it to Adina again. “Ms. Daugherty, you can just take a sip as a formality.”Adina toasted to Duke before she took a sip of the wine.This wine was full of flavor. The taste lingered on the lips and tongue. She could not help but take another sip.
Adina lay on the bed in the guest room and closed her eyes.Alden put the blanket over her before he gently left the room.Right after he went out, he was dragged to the corner of the staircase by Harold. “Alden, we need to talk.”George and Melody were also there. They surrounded Alden.“George, Mel, and I have reached an agreement, which is to…” Harold announced, “Let daddy and Mommy get married. This way, we will have daddy and Mommy, and we can live together forever.” “I disagree!”Alden rejected it without thinking of it.“I know you disagree, so we are here to discuss it with you.” Harold patted Alden’s shoulder in a serious manner. “Brother Alden, you’re still young, so you don’t understand boy-girl relationships. Let me explain it to you.”Alden coldly glanced at Harold. “Are you sure you know?”Harold suddenly felt guilty before he puffed his chest. “Hmph! I don’t know, but George knows it. Am I right, George?”George found himself speechless.What the heck did he
George held Alden’s hand. “Let’s go. I’ll take you to my room. I have many good things in my room. I believe you’ll like them!”Harold looked around. “Mel, go with them to George’s room. I have something to do.”He smirked to himself before he turned around and went to the courtyard.…… Under the cook’s guidance, Duke finally made some tea.He held a cup of tea and knocked on the guest room door. He knocked on the door for a while, but the room remained silent.He turned the doorknob and pushed it open.Then, his breathing stopped.Adina had taken off her outerwear and was strewn out on the bed. She was wearing a chiffon shirt. Her sleeves were rolled up, showing her jade-like arms.She had taken some wine. When the alcohol dissipated off her body, her cheeks blushed like a glorious sunset.The redness extended from her cheeks to her neck, and her collar bones glowed pink.The blanket covered her chest, and it went up and down along her breath.He immediately looked away a
“Oh boy, what are you doing?”Mr. Brown stared blankly at the situation in front, his eyes wide open.“Shush!”Harold immediately dragged Mr. Brown and squatted under the shade of the bushes.“Papa Brown, please don’t tell dad, okay?”Mr. Brown looked at the screwdriver in Harold’s hand before he glanced at the deflated tires. “Oh boy, do you know what you’re doing?”“Of course I do!” Harold nodded hard. “You were no different when you persuaded my mommy to drink, Papa Brown.”Mr. Brown was speechless.He had done it in secret. Why was he seen through by the young master so easily?“Papa Brown, we share the same goals. Why don’t we work together?” Harold blinked before he took out another screwdriver and handed it over. “You also puncture Dad’s tires. That way, Mommy will be left with no cars to drive.”Mr. Brown imagined himself being forced to stand in a corner as a punishment by Duke.He was already old, so he really could not be humiliated like that.Therefore, he retur
Duke pursed his lips awkwardly.If Harold had not accidentally done something that actually pleased him, he would have made the brat stand at least two hours in military posture.“Ahem! He’s my son. I won’t teach him a lesson.” Duke secretly did not mean what he said, “I have been very busy in the past four years, so I neglected the two of them. If I have done anything wrong, just point it out to me.”Adina was a little stunned.This man had really put himself at a very low position, which left her completely at a loss for words.He was willing to let George and Harold stay in her house.He was willing to listen to her opinions about the kids’ education.He had always respected her.But she… She would feel jealous and worried when she saw Melody being too close to him.When he suggested letting the kids stay in the Winters family, she had turned him down without hesitation.She even thought of sneaking out of the country with the kids one day and staying far away from Sea C
Harold counted his father’s strengths on his fingers.Meanwhile, Duke pursed his lips and cleared his throat. “Enough. Quiet down now. Some things don’t have to be pointed out.”Adina was speechless.What? Did this man think that Harold was right?Why did she not feel that this man liked her?Maybe he liked her, but he just liked some of her aspects. After all, he never hid his interest in her body.Adina cleared her throat and said, “Hal, the tires of my car have been punctured. Do you have anything to do with it?”Harold shook his head like a rattle. “It wasn’t me! I have nothing to do with it!”Duke’s aura instantly turned cold.Adina looked to the side, and Duke’s cold aura immediately vanished. He even walked a few steps to the side.“Hal, I want you to be honest,” Adina seriously said. “Even if you did it, I won’t blame you. But I want you to be honest.”Harold blinked. “Will you hate me if I lie?”“No matter what you do, I’ll still love you, but…” Her expression was
Yes, he did it, but Young Master Harold turned on him!He was so embarrassed.“Um, it was just an accident…” Mr. Brown stroked his nose. “It’s late. I need to go to bed. I’ll go ahead and get some rest… Sigh, this old man can’t stay up late nowadays…” He walked away as he sighed. Then he entered his room and locked the door.Adina was speechless once more.She suddenly understood the reason for Mr. Brown’s actions.She really did not know how to express her opinion.“Dad, I’ll look for George and others!” Harold moved out of Adina’s arms and rushed upstairs.In the living room, Adina and Duke looked at each other at a loss.A few seconds later, Adina stood up. “Since Mr. Brown is already resting and the servants aren’t around, I’ll help you clean the room.”Duke initially wanted to say that it would make no difference if he slept in another room, but he noticed that Adina had already walked up the stairs. He pursed his lips and followed her.The master bedroom was the bigge