“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
Adina thought the wind had pushed the door shut. But when she saw Duke’s dark expression, she instantly came to a realization.She quickly walked to the door and pulled the doorknob. Sure enough, the door was locked from the outside.“Dad, Mommy, you can sleep together tonight!”They could hear Harold’s mischievous laughter outside.Adina pursed her lips. “Hal, you’re a good boy. Open the door now.”“I can’t hear anything. Something seems to be wrong with my ears. George, help me clean my ears,” Harold said as he ran away.Soon, it became silent outside the room.Adina felt her head ache. Harold was truly a mischievous boy.Just as she was about to call Alden to open the door, Duke suddenly held her hand.Then, she heard his low and husky voice. “If we don’t fulfill Harold’s wish this time, he’ll try to put us in the same room again in the future. Instead of guarding against his unexpected actions, we should just do what he wants.”Adina narrowed her eyes. “Why do I feel like
She pursed her rosy lips and looked at Duke, who was lying on the couch, through the frosted glass in the bathroom.Since they would spend the night in the same room, she should not waste such a great opportunity.She wanted to see if the father of her children was a real righteous man.Adina walked out of the bathroom and appeared indifferent as she said, “I didn’t bring a change of clothes. Can I wear your clothes first?”Duke got up and walked to the wardrobe. When he pulled the door open, he smelled a horrible odor.Luckily, there was more than one wardrobe in his room.He then opened the other one, took out a white shirt, and handed it over to her. “You should be able to wear it as a dress for one night. I’ll get them to send you some clothes for tomorrow.”“Thank you.”Adina took the shirt and entered the bathroom.Duke pursed his thin lips. A while later, he heard the clattering shower in the bathroom.The bathroom was partitioned by frosted glass. When he glanced over
Adina took the hair dryer and came down before she noticed that Duke was staring at her with his dark and profound eyes.She pursed her lips and calmly said, “Mr. Winters, are you taking a shower? I’ll go out and blow dry my hair.”Duke suppressed the heat that was about to erupt from his body. “Your hair’s too long. Let me help you blow dry your hair,” he softly said in his deep voice.Adina passed the hair dryer to him before she obediently sat in a chair.Duke ran his fingers through her hair and gently dried it.His blow-drying technique was not professional, but he was very gentle, as though he was worried that he would hurt her. He protected every strand of hair carefully.Adina pursed her lips.She suddenly felt like she was being vicious by testing the man like that.If this man really had any unwarranted thoughts toward her, did that mean she could criticize and deny him on the high ground of morality?Adina felt discouraged.A test like this turned out to be quite u
Alden stood at the door and looked at the decoration in the room. Suddenly, his heart was filled with warmth.The room was decorated just like the room in his house. The bedsheet was in the same color, the curtains were exactly the same, and even the color of the carpet was identical. However, there were also many things that his house did not have. He should be able to fall asleep in this room.It showed that the Winters family members had really put in the effort.Therefore, Duke actually cared about Mel and him, right?Alden raised his head and seriously said, “Georgie, thank you.”George smiled. “I’m your eldest brother, so you don’t have to thank me. Come on, let’s go and put Mel to sleep first.”The four children told stories in Melody’s room, and the atmosphere was harmonious as well as serene.Meanwhile, the master bedroom had become completely silent.Adina had drunk some wine at dinner, so she was not entirely clear-headed throughout the whole night.She lay in bed a