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
Pitter-patter!The sounds of water hitting the floor came from the bathroom.Adina stroked her hair. Did that man not just take a shower? Why was he taking another shower?She turned around and looked at the bathroom’s frosted glass. There was no hot water vapor, which meant he was taking a cold shower.It was autumn, so it was freezing. Yet, he was showering with cold water?Something seemed to register, and Adina lowered her head. When she realized that she was wearing the man’s shirt, she subconsciously chuckled in resignation.Did she not want to test the man? It looked like she had her result.He would rather take a cold shower than cross the boundary.It meant he had started to learn how to respect her.Adina buttoned up the shirt’s first button before she pulled the blanket over and lay in bed.The situation was not conducive for them to talk about the children. They should talk about it again next time.The moment she lay on the bed, she quickly fell asleep.By the
Adina composed herself, appearing calm and aloof as she went downstairs.Nobody was in the living room, but some laughter came from the dining room not far away.She slowly walked over. When she stood at the dining room entrance, she saw an extremely warm and harmonious scene.Melody was in Duke’s arms, eating something with a pout. Harold and George were standing on either side of her and feeding her food continuously, while Duke was struggling to braid her hair.He was an adult man, and his actions were clumsy. The braid he made was not the best.Before Adina could comment on it, Alden could no longer bear the sight. He frowned and said, “Mel looks ugly with that hairstyle.”As soon as he said that, the corners of the little girl’s lips instantly curved down. She pouted unhappily.Duke cleared his throat and said, “Alden, I’m still learning. It’s normal for me to not braid nicely. Can you stand over on this side and teach me?”Alden carefully said, “Comb the hair out before y
The Winters family had a dozen servants, including those who specially took care of the young masters. Some cleaned up, some did the gardening, and others cooked… After Alden and Melody joined the family, Mr. Brown recruited a few more educators. There were servants everywhere in the Winters family home.Since there were people to specifically take care of each child, Adina did not need to worry at all.The children living in the Winters family home would really be happier than living with her. At the very least, there were people to help them with many things in their daily life.Adina looked down and hid her conflicted gaze.After she took her lunch, Duke sent her to the banquet hall.She initially wanted to drive there, but Harold had ruined her car last night. All four tires were deflated, so Mr. Brown sent it for repairs this morning.Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the biggest styling studio in Sea City.Adina pursed her lips. “Mr. Winters, I’m not a celebr
Duke fell into contemplative silence before he asked, “Do you have to attend the banquet tonight?”Adina gave him a sideways glance. “What’s wrong?”It was a celebration party organized by Elitos, so those who attended the banquet today were business partners that were going to collaborate with Elitos. She could use this opportunity to expand her network, hence she wanted to attend it if possible.Duke was at a loss of words when she stared at him.Could he tell her that he did not want other men to see her beauty, so he was hoping she would not attend?He would never say that out loud.His words died in his throat, and he indifferently said, “Hal’s very dependent on you, so I just wanted to ask what time you’ll be home.”Adina tidied her hair as she answered, “About 9.00 pm.”“Okay, I’ll go and pick you up,” Duke said with a straight face.Adina wanted to decline at first, but her car was still under maintenance. Plus, Alden and Melody were still with the Winters family. It s