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
The banquet officially started at 7.30 pm.Under the spotlight, a man with a silver mask walked up the stage.When he stood under the illumination, his silver mask reflected a cold light. The people in the hall subconsciously stopped talking, and the banquet hall fell into silence.“I will be announcing the future collaborators of Elitos.”Earley stood on the stage, and his deep voice emanated a profound aura.“That’s Earley Wynters, the CEO of Elitos in Astroy,” Trent lowered his voice and said to Adina. “He’s the executive who suddenly joined Elitos about three years ago. None of his background information can be found. He’s very mysterious.”Eilam softly added, “All the executives of Elitos are Europeans, but Earley is from Astroy. Even though his background information is concealed, he puts on a mask no matter what occasion he attends. It’s extremely creepy.”Adina lowered her head and took a sip of the champagne.Alden had looked into Earley’s background for her before. Th
“Mdm. Jones is still so young. She looks exactly the same as the time when she first became the CEO of Jones Corporation ten years ago. Her every move makes me envious.”“Women like us will never be able to learn Mdm. Jones’ harsh methods. But why is she here right now?”“Yeah, the Jones family didn’t manage to collaborate with Elitos, right?”“Could it be…” Everyone kept switching gazes between Zhenny and Adina.The man on the stage, Earley, was the host who had organized the banquet. He walked down the stage and calmly said, “Mdm. Jones, it’s an honor for Elitos Corporation to have you take some time out of your day to attend this banquet. Someone, please get some wine for Mdm. Jones.”Zhenny’s gaze was unfriendly, and she responded indifferently. “Don’t beat around the bush. I came today because I wanted to ask you something, Mr. Wynters. Did Elitos really decide to hire Ms. Daugherty as the chief chip designer for the project?”Earley’s voice was cold. “Elitos has made the
Everyone looked at Adina.She was breathtaking, and the pink gown made her even more dazzling among the crowd.She held her champagne glass and raised her eyebrows nonchalantly. “Mdm. Jones, what does losing your proposal have anything to do with me?”“Ms. Daugherty, are you trying to shirk responsibility?” Zhenny curled her lips into a sneer. “Why don’t you share with us how you completed this high-difficulty chip design proposal in one day?”“High difficulty?” Adina frowned. “What do you mean? Is the chip design proposal very difficult for you?”Zhenny’s complexion instantly turned pale.She had lived for forty years, but nobody had ever dared to speak to her like that.This b*tch did not just steal her proposal, but she even had the audacity to insult her in public. Did this b*tch think she was easy to deal with?She scoffed and said, “Ms. Daugherty, you just copied and pasted your proposal, so it’s naturally not difficult for you.”She just made an assumption in one senten
Zhenny glanced at Adina coldly. “Ms. Daugherty, you don’t think that you can prove you didn’t plagiarize just because two proposals look different, do you?”Adina shrugged. “Since you’ve found me guilty of plagiarism, whatever I say means nothing.”Zhenny scoffed. Just as she was about to look away, she noticed Adina’s carefree look and found it quite familiar.It was as if she had met someone who looked just as carefree and despised everything.Zhenny was not a big fan of that expression.She curled her lips coldly and turned away with disdain.There was a large electronic screen behind the stage in the ballroom. After the staff connected the power supply, they placed the two design proposals on the table.Then, they clicked on Jones Corporation and LaStar Technology Corporation’s bid proposals at the same time. The documents were displayed side by side on the screen.Everyone in the banquet hall raised their heads and looked over.However, these were professional chip design
Zhenny’s ears suddenly buzzed.When she looked at Adina’s design proposal, her mind instantly went blank.She had been in the industry for twenty years. The longer she read Adina’s proposal, the more impressed she felt.Right then, she finally understood why Earley would rather risk offending Jones Corporation by choosing a small and unknown new company.Adina raised her gorgeous face indifferently. “Mdm. Jones, please explain which part I plagiarized.”Zhenny’s expression darkened to the maximum level.Those who defended Zhenny and criticized Adina were instantly speechless.Zhenny clenched her fists before she took a deep breath and said, “Today’s incident has been a misunderstanding.”“Misunderstanding?” Trent scoffed. “Mdm. Jones, even if it’s a misunderstanding, shouldn’t you still apologize to Ms. Daugherty?”Zhenny appeared sullen.She had never lowered her head and apologized to anyone in her life before. She really could not lower her status and apologize to a young