He hoped that his mom would never be able to see his other sides.He paused for a while before he asked, “Mom, do you like Uncle Duke?”Adina looked at him. “Why do you still call him ‘Uncle Duke’? He’s your dad, your biological father.”“Sorry, Mom. I’m not used to calling him ‘Dad’ yet,” Alden said in a serious manner. “Mom, if you like Uncle Duke, I’ll support your decision.”Adina schooled her expression and asked, “What about you, Alden? Do you like him?”Alden blinked. “Mom, I asked you first, so you should answer me first.”“I guess I like him a little.”Adina looked out the window in the dark and replied softly.That man was outstanding. He was more excellent than all the men she had ever met. Such a remarkable man had treated her nicely, so she could not resist him.Besides, the man was her children’s father.If she allowed herself to fall for him, it would only be advantageous to her and the kids.No matter how she looked at it, falling for Duke was the solution fo
“Ms. Daugherty, Elitos Corporation gave you a call earlier,” Serene reported respectfully. She purposely mentioned Elitos Corporation, and that made Mr. Roberts’ secretary so jealous that his eyes turned red.Adina smiled and said, “Mr. Roberts, I’m a bit occupied today. Let me treat you to a meal next time.”After she said that, she walked to her office with Serene. “Why did Elitos call?” she asked.“Mr. Wynters’ secretary called and said Mr. Wynters wants to talk to you about the details of the chip design in person.” Serene flipped open her notebook and seriously said, “Since the initial draft that we submitted was too simple, Mr. Wynters mainly wants to know the details of a few aspects. Firstly, the source of client data. Secondly…” Adina returned to her office and compiled the details before she brought the information to Elitos Corporation.She was now a collaborator of Elitos, so she really needed to communicate the details to them to avoid unnecessary problems.“Ms. D
He just wanted to find an excuse to visit LaStar Technology Corporation, but he could not find one.“Print out the project schedule for me and also list out some problems that we might need to anticipate,” he said coldly.Jake did not know what Duke was planning. He just prepared the documents earnestly and sent them over.He had been worried about preparing the documents flawlessly, but he noticed that Mr. Winters did not even glance at them before he grabbed the documents and left the office.Jake immediately stepped forward. “Mr. Winters, there’s a very important meeting coming up.”“Postpone it.”Duke walked into the elevator with a cold expression.For some reason, he desperately wanted to see Adina at that moment.It was as if he could not be at ease if he did not see her.He drove to LaStar Technology Corporation as fast as he could. Then, he mentally prepared himself before he headed upstairs with the dispensable documents.“Mr. Winters, what brings you here?” Seren
The CEO’s office was on the top floor of the building of Elitos.As soon as Duke went upstairs, he attracted the attention of a few secretaries. They were always handling all kinds of documents, so they naturally knew Duke.A female secretary came forward and respectfully said, “Mr. Winters, may I know if you’re here to look for Mr. Wynters? He has an emergency…” Duke glared at the secretary and firmly said, “Where’s Adina?”The secretary shuddered in fear.She used to think Mr. Wynters’ gaze was terrifying, but when she saw Duke’s gaze, she learned what fear was.She subconsciously took a step back before she trembled with fear as she said, “I just saw Ms. Daugherty coming in, but I… I didn’t see her going out… Maybe… Maybe she’s still waiting for Mr. Wynters to return to the meeting room.”“Where’s the meeting room?”The secretary immediately pointed to the other end of the corridor.Duke walked over and kicked open the meeting room door, but he did not see anyone there.A
“No… I really didn’t do anything to her. She’s just under anesthesia. She’ll gain consciousness later.”Right after the doctor spoke, Adina slowly opened her eyes on the bed.She looked at the two people in confusion. “What are you doing?”Duke instantly swung the doctor away before he nervously walked to the bedside. “How are you feeling? Do you feel unwell? If you don’t feel well, you have to tell me.”Adina was a little dizzy. She just felt a little tingling on her collarbone, and she wanted to touch it.The doctor immediately stopped her and said, “Don’t touch it with your hand, and don’t get it wet, or it will ruin the tattoo’s beauty.”Adina immediately lowered her head, but she could not see her collarbone. Meanwhile, the tingling was getting more and more intense.“Mr. Winters, can you get me a mirror?”Duke’s expression darkened to the maximum.He took a mirror from not far away and handed it to Adina.Her collarbone was beautiful, but an alphabet had been tattooed o
Two bodyguards had been waiting downstairs.Duke threw the doctor over to them and coldly said, “Find a laboratory and keep him there for a month first.”The bodyguards covered the doctor’s mouth and dragged him away as he begged for mercy.Adina pursed her lips before she said, “He’s working for Earley. You mentioned that Earley’s a very dangerous person. If you deal with the doctor, won’t Earley cause you trouble?”“I’m not afraid of his retaliation. As long as he comes, I have a lot of ways to deal with him.” Duke’s eyes were full of darkness.His father’s death was the one thing he could not get over all these years.Now, Earl even wanted to hurt his woman and tattoo her body. That was something he would never tolerate.If Earl dared to enter Sea City again, he would make Earl learn what it meant to be defeated by his rival again when he was down.Adina looked at Duke’s profound gaze and softly said, “Thank you, Mr. Winters.”If he had not come looking for her, perhaps s
Alden held Melody’s hand while he walked over. He obediently said, “Mommy, Daddy.”Melody learned from him and sweetly said, “Mommy, Daddy.”Duke bent down to lift the girl. “Did you miss Daddy at school today?”“Yes!”Melody nodded hard. Her smile was pure and bright.Alden raised his head and frowned slightly. “Mommy, why do you look unwell?”Adina smiled and said, “I was in the meeting the whole day. Someone was smoking in the office, and it was so suffocating, so I felt a little dizzy. Come on, let’s get in the car first.”Duke put Melody in the back passenger seat and carefully buckled the seatbelt for the children before he started the engine.Alden sat in the back and leaned forward a little. He sniffed hard but did not smell cigarettes from Adina.He instantly saw the scarf around Adina’s neck. He remembered that she did not have the habit of wearing a scarf.He slowly said, “Mommy, your scarf’s quite pretty.”Adina’s heart skipped a beat.She understood her son too
“Mommy, I want to eat Cola chicken and fish and chips. I want to eat everything you cook!”Harold held Adina’s arm and put on an adorable act.When Duke heard that, he began to look stern. “Your mommy can’t cook tonight,” he said indifferently.“Why?” the boy raised his head and asked in confusion.“No reason.” Duke emanated a cold aura. “You either eat the food prepared by the cooks or I’ll personally cook for you.”Harold was aghast.His dad was going too far and being overbearing. He did not like his dad anymore! However, his dad had a terrifying presence. If he insisted on eating food prepared by his mommy, would his dad get angry and throw him out?”After the boy struggled internally, he pitifully said, “I’ll eat the food prepared by the cooks.”Adina bent down and stroked Harold’s hair before she smiled and said, “I was in a meeting the whole day, so I’m a little tired. I’ll cook you some good food when I don’t feel as tired tomorrow, okay?”“Mommy, are you tired?” Har