Although he knew he was not as important as Adina to the children, the difference should not be that great, right?Adina found it amusing too. She stroked each of the children’s heads before she softly said, “All of you stay at home and listen to Grandma. Daddy and Mommy will be back in a while, understand?”Alden nodded obediently. “Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll take good care of Mel.”George pursed his lips and said, “Mommy, I’ll hang out with my brothers and sister. Don’t worry about us.”Harold waved at her. “Bye, Mommy. Mel and I are going to play the piano!”When Adina saw that the kids were carefree and Alden’s gaze was especially relaxed, she felt slightly relieved.She got in the car with Duke before she turned to the side and sincerely said, “Thank you.”“I understand your concerns.” Duke drove as he said, “Alden is actually the most mature among the four kids. He’s brilliant and intelligent. Plus, he’s very sensitive. His attention is completely on you and Mel. He’ll remem
“I overheard the ER doctors say they’re sending a female prisoner to the gynecology department to wait for her pregnancy results.“So, she’s pregnant. That’s so lucky of her. The baby in her stomach saved her.“But she’s not showing yet. I guess she’s only one or two months pregnant…”Adina turned and looked at Duke, who was standing beside her, when she heard what everyone around her was saying. Duke hurriedly explained himself. “Not mine. This has nothing to do with me.”Adina’s lips twitched. ‘If Dew is pregnant, how is it possible that the baby is not Duke’s…?‘After all, Dew stayed in the Winters family’s mansion as the children’s mother. She comes and goes freely in the mansion. She even has a room there just for her clothes…’When Duke noticed Adina looking upset, he swore an oath, “Addy, I swear I’ve never touched Dew. Her pregnancy has nothing to do with me!”Adina was amused when she saw how earnest Duke was in swearing his oath. ‘There is nothing between us. We
Dew fell over from Adina’s slap. She touched her face and continued to speak, “I’m not done yet. Why are you so angry? Well, as for George, he looks like a little man, doesn’t he? I made him this way. I treated him as coldly as how Duke treated me. The more he wanted a mother’s love, the more I denied him it. I let him…”Adina did not want to hear anything that Dew said. She walked up to her, grabbed her collar, and wanted to slap her one more time. Just then, the two policewomen rushed over to stop her. Dew hid behind the policewomen and bawled, “She’s my sister. I just wanted to apologize to her, but she struck me instead… Now you know why kidnapped her sons. She’s crazy, and just wants to beat me to death… I kidnapped her sons in self-defense. What’s wrong with that? Why do I need to go to jail for that…?”Adina sneered. ‘I see. Dew did this intentionally. She just wanted to have the upper hand in the court.‘So what?!‘I don’t regret slapping her. I just wish I’d slapped he
“Addy, I’m sorry…”Duke pursed his lips and clenched his teeth tightly. ‘I know there’s no use in me apologizing. But I don’t know what else to say other than saying sorry…‘Four years ago, when Dew approached me with Hal and George, she showed me two paternity tests. I believed her because they were from Sea City’s most authoritative paternity test agency.’ “Addy, I will accept whatever you say, no matter how you scold me. I just want you to know one thing…” Duke looked at Adina in her eyes. “I have never dated Dew, and I’ve never planned to marry her. The baby in her stomach is not mine. I know that for sure.”When Adina heard how solemn Duke sounded, she gradually calmed down. ‘I don’t feel like going out tonight anymore. I have been losing control of my emotions all day. ‘I’ve even questioned him repeatedly. Who am I to do that…?‘I lost my two sons back then. Duke took George and Harold in and raised them. How can I blame him?’“I’m sorry…” Adina whispered. “I was ove
The policewoman said coldly, “We’ll accompany you here tonight. Rest well!”Dew said with a pitiful expression, “Now that I’m pregnant, I feel incredibly lonely. Can you call my parents over…?When she noticed that policewomen were about to say no, she hurriedly said, “I’m just a suspect, not a prisoner! I also have human rights! I’m sick and vulnerable, and I want to see my parents. What’s wrong with that? I don’t care, I want to see my parents! Go get my parents now!”Although she was throwing a spoiled tantrum, no one could refute what she said. Even inmates on death row had the right to see their family members. It was understandable that she wanted to meet her parents.After an hour, Aaron and Ruby rushed to the hospital. It was only half a month, but the two seemed to have aged a decade. Aaron’s face was full of wrinkles, and his back was a little hunched over. People could barely recognize him as the famous Daugherty Corporation’s chairman.As for Ruby, she looked eve
“Hi, are you Dyl?”Ruby asked politely when she noticed that Dylan sounded impatient.Dylan was stunned. He then said slowly, “Yes, that’s me. May I know why Dew’s phone is with you?”“I’m her mother.” Dew wiped her tears. “Something happened to her, and she can’t talk to you directly right now. She asked me to tell you that she’s a month and a half pregnant with your child.”“What?!”Dylan was in a daze. He thought he heard it wrongly. He asked again, “Did you say Dew is pregnant with my child?”“Yes, she’s in the hospital now. The pregnancy report is out, and the baby indeed is yours. What will you do?”Dylan’s brain was buzzing. He turned back and looked at his wife, who was sitting in the living room. ‘Well, she isn’t as attractive as Dew. That’s precisely why I cheated on her. ‘We’ve been together for four years, but she couldn’t get pregnant. We went for a check-up, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with us. Once, I heard my wife and her mother say that s
“Dylan, you came…”Dew blinked, and tears streamed down her face. She grabbed onto the blanket pitifully. “Someone set me up, and the police put me into the detention center. I wouldn’t have called you if I wasn’t pregnant. But now that I’m pregnant with our child, I didn’t want the baby to know that her mother is a felon. Dylan, please find a way to get me out…”Dylan looked at her with a complicated emotion in his gaze. “You lost weight.”Dew cried harder. “Yes, I did. I’ve lost about six to eight pounds. I’m afraid the baby won’t get enough nutrition.”“I’ve brought you chicken mornay. We’ll talk after you’re done eating.” Dylan put the bag that he was holding onto the ground. He then pulled out the container of mornay. He opened the lid, scooped out a small portion of the mornay, and said gently, “Take your time. Don’t rush. I’ll be here with you.”Dew was touched. ‘Finally, some warm affection after being put in detention for such a long time. ‘I’m truly grateful for
Adina leaned on her office chair and checked her phone after she finished working.All of a sudden, a headline caught her attention. She clicked on it when she noticed the familiar name. [According to our reporter’s follow-up report, the suspect in the child kidnapping case, Dew Daugherty, was found to be pregnant the day before yesterday. She is the first suspect in recent years who has been found to be pregnant before the trial. However, the next day, she accidentally miscarried after eating the mornay that her boyfriend gave her by mistake…] Adina instantly stood up.‘I was just thinking to myself yesterday if it’ll be fair for my children if she only goes to jail for three years just because she’s pregnant. ‘I didn’t expect her to have a miscarriage…‘Did God deprive her of her right to be a mother because she was so vicious toward my four children?’Adina turned off the news interface as her feelings became complicated. ‘Nothing will make up for what has happened these