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
She walked in unhindered and saw Flint just down the hall at the entrance of the private room. A fashionably dressed woman was clinging to Flint’s arm. She was visibly upset, and tears were streaming down her cheeks. “Flint, you said you would always love me. You can’t do this to me. I’ve waited for you for years. I’ve finally met you again. We are meant to be. Being together is our fate. I won’t give you up!” Flint was immensely stressed out. “Jasmine, please be reasonable, okay? What happened between us happened about five or six years ago. We didn’t even date past a month. No one gets married after dating for just a month.” “I don’t care!” Jasmine Yackley clung to Flint’s body possessively. Her face was filled with surprise, as if she had found her long-lost love. Flint could not hold on much longer. When he looked up, he saw Adina at the end of the corridor. He groaned and said, “My girlfriend is here. Let go of me now!” Jasmine raised her head to look. When she saw Ad
Flint turned around and placed his hands on Adina’s shoulder. Adina’s lips twitched a little. This bastard here was not really going to kiss her, was he? She was good enough of a friend to come here and get him out of this. If he really dared to touch her, she would teach him a lesson and show him how he should behave himself! She raised her hand and blocked Flint’s mouth. Flint playfully held her hand and gave her fingertips a fake kiss, with his thumb serving as a buffer in between. Then, he turned around and looked at Jasmine. “Why should we kiss in front of you? You are just an ex-ex-ex… I can’t even count how many girls I have dated after we broke up. Just stop trying to win my attention, will you?” Jasmine bit her lip. Then, she angrily stomped on her heels and walked away. Adina slapped Flint on the arm and said coldly, “This would be the last time. Don’t call me here for something like this again!” “Oh, Addy. Don’t be mad.” Flint scratched his nose. “Let me tre
“Fine. I will leave, okay?” Flint was reduced to a wimp in front of Adina. He walked to the door of the private room. Then, he turned back. His cold gaze fell on Duke. The private room door closed, and the corridor finally quieted down. Adina felt her scalp tingle. She did not even understand why she would feel guilty. The point was that guiltiness she felt had been really intense. Damn it! “So, what a small world.” Adina looked up and greeted him dryly. Duke stared at her with a gloomy gaze. “You have a boyfriend?” “No, no!” Adina shook her head hastily. “I was just doing him a favor by posing as his girlfriend.” She was typically an aloof person. Nothing else could stir up her emotions except her children. However, she could not even look Duke in the eyes right now. She lowered her head. Her long lashes cast a shadow beneath her eyes. Her skin was very pale. She looked even more stunning under the clubhouse’s colorful lights. Duke thought about the kiss that F
Flint slowly exhaled a smoke ring. He took two steps forward. The corner of his lips curled up, and he said, “Mr. Winters, you’d better treat Addy well. If you break her heart, don’t blame me for trying to take her away from you.” Duke chuckled. “You will never get that chance.” After he finished, he walked away with a big stride. Flint threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it with the tip of his leather shoe. ...... Adina drove to the preschool. She sat in front of the preschool for a while before the two children came out holding hands. Alden glanced at her suspiciously. “Mommy, why are your lips so red?” “Oh, it’s probably, probably because I ate some spicy food.” Adina examined herself in the mirror. Her lips were extremely red, and they appeared swollen as well. She cursed Duke in her mind. Yet she continued to make up lies. “A coworker bought some spicy grilled fish this afternoon and shared it with us. It was quite good. I had two pieces in a row.
Duke pursed his lips. “I bought them for someone.” Mr. Brown understood it immediately. A disappointed expression quickly appeared on his face. “Sir, why would you give her lilies? You should give her roses, bright red roses. Even if you don’t have 999 roses, you should at least give her 99 roses. That is exactly what a man should give a woman! Let me handle this bouquet of lilies for you right now! Mr. Brown took the lilies away without waiting for his reply. Duke was speechless. He had selected lilies after consulting with the shopkeeper at the florist. One of the reasons was that his and Adina’s relationship had not yet been confirmed, and the second was that red roses were an overly direct expression of love. He was worried that he would scare her. Mr. Brown walked a few steps farther. Then, he turned around and said, “By the way, sir, the young masters have packed their clothes and gone to Ms. Daugherty’s place. They said they are not coming home tonight.” Duke was s
Adina frowned as she looked out the window. A black car pulled up in front of the villa. Flanked by the yellow headlights, a tall, upright figure slowly walked toward them. The moment Adina saw that figure, she could not help but recall everything that had happened during the day. Her face turned red at once. It was a good thing that only the small colored lights were on in the living room. The light was dim. Even Alden, who was the most sensitive one in the room, did not notice her unusual reaction. “It’s Daddy!” Harold was about to run out to greet him when he abruptly stopped. He would not be able to kiss and hug Mommy anymore if Daddy came in. He felt a little reluctant to let Daddy in. What should he do? “What is Daddy doing here now?” George said with puzzlement. “I remember our company having a very important meeting in the evening. It was postponed from yesterday to today, so it can’t be postponed again. Why didn’t Daddy go to the meeting?” The corner of Alden
However, even if these little brats splurged the Winters family’s money, they would still have enough to last them several lifetimes, so there was no need to put far more important things on hold in order to make money.Duke got closer to the little girl’s ear and whispered, “Could you help me get something from the car?”Mel’s eyes immediately lit up. She was the youngest in their family, and her mommy and brothers never allowed her to do anything. It was the first time someone had asked her to do something, so she jumped out of Duke’s arms and bolted straight to the car that was parked in the yard. She opened the door to the passenger side and immediately exclaimed in awe, “Wow! This is so pretty!”Everyone in the house turned their attention in her direction. They could only see the little ball of fluff coming out of the passenger seat with a bouquet of fiery roses.There were at least ninety-nine roses in that bouquet, and when the little girl held it in her arms, her bod