Mrs. Winters’ complexion turned pale.She knew that this would be the outcome, but she was not willing to give up. She insisted on asking him.Her two sons, who only lived together in harmony for a few brief months as infants, had been enemies ever since they first met in their teens.Both of them were her sons. She did not know whose side to choose.Perhaps a mother would instinctively be more protective of the more inferior child, and Earl happened to be the vulnerable one.Mrs. Winters covered her chest and softly said, “Okay, I’ll ask him not to come.”After she said that, she walked away and slowly went upstairs.Duke’s eyes were filled with coldness as he looked at his mother’s back.He had been searching for Earl’s whereabouts lately, but Earl always managed to get away.Since Earl was able to contact their mother now, he could use the phone signal to track Earl.Meanwhile, Adina drove to the Xavier family’s mansion.The Xavier family’s mansion had put up new and fest
Mdm. Xavier frowned. “Did the Jones family receive a wedding invitation?”Dillon felt slightly awkward. “No.”He purposely came to deliver the gift one day in advance because he did not receive the wedding invitation card.He did not see Adina after he went to the Winters family’s mansion, so he went to the Xavier family’s mansion instead.“This is a wedding gift that I prepared for Ms. Daugherty.” Dillon took out a small box from his shirt pocket before he lifted the lid. “This emerald green jadeite necklace really compliments you, Ms. Daugherty. I hope you’ll accept it.”Adina looked at the necklace.It was the item that Dillon had wanted to give to her at the wedding gown shop the other day. It was a piece of jewelry that her mother used to wear.“Oh, why does this necklace look a little familiar?” Mdm. Xavier frowned before she immediately chuckled. “I’m old, and I’ve seen too many things, so I find everything familiar. Mr. Jones, please don’t mind me.”Dillon smiled and sp
Adina lay on the bed. She kept tossing and turning, but she could not fall asleep.While she had insomnia, the phone under her pillow vibrated. She took a peek and found that it was a video call from Duke.She immediately answered the call.“Dear, are you still awake?”A sweet feeling filled Adina’s heart. “I can’t sleep. What about you?”“I can’t sleep either.” Duke leaned to the side in bed, and his gaze was affectionate. “I don’t know who came up with such a rule to separate us.”Adina chuckled and said, “We’re just not together for one day. Can you be more mature?”“Why should I be mature in front of my wife?” Duke stared at the phone screen and said, “Rest well tonight. I’ll pick you up early in the morning.”“Don’t even think about it. My grandma mentioned that the time to pick the bride up has been fixed. It’s apparently at 10.08 am.”Duke appeared gloomy. “I can only see you in another eleven hours.”Adina smiled faintly again.The two of them kept chatting until Adi
The CEO of Winters Corporation was marrying the daughter of the Daugherty family. A wedding between such rich families was unprecedented.The wedding was sensational before it even started due to the netizens’ discussion. All the headlines of the major news outlets were related to Winters Corporation.At 9.30 am, a row of black luxury cars drove across the main road in Sea City. The road from the Winters family’s to the Xavier family’s mansion was full of onlookers.“Wow! Eighty-eight wedding cars. The Winters family is so rich!”“These aren’t normal wedding cars. I took a look at them. There isn’t a single car that costs less than $5,000,000.”“What the heck?! The expenses and ostentation are beyond extraordinary! If we didn’t know, we might have thought that Duke was marrying a royal princess.”“Adina’s the woman he loves, so she’s a princess in his world. Since he can afford it, why can’t he give her the best things?”“I’m jealous. I’m crying because of my poverty.”At 10.00
The guests were slightly dissatisfied. Usually, the groom would experience some trouble on his wedding day.The questions were too easy.Then again, the groom was Duke. He was the owner of Winters Corporation. Many people wanted to try challenging him, but they were too afraid to step forth and trouble him.“Last question. When did you kiss Addy for the first time?”As soon as Ethan posed that question, the people there became interested.Nearly fifty pairs of eyes were fixed on Duke at the same time. It seemed that they wanted to witness his answer.The man frowned. Numerous situations popped up in his mind. He had kissed Addy too many times.“Hey, you do remember this, don’t you?” Trent nudged him on the shoulder. “It’d be normal for me to not remember. After all, I have a lot of women. But you only have her, and you dare to forget such an important thing?”Duke rolled his eyes at Trent and coldly said, “Who said I forgot?”He was just recalling if he and Addy had kissed tha
George immediately made way for Duke.Duke successfully arrived before the bedroom door at long last. Just as he was about to knock on the door, someone pulled it open.He took a quick glance in the bedroom and spotted four women wearing the same wedding gown. They were sitting on the small bed with their backs facing him.He raised his eyebrows slightly. This round should be asking him to find out the real bride.This should not be too difficult.“Dad, please put this on.”Alden handed him a black VR headset.Duke narrowed his eyes. “What is this for?”“I designed a VR system. You can only experience it when you put this VR headset on,” Alden said. “Dad, please rescue the real bride in the game.”The moment Duke put on the eye patch, the scene in front of him changed.He was in a cave with blazing fire, and there were four brides in white gowns being held captive in four prisons.All the brides looked exactly the same as Addy. Their figures, facial features, and even their
Duke squatted down and softly said, “Mel, proceed with whatever trick you have up your sleeves.”Melody blinked and said, “Find the bridal shoe. If you can find it, I’ll let you marry Mommy.”“Finding the bridal shoe is the last gate!” After the exercise, Trent was drenched in sweat as he said, “Eilam, hurry up and get over here. Stop dawdling. Start looking for the bridal shoe!”They began searching every corner of the room for the bridal shoe.They looked in the toilet tank, the ventilation fan, outside the window, under the bed, in the wardrobe… Eventually, Trent took out a piece of candy and coaxed the little girl. “Mel, you’re a good girl. Can you tell me where you hid the bridal shoe?”Melody shook her head firmly. “George, Hal, and Al said I can’t tell you!”“Fine!” Trent wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Duke, didn’t you keep bragging about how thoughtful your sweetheart is? I think you’re going to lose to her today.”Duke was quite gloomy too. He thought Alden would
[Oh, gosh! Doesn’t anyone suspect how Adina and Duke have four kids? Besides, they seem to be the same age. They should be quadruplets!][I can only sigh for the strong genes. Kids of a beautiful couple look more beautiful and exquisite than the kids of a normal couple. Sob! I feel like having a kid too. What should I do?][Wake up! The kids you have will be spoiled brats whom you’ll want to kill every day!][The wedding is starting!]The Wedding March began to play in the auditorium, and Adina down the aisle with Ethan by her side.She had cut off ties with the Daugherty family, and Mdm. Daugherty had only sent Adina a gift and her wishes without being present. In other words, no one from the Daugherty family attended the wedding.So, Ethan took the place of her father.He slowly led Adina to Duke before he placed Adina’s hand on Duke’s palm.“Duke, I hope you can love and protect Addy forever. If she does anything wrong, please let me know. I’ll do my best to help my cousin.”