Adina leaned back in her chair and nonchalantly said, “Maybe they’re delivering money to me. Let them in.”She had been feeling gloomy recently. Earning some money could give her a temporary sense of happiness.Zhenny and Jasmine soon walked into the meeting room in succession. After Serene served them coffee, she sat beside Adina.Adina put on a fake smile. “Mdm. Jones, Ms. Yackley, may I know the purpose of your visit?”Jasmine scoffed before she looked to the side as if she was full of dissatisfaction.“First of all, congratulations on getting married.” Zhenny drank some coffee before she resumed indifferently. “I just heard this morning that my daughter offended you during the first chip design presentation in Elitos, so I’ve purposely brought her along to apologize to you. I hope that you can be generous and not hold it against a kid.”Adina leisurely replied, “Ms. Yackley should be twenty-two this year, right? She’s just a year younger than me. I don’t think a person of her
Her gaze was as sharp as two sharp knives, and Jasmine dared not look her in the eyes as a result.“Who’s the one being suppressed here?” Adina sneered. “You used Mr. Krisman to force your way into becoming a collaborator on this project. You’re making me complete the whole project, yet you still intend to take 40% of the profit. Do you think I’m an easy target? If I really wanted to suppress you, I would have kicked you out by now. Why would I give Jones Corporation 20% of the profit?”Jasmine was furious, but she was helpless.This was the stepping stone for her to become the heir of the Jones family. She had to get things done perfectly so that she could impress her grandpa.If this b*tch, Adina, did not exist, she would have completed her task successfully. She would not have to lower her status and come here to seek a collaboration.She gritted her teeth and said, “Adina, you purposely designed a chip framework that has never appeared before. You intentionally made it this wa
Even if she said it out loud, she would not be able to believe it.“Ms. Daugherty, you need to go home this afternoon, right? Just leave the company to me. You can go home without worry.”When Adina heard what Serene said, she suddenly remembered that Mdm. Xavier had called her last night to ask what she and the kids loved to eat.Going home on the third day after one’s wedding was a traditional custom.As such, Adina packed up her things before she drove back to the Winters family’s mansion.“Madam, these are the gifts that Mrs. Winters prepared for you to bring back.” Mr. Brown and the servants took out dozens of big boxes, and he gave an introduction to each of them. “This is for Mdm. Xavier. This is for your eldest uncle and his wife. This is for your second uncle and his wife. These are for the younger ones…” Every gift box was labeled, and it was clear which box went to which person.Adina felt a little touched.As someone of the younger generation, she never knew such c
Right after Mdm. Xavier posed the question, Adina’s eyes turned red.She sniffled and held back the sorrow that suddenly flooded her being. She looked down and said, “We didn’t have a fight.”The two of them did not even talk. How could they fight?“Addy, you’re disappointed because Duke didn’t come back with you, right?” Mdm. Xavier patted the back of Adina’s hand and said, “I’ve seen the news. On your wedding day, something happened to the Winters Cemetery. Someone intentionally set it on fire. He needs to spend some time investigating it. Besides, due to the wedding, his work has been put on hold. Now that the wedding is over, he naturally has to put in the time to catch up on his work. He went on this trip so that he can be with you in the future. Don’t get emotional. Just wait for him to return from his business trip.”Adina continued to look down without answering.She was not an inconsiderate woman. She would not ask her husband to stop working and just keep her company eit
Adina waved at them, and the children, who were sweating heavily from playing, immediately gathered. Then, they obediently said goodbye to the Xavier family members. When Adina stopped her car in front of the Winters family’s mansion, she noticed that Mrs. Winters was sitting in the pavilion absentmindedly. Her eyes were dull and lifeless.Adina asked Mr. Brown to get the kids ready for a shower before she walked toward the pavilion.“Mom,” Adina said, but Mrs. Winters did not respond at all. Adina raised her voice and called out to her again.“Oh, Addy, you’re back.” Mrs. Winters snapped out of her daze and flashed Adina a smile. “How did the children settle in with the Xavier family?”“They had fun.” Adina paused for a while before she softly said, “Mom, do you have Duke’s new contact number?”Mrs. Winters’ face became stiff all of a sudden.It seemed like she did not expect Adina to ask about that. She paused for a moment before she said, “Duke’s business trip is in a Europe
[This $500,000,000 order is going to take a top ten spot on the Dark Net.[The person who issued it is very mysterious. There’s no trace of him online. I can only speculate that he’s a Astroysian soldier.[But he claimed that he would pay the $500,000,000 after we help him with this order.[In our industry, we always work after we receive payment. He’s clearly violating the rules. I think we better not take this task.[Sure, $500,000,000 is very attractive, but what if we’re being fooled?]Alden pursed his lips and contemplated for less than a second after he read the long list of messages, which K had sent continuously.He tapped away speedily on his keyboard. [What’s his mission?]K replied, [I’ll ask him.]One minute later… [What the heck?! Sir Daugherty, we better not accept this mission! This Astroysia soldier takes himself very seriously. He wants to kill Auguste! He wants us to assist him in hacking the surveillance system in Auguste’s manor and creating chaos on the w
At 12:00 am, Alden sat in bed while he tapped on his laptop’s keyboard.[Surveillance at the entrance to Auguste’s manor has been destroyed.[Surveillance on the left side of the manor has been destroyed…[The alarm at the southwestern corner is going off virtually. Half of the men have gone to the southwestern corner.[The alarm at the southeastern corner is going off virtually. The other half of the men have gone to the southeastern corner.]As the mission progressed, Auguste’s manor fell into chaos.A sturdy figure took advantage of the chaos and entered the manor.He was a standard Astroysian. He had black and short hair, as well as heroic features, but there was a scar extending from his eyebrow to his lips. He appeared ferocious and scary.He rolled into the mansion and entered like it was nobody’s business.A commanding voice then echoed in his headphones.“Two concealed guards are approaching at nine o’clock… Maids passing by at four o’clock… “Auguste is at the cent
Adina did not know where she was.There was suddenly a bloody fog in front of her, and a huge rush of blood flooded over her. Then, an infinite feeling of suffocation gradually came over her.She breathed heavily, but she heard the familiar voice of a man, which came from deep within the bloody fog.“Addy… “Addy…” She heard it again and again; it sounded like the desperate cries of someone facing death.“Who are you? Where are you?!”Adina screamed at the top of her lungs, and her voice resounded in the bloody fog, but she stopped hearing any replies.Her heart instantly tightened as if someone had stabbed her in the heart with a knife and twisted it viciously.It was painful… Her heart was in pain… She was in agony… When Adina opened her eyes abruptly, she realized that it was just a nightmare.She had been experiencing the same nightmare for a dozen days after she fell asleep every night.The person who kept calling her name in the dream was Duke, right?She had t