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
“One more sentence, and you won’t receive your salary this month!” Mr. Roberts reprimanded his secretary before he turned around and entered his office.His secretary stomped his feet in dissatisfaction, but he could not do anything.Adina had no idea what was happening in the company next door.The moving process was fast. In less than an hour, everything had been moved to Daugherty Corporation’s building. Adina instructed the HR Department to place the office supplies, and everything was back to normal. When she returned from the restroom, she suddenly felt everyone around her look at her with a strange gaze.“Ms. Daugherty, please have some rest in your office first.” Serene walked Adina to the CEO’s office. She spoke in a way that felt like she was embarrassed. “Ms. Daugherty, if you have time, you can check out the news on your phone.”Adina did not understand. “Is the news related to me?”Serene’s eyes were filled with sympathy. “It’s related to Mr. Winters.”Adina’s hea
Adina held a red wine glass and finished its contents.Before she finished her work at the company, she took her car keys and drove back to the Winters family’s mansion.It was 3:00 pm when she arrived at the Winters family’s mansion. The children were still having classes in preschool. It was the new education plan that Adina had set for the kids.Harold and Melody would attend preschool five days every week, while George and Alden would attend it three days a week. No matter how smart the children were, they had to follow a child’s normal path of growth step by step.Mrs. Winters was sitting in the living room and watching TV. She turned around when she heard the sound of the car engine. The moment Adina walked in, she was taken aback, but it soon dawned upon her.“I’m back, Mom.”Adina stood at the hallway’s entrance and changed her shoes. She appeared calm.Mrs. Winters dared not confirm her guess. She walked over with a smile and asked, “Aren’t you moving your office today?
“I… I guess so.” Mrs. Winters sighed. “Things were challenging in the European factory, and Winters Corporation has lost a lot of money. Your dad had to deal with clients every day. It’d be strange if he doesn’t become more bad-tempered.”“But… Dad shouldn’t bring his bad temper from work home,” Alden said indifferently. “I’m just saying.” Mrs. Winters stroked the children’s heads. “Once your dad’s back, he’ll realize that George is taller, Alden’s hair is longer, Harold’s forehead has two pimples, and Melody is prettier…” Half a month was not long, but it was definitely not short either.Anyone could change.So, they should not be surprised if their dad was different from before.They had also changed, right?Mrs. Winters clenched her fists tightly and kept convincing herself to carry on.At 6:00 pm, dinner was ready in the Winters family’s mansion.The four children were playing in the courtyard while waiting for their father to come home.Even Harold, who was at odds wit
“These are gifts for you and Mel.”Earl casually passed her a paper bag.Adina took it with a look of indifference.There were two gifts inside the paper bag. One was a bottle of perfume, while the other one was a Barbie doll.These two gifts… She chuckled again. “Did you ask your assistant to buy these?”She and Melody already had the same perfume and Barbie doll respectively. If this man had personally bought the gifts, he would not have brought them the same things from afar.Earl dodged her gaze before he nonchalantly said, “I was too busy, so I didn’t have time to go to the gift shop. Why? Don’t you like them?”Adina smiled indifferently before she simply threw them on the couch.When she looked up again, her gaze became scrutinizing. “Duke Winters, we should talk,” she said firmly.“What would you like to talk about?”The man suddenly raised his hand and lifted the strands of her hair that had fallen on her chest.For some reason, Adina thought of the scene where he