Earl was stunned for a second. Then, he managed a smile. “Be a good girl and go home. I will come home tonight.” “Yay!” Melody stopped crying and smiled. “I will be a good girl and wait for you to come home, Daddy.” “Miss Clark, take the kids home.” Earl rubbed his brow and gave the order in an indifferent tone. Miss Clark walked in and said with a gentle smile, “Young Master George, Young Master Harold, Young Master Alden, and Young Lady Melody, let me take you home.” George said flatly, “You can just walk us to the elevator.” Miss Clark spent a few seconds observing him. It was not as if she had not seen George come to the office before. She had always assumed he was Mr. Winters’ nephew, but as it was, he was his son. His eyes and his demeanor showed that he was the spitting image of Mr. Winters. She only learned after watching the news that Mr. Winters and Ms. Daugherty already had four children. However, Mr. Winters seemed to have been occupied with work since he
The question froze Mabel to the spot. It took her quite a moment to regain her composure. She said dryly, “Any man would want to take their career to the next level after they settle down. I think your daddy wants to provide you with a better life, which is why he has been working day and night in the office.” Alden lowered his eyes. The corners of his lips curled in a sneer. Winters Corporation had already been one of the largest conglomerates in Sea City long ago. He wanted to take it to the next level? What level was he going to take it to? That man had obviously changed. He fooled him, Melody, and Mommy with sweet words. The three of them were living happily, but now their happiness was like a bubble, which could be burst by a strong wind at any time. “Mabel, I will have the kitchen prepare a sumptuous dinner.” Mr. Brown smiled and broke the dull atmosphere in the living room. “Young masters and ladies, what would you like to eat?” Melody was in great spirits. She s
The nonchalant voice finally grew a little more serious. “Winters Corporation is pretty much under my control now. Even if my identity is discovered by him, it won’t be a threat to me.” “Earl!” Mabel raised her voice in anger. “Do you know how many people are watching Winters Corporation? Do you know how many people are jealous of Winters Corporation? You are going out of control. Your character is violent and wild. Before long, other than the children, the servants in the Winters family mansion, the employees in Winters Corporation, and the press will eventually find out that the CEO of Winters Corporation is a different person. There will be no more room for maneuvers by then!” “I know you don’t care about the survival of Winters Corporation, but it’s your father’s life’s work!” Mabel cried and pleaded, “Your father died because of you. You can’t spoil your father’s life’s work! Earl, you don’t care about anything in the world. All I am asking is, before you do anything, think
“Earl, I love you so much. Your secret is my secret. I will take the secret to the grave.” Catherine looked up and gazed smittenly at the man who was staring down at her. She coughed and said, “I have hypnotized Duke and erased his memory. He will never come back. Divorce Adina. We will get married and have a child. Isn’t that a good thing?” The impatience in Earl’s eyes grew even more. He should not have asked this woman to perform hypnosis for him just to save himself the trouble. The hypnosis was no longer necessary because Duke was already dead. And he had let this woman have a hold on him. “Duke wanted to kill you. Don’t tell me you still want to protect his woman and children?” Catherine held on to the desk and stood up. “Besides, Adina and the children are the closest people to Duke. Sooner or later, they will find out that you have changed. Then, they will eventually discover that you are not Duke! The risk of this is too great. Only divorce can secure your position
“All men change. It’s the same for a company president. All rich and powerful men are the same.” “Ms. Daugherty is so pitiful. She is being cheated on after she just got married. She is probably still being kept in the dark about it.” “And they had four children together. Mr. Winters’ mistress came to see him right after they left.” Adina drove home after she settled things at the company. Before she drove her car into the Winters family’s mansion, she saw a familiar black car in the courtyard. She parked the car and raised her eyes to look inside the mansion. She saw a familiar figure sitting on the sofa in the living room. Mabel was talking to him. Melody was leaning against him, squinting slightly. It looked like she had fallen asleep. George and Alden were sitting and reading on the opposite couch. Harold was assembling a Transformer robot toy. The atmosphere in the living room was serene and pleasant. Adina stood at the entrance. She was somewhat afraid to enter.
Adina’s red lips pursed. She raised her hand and pulled a tissue from the cabinet on the porch. She walked over and said flatly, “Bend over a little.” Earl did not know what she was going to do and wondered if this woman was going to wipe his sweat for him. He coldly curled his lips and bent slightly. Adina raised her hand and wiped the lipstick mark off his collar. Her voice was indifferent and calm. “In the future, before you enter the house, it’s better to check yourself from head to toe to see if there is anything inappropriate.” Earl glanced over and saw a smear of lipstick on the tissue. There was still a residual lipstick mark on the collar of his white shirt. His gaze suddenly turned cold. “If you guys want to make out, go to your room. It’s inappropriate for the children to see!” When Mabel came out of the bathroom with the children, she saw the man bending slightly and the woman on her tiptoes, her arm wrapped around the man’s neck. From her perspective,
“It isn’t even dark outside yet, and you can’t hold it in already?”His tone was teasing, mocking, and was even tinged with a little interest and probing. One would not possibly speak to their lovers in such a humiliating way if they truly loved them.Unknowingly, Adina’s heart, which was already sinking into a bottomless pit, felt an imperceptible stab of pain.She raised her arms to swat the man’s arm away, bent down to reach for two documents on the nightstand, and tossed them over to him while saying, “Sign this.”Earl’s eyes narrowed, but when he saw the bold letters printed on the cover of the documents, his expression immediately turned cold. “What? You want a divorce?” “I can marry you out of love, but I can also divorce you out of an absence of love. What’s wrong with that?” Adina said without a single expression on her face. “I hope we keep the divorce in the dark for the time being, given the impact it will have on Winters Corporation and the children. We should wait
“The lipstick got smudged on the collar by accident,” Earl explained very patiently. His hand that was holding onto the woman’s chin gradually moved down and wrapped itself around her slim waist.He slowly leaned forward and whispered in her ear, “Addy, I’ve been really busy with work for the past month and I must’ve neglected you. It’s totally my fault and I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?”In a split second, Adina felt as if she had caught a glimpse of the past Duke. The one who loved, cared for, protected, and always respected her. “It’s not that I don’t love you, Addy. It’s just that I don’t know how to. Let’s start over, okay?”The man held her face with both of his hands before his thin lips slowly closed in. Adina’s head started to buzz all of a sudden. Her body responded before her brain could, and she swiftly evaded the man’s kiss. Earl’s attempt at the kiss had failed, and the hostility that momentarily flashed in his eyes was masterfully suppressed.He licked h