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
All the food this man had while they were eating just now was sweet, including sweet smoked ribs, coke braised wings, and glutinous rice balls. He had always preferred bland food and disliked sweet food. He also ate in a sloppy and casual manner. He possessed absolutely zero traits of an heir brought up by a noble family.She had not realized it before, but after giving it some thought, she noticed that the man in question differed from the past Duke in a number of ways, including his mannerisms, gestures, and way of speaking.“Wait!” Adina abruptly said. Earl had just grabbed the doorknob, but his eyes darkened before he turned around and coldly asked, “What else do you want to say?”“You don’t want to get divorced, right?” Adina slowly said, “If you don’t come home every night, I can only think of getting a divorce. I hope you can stay tonight, for me to decide if you are still worthy of me to maintain our marriage.”“You want me to stay and sleep with you?” Earl asked with a
Mrs. Winters took a deep breath while suppressing the constricting and anxious sensation that was rapidly breaking out within her chest.She walked over to Adina, held her hands, and sighed. “Addy, everybody has two sides. Let’s take you as an example. You’re determined while working, but you’re also gentle and patient when the kids are around. These two completely different personalities are still part of you. It’s the same with Duke. No matter what side he shows, it’s still him, he’s still my son, your husband, and also the father to your children.”“I understand, Mom.”Adina forced out a smile, but it did not quite reach her eyes.She pulled her hands away and said, “Duke is still waiting for me upstairs. I’ll take my leave now.”She took a step, walked into the mansion, and started going up the stairs to the master bedroom. Mrs. Winters clasped her hands together tightly. With trembling lips, she mumbled, “I’m sorry, Duke. I can only let your brother take care of your wife