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
She and Duke had only recently gotten married, and their relationship was not close enough for her to recognize his underwear at sight.Adina lost herself in thought while taking a shower, and when she got out of the bathroom, the man who had been smoking on the balcony was gone. As soon as she opened the bedroom door and walked out of it, she saw Mrs. Winters pacing anxiously in the living room. “Addy, Duke suddenly had some things to take care of at the company, so he just left,” Mrs. Winters hurriedly explained. “I’ll scold him for you when he gets back. It’s late now. Hurry and get some rest.”Adina nodded and smiled as she said, “You rest early too, Mom.”She went back to her room, locked the door, and made a call. “Pete, can I ask you some questions about psychological conditions?”“Are you having nightmares again, Addy?”Pete was Adina’s overseas personal psychiatrist. She had nightmares every night while she was abroad because she believed her two children were dead.
“Ms. Adina, why don’t you go get more sleep?”Mr. Brown had just woken up and saw Adina walking down the stairs. “I’m not going to the company today, and I wanted to make the kids breakfast, so I woke up a little early.” Adina smiled. “What would you like to eat, Mr. Brown? I’ll prepare it together.”“It’s okay, I can make it myself,” Mr. Brown said, surprise evident in his voice. “Let me give you a hand in the kitchen.”Adina turned down Mr. Brown’s help, put on an apron, and went into the kitchen.After she got married into the Winters family, she would at the very least prepare a meal once a day. The kids enjoyed her food very much, be it dinner or breakfast. But it seemed that Duke had not had any of her cooking in a while.She started by cooking eggs, and boiling some noodles for the kids, then started making Duke’s breakfast. She cut an egg into a heart shape and sandwiched it in between two pieces of bread along with some cheese slices.“I’m going out for a while, Mr
“Don’t say what in front of me?”A cold voice suddenly came out of nowhere behind them.The few secretaries who were in the pantry were so terrified that their hands shook, and their faces instantly turned white.Miss Clark slowly turned back and saw Adina standing against the door frame with a faint smile on her face.“Mdm. Winters, n-nothing happened.” Miss Clark hurriedly handed over the coffee to Adina. “Mdm. Winters, please drink the coffee.”Adina picked up the coffee and said with a cool expression, “I just heard you guys say that Mr. Winters is having an affair with a foreign woman?”“M-Mdm. Winters, you heard it wrong!” Miss Clark was frightened out of her wits. “We were talking about gossip in the entertainment industry. It has nothing to do with Mr. Winters.”Adina looked up, and her gaze was fixed on the secretary in the black suit behind her. “You did say what I just quoted from you. Please come with me to the CEO’s office.”The secretary in the black suit trembled
Adina raised her head slightly and looked up.She could see the unreadable emotions hovering in Earl’s dark eyes.It seemed that this trick was somewhat working.She could bring out the host personality in him if she persisted.“Duke, get on with what you are doing. I’m accompanying the kids back home. I hope you’ll be home early tonight.”Adina carried the thermos box and stepped out of the office.As soon as she went out, Earl lit a cigarette.Amid the smoke, his expression darkened, and he grew visibly furious.His brows were furrowed as he paused. He had not touched a woman in almost a month since he became Earl.Adina must have somehow tempted him and brought out long-repressed desires, since he had been abstinent for so long.He raised his hand and was about to ask the assistant outside to arrange a woman for him.This was his newly arranged assistant, who was also his henchman.Jake Wilson, the previous assistant, had already been transferred to the regional corporat
When she was about to take a closer look, the four children rushed in from outside.“Mommy, since you do not have to work today, let’s go to the theme park, okay?”“Mommy, I want to go to the theme park, too.”Alden looked up and gently said, “Mommy, since Mel wants to go, then let’s go.”George nodded. “I’ll move today’s afternoon work to tomorrow then.”Adina came up with a thought in her head. “How about inviting your dad to go to the theme park with us?”After she said that, the children quieted down.Although the children did not understand what was going on between the adults, they were all perceptive enough to see that their father seemed to be different from before.George paused and said, “Daddy is quite busy with work. Will he be willing to come along?”Alden pursed his lips. “Mommy, it’s fine for just the five of us to go to the theme park.”“Yes, I think Daddy is a little creepy.” Harold pouted, saying, “I don’t want Daddy to join us.”“Am I the only one who want
An hour later, six people disembarked from their car outside the amusement park.“Daddy, pick me up!” Melody held up her arms and clutched Earl’s neck.Her soft body smooshed up against his chest made him feel a touch of warmth in his desolate heart.Although she was not his biological daughter, they were still blood relatives. She could even be his next of kin to some extent.There was nothing strange about an uncle spoiling his niece. Earl carried Melody and walked in front.Adina followed behind, an unreadable expression in her eyes.Before they left the house, she had spoken with Mr. Brown and deduced that, in Duke’s twenty-odd years of life, his greatest trauma had been the death of his father.She did not know how the late Mr. Winters died, but she should be able to help Duke’s primary identity regain control by reminding him that his father loved him. “Hal, why aren’t you with Daddy?” Adina asked with a smile. “Your daddy just looks a little meaner now, but he still