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
A familiar figure suddenly appeared before him.“Mr. Winters, what a coincidence.” Catherine had a broad smile as she approached. “I never thought I’d run into you here in this playground.”She bent down to greet the children. “Hello, children. I am Aunt Catherine. Do any of you remember me?”“I do!” Harold said first. “Last time when daddy was in the hospital, you came to visit him.”“That’s right.” Catherine petted Harold’s head, then she looked toward Adina, held her hand out to her, and said, “Ms. Daugherty, I’m so glad to see you again.”Adina gave Catherine a cold look. She still remembered that night very clearly.If it were not for Catherine’s meddling, Duke would have caught Earley.At the thought of Earley, Adina wondered if the man had been caught yet or if he had vanished again.While she was contemplating, she heard the man beside her huff impatiently, “What are you doing here?”“I heard this is the largest amusement park in Sea City, so I came to have some fun on
The screen was full of comments like, “I can’t accept this sadness.”When the host saw the audience overreacting, he smiled to smooth out the situation and said, “Have you forgotten? Ninian just said that she wanted to announce some good news!”His words reminded everyone at the venue.With that, almost everyone held their breath and listened to her.“Everett and I will be holding a wedding soon!”“What?!”“Ah! Awesome! The day has finally come!”“Sob! Ninian and Everett finally have a happy ending! I’m going to cry! They’re my youth! I’ve witnessed love that has gone the distance!”“You have my blessings! You have to be happy for the rest of your lives!”Their cheers grew louder and louder, almost overturning the whole award hall.Everett was standing backstage. When Ninian saw the scene, she turned back, looked into his eyes, and smiled.They were finally getting married.The eighth of September was a good day for their wedding.The headlines in the entertainment section
The Winters family fell silent again.Among the three sisters-in-law, Lana was already so moved that she wept. Raina and Nerola were stronger, but their eyes turned red too.The Winters brothers, who were initially touched, instantly appeared dissatisfied as a result.They were actually moved and crying for other men? Women, you were playing with fire!Naturally, the Winters brothers did not have a chance to vent their anger because Duke had already stood up.He walked to the similarly outstanding young men, who were standing side by side, and patted their shoulders. At this moment, he seemed to age a little. He did not look like the overlord who dominated the business industry in the past.“From now on, I’ll leave my two babies to you.”When Brooklyn and Everett heard this, they were taken aback, but their eyes were soon filled with excitement.Before they could respond, Duke had already walked far away. Meanwhile, Adina got up abruptly to accompany him.She turned back and l
“Uncle Duke,” Brooklyn and Everett greeted Duke at the same time.Brooklyn was older, so he moved a step forward first and said, “Uncle Duke, this is something that I prepared three years ago. All properties under my name, including shares that aren’t limited to the family business, properties, estates, stocks, etc… were transferred to Mel three years ago. Whether in the past or in the future, everything I have, including my life, will belong to her.”Melody was shocked when he said that.All his properties had been transferred to her? He never mentioned anything to her. He just silently gave her everything.“Daddy…” Melody looked at Duke, and her clear gaze was filled with helplessness which was rare.Brooklyn was the only person, other than her family, who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.Such love that was enthusiastic, reserved, hidden, yet deep and long-lasting made her heart seize.George took the documents from Brooklyn and passed them to Duke.Duke flipped t
At the same time, Alden replied to her.“Daddy and Mommy are just in the next city. The journey will take two hours.”Melody was speechless. She was right!There was murderous intent on the indifferent and delicate girl’s face.Good! Great! She wanted to see where her father could hide this time!When Ninian came out after putting her makeup on, it was still early. There were still two hours before the ceremony’s banquet.There was still half an hour left before her father came home. At this time, Melody secretly called Everett and Brooklyn to come over. They were fully prepared, and they just waited for Duke to return home.At the side, George, Raina, Harold, Lana, Alden, and Nerola were watching the show.After the Winters sisters worked hard, the three of their sisters-in-law were successfully bribed to support them to get married as soon as possible.Even the three of their henpecked brothers also took their sides.Now, the Winters siblings had everything ready. They we
Her words were audible in the live stream, and they instantly caused a big fuss.[Ninian has a kid!][Is “the Everett” a dad now?][Sob! I knew that they secretly got married!][How could they not live broadcast my husband and wife’s wedding?]The comments on the screen kept moving, while Ninian was clueless on the other side.She just said, “It’s our baby. Please make the necessary arrangements, thank you.”The comments became more frenzied.[?][!]A series of symbols occupied the whole screen. After Ninian hung up, they were still rolling.The netizens were worked up.By the time the venue’s staff realized this, it had become the top trending topic.[#The Everett and Ninian secretly got married!][#Baby Ninian has a kid!][#The Everett is a father now!]Crazy, screaming fans filled the bottom of the screams.The couple had been together for so long, and the fans had gotten used to them from not accepting them at the beginning.After all, Ninian grew up quickly befo
There was also “as long as a woman had a stable job and strong support from her family, she would be happy and relaxed even if she stayed single for her whole life.”She could go on.Besides, what was more cunning about Duke was that he would never post the quotes using his own account. He would use his wife’s, Adina’s WhatsApp, to post inspirational quotes and links every time.In the beginning, it caused the Winters siblings to panic for a time, and they thought that their mother opposed their marriage.They sighed in relief only after Alden unintentionally hacked his father’s account. He realized that his father had found the posts and forwarded them to his mother before posting them using his mother’s phone.It was fine. It was normal for the father-in-law to trouble his sons-in-law.It was the same theory as the mother-in-law having conflicts with her daughters-in-law.However, the roles changed in their family. It was the father who was being antagonistic toward the daught
Reverie’s smile was sincere and genuine.She initially helped Ninian only because she thought that Ninian was great. Besides, Ninian said she wanted to rely on herself before the casting, which also impressed and moved her.Unexpectedly, she gave herself an opportunity with her unintentional act. That made Reverie feel blessed and surprised.Hearing what she said, Ninian felt warm and comforted.Everyone thought that the entertainment industry was filthy and full of schemes.In reality, there were many people who pursued their dreams and worked very hard there. There were also many people who helped and supported each other.When there were people, there would be competition, but there would also be warmth and sincerity.Ninian filmed her scenes in an orderly manner.As for the Winters siblings, their relationships also developed smoothly.George had happily begun preparing for his wedding. Raina was not a pretentious person either, and the couple had discussions about how the
However, to the surprise of those haters, Ninian, who was acting for the first time, not only did not drop the ball on any of her performances in the Oscar-level mission, but she also managed to portray her own charm and personality in the character very well.From her gentleness and firmness at the start to the grandeur during the protest to her enthusiasm and passion even when captured by the enemy and taken to the execution ground, her character arc represented the experiences of countless revolutionary predecessors.She had absorbed the spirits of many ancestors into her body. Seeing her alone demonstrated the bravery and unstoppable power of Cairnstan’s youth.Before she was executed, she looked at the rising sun and showed a gentle and firm smile.In the end, gunshots rang out, and her body dropped to the ground. However, the sun rose all the way and illuminated the earth.Numerous people were moved and went wild at the scene where she smiled. It was not until everyone’s e
“What? What turn of events?” Nilson immediately asked. “We have defenders!”“Defenders? What defenders? Are you talking about soccer now?” With wide eyes, Nilson asked.“No, not those types of defenders! What I mean is that someone stepped in and is explaining on Ms. Winters’ behalf! But it’s not one of our people. It’s defenders from outside!” explained the staff. “What?” Nilson immediately stood up. “Let me see!”The staff quickly handed the phone over to him, and the website page on the screen kept on refreshing. [@ActressReverieWood: “I’ve worked with the Winters family’s little princess before. She has a lovely personality. She’s soft-spoken and well-behaved, and she has no temper at all. What surprised me the most was her acting skills. She was a rookie who was full of presence, and she could easily blend into the concept. Most actors, including myself, admire someone as talented as her.]A few short clips were attached under the tweet, all of which were from the show,