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
“Daddy, I want some cotton candy.”Melody’s cute voice broke through the strange atmosphere.Earl looked down and scooped the little girl into his arms. “Come on, let’s go get some cotton candy.”Adina’s gaze was unreadable. “Don’t you care about Earley? Why aren’t you saddened by his death?”“He’s in a better place, why should I be sad about that?” Catherine stared at the back of Earl’s figure, a smile slowly forming on her lips. “Mr. Winters seems to enjoy being a father.”Adina smiled coolly. “A father’s love is innate.”Catherine suppressed a sneer. “A father’s love may be innate, but that’s not the same for the love between a man and a woman. Mr. Winters hasn’t spared you a single glance during the whole time I’ve been here.”Adina’s expression turned to ice.If she had been doubtful then, she was absolutely certain at this point that there was something between Catherine and Duke.But when they met at the bar that day, things got so hostile between them that they were al
But if they had followed through with it until the end, everything that she had done would be for nothing.A man who was touched by other women was like rubbish to her. She was already being nice by not just dumping him.The only reason she was still standing here and asking him such a humble question was because of the kids… When Earl saw her smile, his heart tensed up.He remembered that he went to his mother to avoid being killed, and he met Catherine.At that time, Catherine was just eighteen years old, the age when a girl was the most innocent, idealistic, and fertile…He was always a sinner, and women around him were usually the cheap sluts who had slept with different men. Meanwhile, Catherine was an innocent girl.When such an innocent girl seduced him, he totally could not control himself, so… Catherine and him had been fooling around together for a long time. But he dared not admit it to Adina at this time.From her eyes, he saw her heart, and it was on the verge
When Adina saw his back rapidly disappearing, she slowly pursed her lips.Unsure if it was her imagination, she always felt that this man’s emotions would go out of control whenever she mentioned Earley Wynters.Earley Wynters, Duke Winters… Duke Winters, Earley Wynters.She repeatedly mumbled these two names.“Mommy, why did Daddy leave?”Melody ran over, sounding like she was close to tears.Adina kept away her thoughts before she bowed down and lifted Melody up. “Daddy needs to work. I’ll play with you.”“No…” The little girl cried willfully. “I just want Daddy! If Daddy is not around, I don’t want to play either. Waa…” Adina sighed.What a spoiled girl.Before they got married, Duke did anything that Melody asked for. Even if she asked the moon, he could also take it down and give it to her.But after they got married, Duke suddenly did not come home for a month, and when he did come home, he did not pamper Melody in the way he used to.No one could bear such a level
It seemed to have something to do with the woman named Catherine. Dad had suddenly left soon after.Alden was very suspicious of whether his Dad had already fallen out of love.But he, as a child, could not understand such intricacies regarding adult emotions, and he also dared not ask his Mom about it.Now, his mother was looking for him alone. Was she going to tell him about it?Adina walked into Alden’s bedroom, closed the door with the back of her hand, and sat down on the edge of the bed. She indifferently said, “Take out your laptop.”Alden’s fingers tightened. “Mommy, I…” “I know you’re hiding that laptop under the bed. Take it out,” Adina softly said, “You’re not in trouble. I need your help.”Alden sighed in relief.He nearly thought that Mom knew that he had established a hacker studio online.If Mom was stepping in to stop him, he had only one option, which was to disband the studio.He was reluctant to give up the career that he had worked so hard on, but he was
Alden stood up, his gaze dark.He looked at George, who was similarly tall, and he slowly said, “I want to increase my assets. I want to have the ability to protect Mom.”George pursed his lips. “You still don’t trust Dad, right?”“Has he given me any reason to?” Alden asked George back. “People always say kids always change their thoughts very easily, like the weather in June, but Duke Winters changes even faster than kids. I can’t be sure if he will love Mom for the rest of his life, so I have to gather my strength. When Mom is completely disappointed in him, I’ll take her and Mel away.”“So…” George’s voice was hoarse. “You never thought about Harold and me?” “Your family name is Winters, while Mel and I are Daugherties. We are not the same.”Alden turned around and sat on the bed. He looked down and looked very off-putting.When George saw Alden looking like this, he did not know what he should say.When Dad and Mom had some problems, the first thing he thought about was t
Earl stood up, picked up the coat from the couch, and walked outside.George followed him while asking doubtfully, “Why are we going to the company?”“You’ll know when you arrive. Why do you ask so many questions?”Earl looked very impatient. He floored the accelerator, and the car sped down the road.George held the seat belt tightly, and he stared at Earl driving with his dark gaze.He suddenly found his father very strange.He also finally understood why Alden would have such thoughts.The car stopped in front of the Winter Corporation with a hard brake.It was just 7:00 am now. It was not rush hour, so there were only a few people in the company.When everyone saw that Mr. Winters bringing the young master in, they respectfully greeted them.Earl showed a cold expression. He took George directly to the top floor and pushed open the door of the CEO’s office.“Have you been here before?”Earl lazily sat on the couch and coldly asked.George nodded. “Dad, you used to brin