She walked around the banquet hall, but she could not find Duke, so she stopped a waiter and asked, “Did you see where Mr. Winters went?”The waiter respectfully answered, “I saw Mr. Winters heading to the lounge on the balcony twenty minutes ago.”“Thank you.”After Adina thanked him, she walked toward the balcony in her high heels.By this time, the banquet was nearing its end. Many people had already left, so the balcony was empty.When she walked over, she saw a figure standing at the entrance of the balcony.Soon, that person reached out to block her way. “Please stop, Mdm. Winters.”Adina looked at Arden and indifferently asked, “Are you sure you want to stop me?”“I’m sorry, Mdm. Winters. That was Mr. Winters’ instruction,” Arden said respectfully. “I dare not disobey his orders.”Adina narrowed her eyes before she raised her hand and grabbed Arden’s wrist.Arden practiced martial arts as well, so he started to fight back out of reflex.The two of them fought at the e
Slap!The sound of the slap reverberated in the lounge.Catherine was dumbstruck. She could smell the blood in her oral cavity, and half of her face was numb.Adina’s palm was just as numb.She nearly gave it her all during the slap.She stared at Catherine as she firmly said, “We’re talking as a married couple. Do you have the right to interfere?”Catherine’s lips trembled. “I… Ms. Daugherty, Mr. Winters and I truly love each other. Please, just quit.”Adina chuckled in anger.She gave her another slap with the back of her hand.She had held herself back for too long. Initially, she only wanted to slap the man, but unfortunately, Catherine was ignorant enough to overstep her boundaries.Two slaps were not enough, so Adina slapped Catherine again.Catherine’s face instantly became swollen after three consecutive slaps.“Enough.” Earl grabbed Adina’s wrist. “Nothing happened between me and Catherine. It really is a misunderstanding.”Adina instantly moved out of his grip.
Adina stopped him and held his hand as they walked to the garden at the side.George looked down. He did not know how to explain everything that had happened in the morning.He knew that his mommy would ask him about it, but he still had not found an excuse to tell his mother.“Georgie, do you trust Mommy?”Adina held him by the shoulders, and they looked each other in the eyes.George nodded gently. “I trust you.”Adina asked again, “So, who do you trust more now, Daddy or Mommy?”“Mommy,” George said without hesitation.“Great.” Adina flashed him a smile of relief. “I’m going to ask you a few questions. Can you answer me honestly?”George became silent.He naturally knew what his mom wanted to ask, but could he really tell her about those things?“You’re very smart, so I’m sure you’ve felt that something’s been off with your dad recently, right? I’ve actually been looking for the reason, and I have a bold guess, but I can’t tell you for the time being,” Adina slowly said.
Adina threw the draft paper into the shredder and swept the pieces into the trash can.While she thought of a reason to go to Winters Corporation tomorrow, she heard the sound of a car entering the courtyard.She did not even bother to put on slippers as she walked barefoot to the balcony. She drew the curtain away and looked out.It was a familiar black car, and a recognizable figure got out of the car.He was back!And he was actually holding a bouquet of flowers.Adina looked away. She immediately walked back to the bedroom and poured some water from the bedside table in her hand.Not long after, the sound of footsteps slowly grew louder, and someone gently pushed the room door open.Earl looked through the gap in the door and saw Adina with her head lowered. She was sitting on the edge of the bed and holding a tissue while wiping the corners of her eyes.Meanwhile, there was a stack of used tissues on the bedside table. It looked like she had been crying for a long time.
She kept convincing herself to hold on, and after a few seconds, she made sure to tell him off in a shy manner. “You have Catherine’s perfume all over you now. There are even lipstick stains on your shirt. If you want to touch me, you should take a shower first.”It turned out that she was still jealous.Earl’s intense expression faded slightly.He smelled his body, and there was indeed a very strong scent of perfume.He took off his coat, curled his lips, and said, “Wait for me. I’ll take a shower first.”Adina lowered her head and collected the glass pieces on the ground. “Take your time. Don’t fall in the bathroom again.”“Am I that dumb?”Earl chuckled and entered the bathroom.Adina lowered her head, and her tears almost fell.She quickly cleaned up the glass shards on the floor and later reentered with a bottle of red wine.When Earl stepped out of the shower, there were two glasses of red wine on the tea table in the bedroom.“Come and have a drink.”Adina flashed him
Adina sent the photos to a plastic surgeon whom she had met abroad.[His face is simply perfect. He’s a gift from God. No matter from which angle I look at him, I can’t find any flaws. As for the plastic surgery you mentioned, I’m sorry. I can’t see any trace of surgery on his face. Of course, if the plastic surgeon is extremely skilled, I’ll take back my words. But there aren’t many plastic surgeons who are better than me in the world…]Upon reading the large paragraph of words from the plastic surgeon, Adina fell into silence.Even one of the top three plastic surgeons in the world said that he had not undergone any plastic surgery on his face. It seemed that his face was real.So, was this man really Duke?Was this the same man who used to love her deeply?Adina set her sights on the man who was lying on the carpet.She suddenly remembered that when they were in love, she had seen a green birthmark under Duke’s abdomen before.She squatted on the floor again. She opened the
“Madam, this is the Winters family’s biggest secret, and I shouldn’t have told you about it. But I really don’t want you to continue misunderstanding the master.”Mr. Brown looked serious. His eyes seemed slightly glazed over as if he was recalling the distant past.“The master has a twin brother. When he was born, he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. If a sick child appeared in a big family like the Winters family, it would trigger a lot of gossip from the outside world. It wouldn’t be conducive to the kids either, so the Winters family hid the matter.“The eldest young master was sent to the hospital to undergo treatment for his heart disease. In an operation, he nearly died on the operating table. At that time, he was only three months old. The three-month-old was so small. The doctor gave up on the treatment, saying that he could only live up to a year at most. Back then, the late Mr. Winters and Mrs. Winters went everywhere to find help for the young master, and they
Adina turned around.She was holding an eyebrow pencil while drawing her eyebrows.The morning sunlight shone in from the balcony and fell on her side profile.The golden light made the delicate hair that fell on her face visible. She flashed him a bright smile, and his figure was reflected in her indifferent eyes.Right then, Earl’s mood became bright.Just as he was about to pull the blanket away and get off the bed, he realized that he was naked.Slowly, memories of last night flooded his mind.Something had apparently happened between him and this woman.He curled his lips. “Get a shirt for me.”Adina put down her eyebrow pencil before she picked up a lipstick. She scoffed and said, “Don’t you have hands? Can’t you get it?”She looked so lively and agile, which was completely different from her gloomy self a few days ago.Earl felt a light shining into his heart.He had always been a jerk, but he wanted to be responsible for last night.He got up and put on his clothes