Adina seriously stared at Harold. “You’re a boy. You can’t cry so easily.”Melody was a girl, and she rarely cried too.“I won’t cry anymore, Auntie Adina…” Harold sniffed. “I… I haven’t seen you for such a long time. I’ve missed you…” As soon as he said that, his face turned red.The corner of Duke’s lips twitched.When did this rascal learn how to say such cringey words? Why had he not been aware of it?Besides, what kind of charm did this woman have to make this mischievous boy, Harold, look so pitiful and sad?Adina felt embarrassed because of it too.She was actually fond of the kid, but Harold was a child of the Winters family. If she showed him too much concern, they might suspect her of trying to seek connections with the Winters family.She put Harold on the floor and said in a low voice, “I still have something else to do, so I’ll be on my way. Goodbye.”“No!”Harold hugged her thighs.It sounded like he was choking up again. “You just got here, but you’re alread
Duke, on the other hand, looked down on her.She was a lady, who had lived a pampered life. Would she be able to cook?Even if she picked up some cooking skills over the years, it was impossible for her to be better than the chef, whom the Winters family hired and paid handsomely.Adina did not care about what the Winters thought.So, she followed Mr. Brown into the kitchen. There were different kinds of fresh ingredients there, and it looked like the kitchen of a big hotel.She glanced around before she took two tomatoes and a pack of spaghetti out. She planned to make a simple spaghetti with tomato sauce.Mr. Brown stood at the side and reminded her, “The young master doesn’t like spaghetti…” He was hinting at her to change the dish.However, Adina chuckled. “He’s been skipping many meals. He should eat something light so that his stomach can digest it.”After she spoke, she lit up the stove and poured the oil into the pan. She moved swiftly and did everything in one go.M
The plate of spaghetti contained tomatoes, which gave the sauce a completely different color from water.When the sauce splashed onto Adina’s chest, her top immediately got wet, and the outline of her bra became visible.“So-Sorry!”Harold was terrified.Auntie Adina finally came to see him, but he did such a stupid thing.“I’ll wipe it for you…” He quickly went to get some tissues and wipe Adina’s chest.Duke suddenly frowned.He did not like Harold touching the woman there.He stood up indifferently and said, “Ms. Daugherty, you should go and get changed.”Adina used the tissues to cover her chest.She could feel that her top and bra had gotten wet.She definitely could not leave the house with her outfit looking like that.She pursed her lips and said, “I’d like to take a shower and dry my shirt. I wonder if it’s convenient for you, Mr. Winters?”“Yes, of course!”Harold immediately nodded before he held Adina’s hand and walked upstairs.He pushed open the door to a
It was the sound of water flowing out of the showerhead. Duke sat outside and suddenly felt thirsty. He looked to the side a little and could see her blurry figure behind the bathroom’s glass door. After Adina finished taking care of the sauce on her chest, she started washing her top. She threw Duke’s shirt to the side, as she did not plan to put it on. However, after she washed her top, she realized that there was no hairdryer in the bathroom. She could look for it outside or ask the man outside to deliver a dryer to her, but she could not walk out naked. So, she could only put the shirt on helplessly.The white shirt was so large that it came down to her knees and covered her whole body. Adina opened the bathroom door and walked out only after she looked at the mirror and made sure that there was nothing wrong with her reflection. The water vapor from the bathroom instantly flew out, and her body seemed to be surrounded by a thin layer of mist. It seemed that ev
Adina raised her wrist and looked at the time. It was already 4:00 pm, and the class in the preschool was going to be over soon. She had unknowingly been with the Winters family for so long. She had initially wanted to go to her studio and take a look, but it was late. Hence, she just went straight to the preschool to pick up her kids.Adina drove there, and after she waited for a while at the entrance, she saw her kids walking out while holding hands. Her kids were even surrounded by a large bunch of children. “Alden, you were awesome today. You have to be the smartest kid in our preschool!” “Alden, you’re so handsome. I want to be your friend too. Can you sit with me tomorrow?” “I want to sit with my sister,” Alden said indifferently. “If you want to be friends with my sister, I’ll be friends with you too.” “Melody’s so pretty. If I play with her, I’ll become a beautiful princess like her!” “I want to be friends with Melody too!” Therefore, the children surrounded
Alden frowned. “Mommy, let’s go to that restaurant and see who they are from there.”Given the circumstances, that was all they could do for now. Adina turned the steering wheel, and just as she was about to park in front of the restaurant, she suddenly heard a loud bang behind her car. When she looked back via the rear-view mirror, she noticed that the van had been hit by a sedan. There was a large dent in the van, and it could no longer be used. The van driver was afraid of showing his face, so he dared not get out of his van to ask for compensation. He quickly drove his dented van away. When the sedan door was opened, a man in an ash gray suit stepped out. The man was someone who would make the ladies scream as soon as he showed up. His eyes were brown, and they appeared dazzling under the evening light. Upon closer look, they were just a pair of standard charming eyes. The man smiled faintly and walked up to Adina’s car with his long legs. He leaned on the windo
Adina carried the groceries and walked into the mansion as she said, “This is my grandmother’s house.”“Your grandmother’s really nice to you.” Flint clicked his tongue. “But no matter what, the house belongs to your grandmother. It’s not under your name. Perhaps you can marry me. I’ll give you a seaside mansion with a sea view, and it’ll only be under your name.” Adina gave him a kick. “Flint Morton, if you keep talking cr*p, you can get out!” “Hey Addy, be gentle! It hurts!” Flint carried Melody while he pretended to hide. “I’m sorry. I won’t joke with you again.” He ran to the living room and sat on the floor to keep Melody company as she played with her blocks. Alden cast a glance at his sister before he habitually switched on his laptop and logged into his personal account. Suddenly, he frowned, and a cold look appeared in his eyes. Someone was actually decoding the surveillance video that he had encrypted. Half of the 108 passwords had already been cracked. He im
Duke pursed his lips. He moved forward and lifted George by the back of his collar. “Dad, let go of me!” George resisted. “I swear that this is my last time being a hacker…” Duke threw him aside and sat in front of the laptop. George thought that his dad would shut down the computer, but he saw Duke put his fingers on the keyboard to type. Outsiders just knew Duke as a genius in business. However, only George knew that his dad was a real hacking expert. When he was three, he had accidentally seen his father fight a foreign hacker using the computer, and that uncovered his talent in the same field. The problem was finally solved with his dad’s help. Half an hour later… “F*ck! Is the opponent a demon or what?” Flint threw a punch at the computer. “I was f*cking killed!” Alden pursed his lips and said in a low voice, “Our opponent changed. The person who came later is a real hacking expert. I’m not as good as him.” He had been in the hacking field for a year, but h