The news on the internet was escalating. The short video of Adina and Catherine arguing in the lobby went viral. The photo of the CEO of Winters Corporation standing in front of Catherine, shielding her from the journalists, had been shared more than a billion times. The number of comments was growing at a rate of thousands per second. “Oh damn! So it’s true that they are getting a divorce because someone came between them!” “His wife has fallen to the floor, yet Duke actually protected his mistress first. His mistress is his true love indeed.” “Adina is the most beautiful woman in Sea City. How is she not better than her? Why did her husband kick her out after getting married for just a month?” “Maybe her personality was too imposing, that’s why her husband chose to find another woman.” “Those who are blaming it on the victim should take some time off. Cheaters deserve to die! Homewreckers deserve to die! No matter what his wife has done wrong, it shouldn’t be a reason
“Thank you, Mr. Jones. I can take care of it myself.” Adina hung up immediately. She drove back to LaStar Technology Corporation. Instead of taking care of work, she logged on to the Dark Net using an offshore account. There were all kinds of people on the Dark Net. Most of them were very capable. She found a few organizations that were involved in both legal and illegal businesses. She spent a fortune to hire them to help search for Duke. There were only a few places where it was possible to make someone vanish from the face of the earth. Whether he was alive or dead, she had to find out Duke’s whereabouts. Adina had a busy afternoon at the office. She was finally ready to go home. She actually felt reluctant to go back to the Winters family’s mansion. Without Duke, without four kids, it was just another building to her. But she still needed to deal with Earl, so she had to go back. Adina dawdled in the office for a while before she drove back to the Winters family’s
As night fell, the lights in the mansion’s courtyard lit up, one by one. The bright lights were reflected in the children’s eyes. In the light, there was her figure. Adina’s heart was filled with tenderness. If she asked the kids to leave now, they would certainly refuse to listen to her. However, it was too dangerous for them to stay in the Winters family’s mansion. She pursed her lips and decided without hesitation. She said, “Now is not the time to get a divorce, but we can’t stay in the Winters family’s mansion anymore. I will go upstairs and pack our things. We will move out tonight.” She had just walked into the mansion when she was stopped by Mabel. Mabel had been standing on pins and needles all day. It was as if her heart had been thrown into a frying pan, and only she knew what it felt like. She had seen the news on the internet. There were all kinds of rumors about their divorce. Before she could even digest it, the children came back. It was not a good thi
Mel was preparing to call her daddy and run to him, but his smile scared her instead.‘I haven’t seen Daddy in just a few days, so how did he become so scary?’She turned around and hid in Adina’s arms. With one hand in his pocket, Earl walked slowly toward Adina while his black leather shoes clicked against the cold marble floor.Three of the children stopped him from approaching before he could even get close to her.“Don’t you dare bully Mommy!” Harold said with gritted teeth as he spread his arms wide.George’s lips tightened into a thin line, and he asked, “Was the news today true, Daddy?”“At this point, it doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. Mommy has already suffered from it,” Alden said calmly. “There’s no use staying in a place where Mommy has been hurt.”Earl traced the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue like a ruffian and laughed coldly before saying, “This is a problem between adults. What does it have to do with you three?” He shoved Harold aside with
Once again, the Winters family had taken over the news headlines. [Mdm. Adina Winters moved out of the Winters family’s mansion overnight. This confirms their divorce!][A shotgun divorce after a month of marriage. How will the Winters Corporation’s property be divided?!][Will the mistress, Catherine, take over the title as Mdm. Winters?]The related news was snowballing on the Internet. Even so, neither Earl nor Adina responded to them. Adina was finally able to sleep after reuniting with her children. She was refreshed the next morning. When she opened her bedroom door and headed downstairs, she heard her children chit-chatting happily. The long-lost laughter made her feel extremely relaxed.“Good morning, Mommy.”The four children greeted her together. Harold and Melody were feeling light-hearted as always. George and Alden looked at her worriedly. Adina walked towards them and said gently with a smile, “You all can take a two-day break to avoid jet lag. You can
With her moving out of the Winters family’s mansion, it seemed to have confirmed the rumors of their divorce.She did not need to do anything after that. All she needed was to just wait for Catherine to slip up. “Children, I’ll be going to the company to work. Stay here obediently and wait for me. I will cook dinner once I’m back.”She gave each of them a kiss before heading out and driving away.Right after she left, George brought Alden upstairs. The two of them stayed in the study room for the whole morning. Adina was surrounded by reporters right after she reached the entrance of the company. Countless cameras and microphones surrounded her.“Mdm. Winters, someone took a picture of you moving out from the Winter family’s mansion. Is that true?”“Mdm. Winters, are you and Mr. Winters in the midst of divorce?”“Mdm. Winters, what’s your opinion on the property division and child custody?”“Mdm. Winters…”She was drowned by the endless questions. These people did not d
The secretary led Serene towards the meeting room. She thought that the meeting room would be crowded. But after the door was opened, she only saw three people in there.She frowned, sensing that something was not right. “Who are you? Where’s Adina Daugherty?” Jasmine stood up and asked coldly. Serene took a deep breath and said, “I’m Serene Reyes, Ms. Daugherty’s assistant. I’m here today to attend the meeting on her behalf.”“Heh, now she knows her place as one of the mice living in the gutter. Is that why she doesn’t dare to meet us?” Jasmine sneered and mocked, “Isn’t she a very capable woman? Without the Winters family, she’s just a poser!”“Sit down,” Zhenny said coldly, “With all your mockery, you don’t look like a noble lady anymore.”Jasmine snorted and sat down. Benny coughed and said calmly, “Ms. Reyes, since you’re here, let’s start the meeting.”Right after Serene sat down, he handed her a document. “This is the approval of our chip design from upper managemen
Zhenny tapped her finger on the desktop and said calmly, “She’s just getting ready for a divorce, and she still has the Winters Corporation’s equity. Right now, we should be able to get compensation from her. She may not be able to extract something valuable later on.”“Ten times the compensation. That’s $500,000,000.” Jasmine smiled. “With this huge profit, there should be no objections to me becoming the heir of Jones Corporation.”Zhenny produced a smug smile. “I’ve paved this road for you. You just need to walk it. Next, I’ll have Mr. Krisman find you a good partner. A powerful couple will gain a firm foothold in the company.”Jasmine’s smile instantly faded away. ‘I only have Flint in my heart. I won’t fall for any other guys…’When Serene returned to LaStar Technology Corporation, she was perplexed.She washed her face in the washroom and covered up the fingerprints on her face before knocking on Adina’s office door.“Ms. Daugherty, I’m back.”Adina was reviewing the pro