“What? Aren’t you aware of it?”Jasmine pretended to be very shocked to hear his answer.The Winters family had kept the incident well-hidden and news reports had not revealed anything about Adina’s disappearance.If Jasmine had not coincidentally overheard Mabel talking with a private detective, she would not have known that the Mdm. Winters had gone missing.Besides, not only had Adina vanished, but her four children had also gone missing. Mabel had been looking for them with the help of a private detective. Still, they had not found any clues. Jasmine was calling Flint to inform him that the woman he had his eyes on had run off with another man immediately after she got married. “Mrs. Winters is looking for Adina in private. Unfortunately, she’s clueless about her whereabouts,” Jasmine said regretfully. “I’m aware of your close relationship with her so I thought you ran off with her.”“Jasmine, whether Adina has run off with another man or not, it has nothing to do with
Such a place was not meant for Adina, Duke, and their children. It was all because of Earl!Whenever Adina thought of him, she would purse her lips even more tightly. She had run away and gone missing in the middle of the night. She wondered how pissed off Earl had been.Would he be able to guess that she and her children had traveled to Hestia Border? If he found that they were there, would he come and look for them?That thought flashed in Adina’s mind. Regardless, what mattered most to her was finding out Terry’s true identity.A peaceful night passed by…When dawn came, the darkness and crimes vanished under the bright light.Adina woke up early in the morning and prepared breakfast. After that, she changed her clothes and left the house.She drove to the edge of Hestia Border. The place was now more heavily guarded than it was a few days ago. The number of guards on patrol had increased by three or four times. Everyone was wielding weapons. Their eyes were filled with
Adina squinted her eyes and looked up at the second floor.Two bodyguards armed with weapons stood at the master bedroom’s entrance. They were filled with murderous intent. “Thanks for tipping me off.”Adina smiled at Louis and headed to the second floor.The bodyguards at the entrance let her in as Louis personally escorted her into the mansion. The bodyguards at the master bedroom door carried out a routine body search before letting her in. The master bedroom was specious. After she entered through the door, she was greeted by a small parlor, and the bed was just beyond a partition.The moment she stepped in, she heard a woman’s voice. “You arrived here at the right time. Bring me a syringe. I can’t feed him the medicine with a spoon.”Adina’s heart sunk.Was Terry so severely wounded to the extent that he needed someone to feed him medicine?She walked in at a faster pace. She skirted around the partition and saw the man lying in bed. He was as pale as sheets, and his he
Adina’s pupils constricted.She never expected Isabelle to wield a gun. She had been too careless.She quickly surveyed her surroundings through her peripheral vision to look for things that she could use as a weapon…Just then, a rustling sound came from the large bed.The two women turned their heads in unison…The man who had been lying half-dead on the bed had supported the upper half of his body up.His gaze was cold with a tinge of murderous intent. “Isabelle, are you trying to commit murder in my territory?”“I-I…”When Isabelle met his gaze, her hands trembled, and the gun fell onto the floor.“Come in!” Terry ordered, and the bodyguards at the entrance rushed into the room once again.“Send Ms. Isabelle out. She’s not allowed to enter the room without my permission.”Isabelle widened her eyes.Before she could say anything, the two bodyguards escorted her out.She was so angry that her face contorted into an absolute picture of savagery and exuded an intense aura
When she heard Terry’s words, her expression changed.She had heard of the Black Party’s internal political strife. Isabelle was Elder Maurice’s daughter, so she certainly had a motive for putting poison in the medicine. Adina sprang up. “Lay down first. I’ll call the doctor now.”“Don’t run from me!” Terry pulled her onto the bed and asked, “Who are you? Why did you approach me?”Adina was pinned on the bed as she furiously said, “Isabelle’s the one who prepared the medicine. She could have been the one who wanted to poison you. This has nothing to do with me! Let go of me now! I’ll go downstairs and call the doctor!”They were so close to each other that when she struggled, the collar of her blouse became undone, revealing the snow-white skin below her neck.She sensed something unusual about Terry, and she was struck dumb. “C-Calm down… You’re severely injured. Now isn’t the time to have dirty thoughts...”She struggled and noticed his body temperature rising.Right then, s
Terry stopped moving his hand on her waist.She mentioned her husband amorously after they just had sex, and he did not feel good about it.She was a married woman, and he was the third wheel.He was aware that such a relationship was immoral. He never expected to have a married woman as his lover. Yet, he was absorbed in the relationship and afraid that she would recover her husband.Terry trusted that he was as good as her husband. However, whenever she mentioned her husband, her gaze would soften.She loved her husband very much, and that was an undeniable fact.“My husband is as tall as you. His figure is similar to yours. He has a green birthmark on his lower abdomen, and his voice is almost exactly the same as yours…”Adina was describing her husband when her phone vibrated on the pillow.She reached out for the phone and saw that it was a video call from her children.Shocked, she quickly got out of bed. She put on her clothes as fast as lightning and dashed into the
He said indifferently, “Elder Murphy, please settle them down first. We’ll continue to talk about this after my recovery.”Elder Murphy heeded his instruction and let Elder Elliot make the arrangement.“You may go now,” Terry dismissed Elder Murphy.Elder Murphy stole a glance at the bathroom before he whispered, “This is the information from the investigation about the spy. I recommend you read it now.”Terry’s eyes narrowed. He opened the documents. A dozen names appeared on the first page. He noticed a Cairnstanian called Adina Daugherty.“Adina is the beautiful woman who appeared in Hestia Border recently…” whispered Elder Murphy. “She’s the special spy from Cairnstan. She came to obtain resources from our area…”“Got it.” Terry closed the document. “Get out.”Elder Murphy’s eyes flashed. His duty was to inform Terry of things like these. If Terry trusted him or not, it wasn’t part of his job to find out. Elder Murphy looked down and left Terry’s room.After Adina finished
Adina tried to calm herself.She sucked in a deep breath. “They can fake the paternity test report. But they can’t deny the mutual attraction between two people. Don’t you admit that you’re attracted to me? You’re attracted to me not because of my pretty face, but because of our love for each other. You’re my husband, and I’m your wife. We have four adorable children together…”She took out her phone and showed him the photo of his four children. When Terry looked at the picture of the children on the phone, the smile on their faces stung his eyes.For a moment, he felt as if someone had pricked his heart, and an excruciating pain spread through his limbs…She was right. They could fake the paternity test report, but they could not fake their emotions…Thoughts became jumbled in Terry’s mind.“Boss, Elder Dorien requests to see you.”The bodyguard at the entrance knocked on the door and reported to Terry.Terry took back the documents. “I’ll assign someone to investigate the ma