The chief guard felt aggrieved. ‘I only wanted to let this little girl touch it. For some reason, she’s playing with it now in her arms.’He took the gun away, feeling terrified, and said with a smile. “Your parents are here. Hurry up and board the plane.”He was afraid that he might give the gun to Melody by mistake. All four children turned and looked at Duke and Adina. The initial relaxed atmosphere instantly became depressing. Alden was the first to speak. “Mommy, are you hurt?”“It’s no big deal.” Adina said casually with a smile, “I accidentally fell down and scratched my face. I have already treated it. It’ll be fine in a few days.”George took out a glance at the bandaged gauze, which was several layers thick. It was not simply just a wound. ‘It’s not a small wound, but since Mommy is trying to hide it, I shouldn’t expose it either.’ He smiled and said, “Quick, let’s go board the plane. I can’t wait to get back to Sea City.”Harold cheered lightheartedly. “Let’s go
Although Adina did not say it out loud, Duke could already guess why his twin brother could live in his home with such impunity.‘My own mother must’ve played an important role behind this incident. ‘Since she has chosen Earl Winters, I do not owe her the courtesy.’“Let me bring you to the hospital to get a new set of medicine.”Duke rested his hand on Adina’s waist as they walked out. Adina pursed her lips, feeling unsure. She did not know what to say. There were grudges between mother and son as well as between the siblings.Just as they reached the door, all of a sudden, they heard hurried footsteps behind them.“Welcome back.”Mabel’s voice sounded weak. Adina and Duke turned to look at her at the same time. Mabel was not wearing any coat. She stood on the stairs and stopped on the carpet barefoot. Mabel was initially calm, but when she saw Duke, who wore a mask, froze. “Is that you, Duke? You’re alive. Duke, you’re still alive!”Mabel stumbled down the stairs and
As Mabel and the children chatted, Duke and Adina had arrived at Sea City’s largest hospital. “Ma’am, the wound on your face is fine. It’ll heal in about a week. After fully recovering for a month, you can consider scar removal surgery…” After the doctor gave her a new set of medicine, he carefully reminded Adina what to pay attention to in her daily life. Adina touched her wound which was covered with gauze as she asked doubtfully, “Why does my wound always feel itchy, as if there’s something in it…”The doctor said, “I just checked. There is no sharp residue in the wound. If it itches, it may be inflamed. Please take a bottle of anti-inflammatory drugs before you go back.”The doctor prescribed a bottle of medicine, and Adina stayed for an IV infusion.The wound on her left was particularly uncomfortable. It felt like there was a foreign object, and it was making her so itchy that she had the urge to scratch it. Duke sat at the edge of Adina’s bed. Her eyes closed drowsily a
She had to use that photo to her advantage. Jasmine turned off her phone and was about to go to the office when she saw Daniel walk in through the door of the mansion. The corners of her mouth curled up as a plan formed in her mind. “Daniel, come here. I need to talk to you about something.” Daniel looked up to see her. “What is it?” “Last time, Uncle Dillon said that Adina is the Jones family’s offspring. Why hasn’t Uncle Dillon brought her back yet?” Jasmine pretended to ask with concern. Daniel’s gaze was apathetic. “Is that any of your business?” “Of course it is. Adina is my cousin.” Jasmine lowered her voice. “Everyone within the community knows that Adina has gone missing lately, but the news has been suppressed by the Winters family. That’s why this matter hasn’t blown up. Adina, in fact, is not missing at all. She remains in Sea City, but…” She paused on purpose to keep him in suspense. Daniel had an impatient expression on his face. “If you don’t want to tell
At dusk, Adina and Duke arrived at the Winters family’s mansion. Duke pushed the suitcases inside. Adina took his arm. As soon as they appeared in the courtyard, they saw that Pete had already arrived. “Duke, take the bags upstairs for me and put the clothes in the wardrobe. There is something I need to do.” Adina said with a smile. Duke nodded and walked upstairs with both suitcases in his hands. Adina’s clothes were hung in the master bedroom and the children’s clothes were sent to their respective rooms. Adina turned her head to look at the toy room where Mabel was stacking Legos with the four children, who looked very happy. She walked toward them. “Mrs. Winters, can we talk?” Mabel’s hand, which was holding a Lego block, stiffened for a second. Then, she forced a smile and walked out of the toy room. “Addy, how is your face?” “The doctor said I will recover in a week. It’s nothing serious,” Adina said flatly. “Mrs. Winters, I suppose you know about Duke’s memory loss
There were Winters Corporation’s financial statements and various project data. He needed some time to organize and memorize them. Those numbers might be familiar to him, but there were certain things that he could not just get right, even though it was instinctively familiar to him, especially regarding projects in business. One wrong decimal point could lead to a big mistake. He had to make sure that nothing could go wrong. “A lot of important positions at Winters Corporation have been filled by Earl’s men,” Adina said while folding clothes. “Go to the company when you have a chance and kick those punks out of the company first.” Duke put his arm around her waist. “Don’t worry about that. I know what I’m doing.” Adina stood up straight and raised her hand to take off his mask. She stroked her fingers on the scars across his face. “I will go to the plastic surgery hospital with you tomorrow. Let’s restore your face to its previous appearance first.” “No, I will go to the h
“Ms. Catherine?” Mr. Brown walked out into the courtyard. When he saw a familiar figure, he opened his mouth and called out her name. Ms. Catherine was a close friend of Mabel, but she had a little scandal with Master not long ago. If the madam had not been at home, he certainly would not have let Ms. Catherine in. However, at this moment, the master and the madam were still as sweet as ever. This was a good time to show Catherine, so she could dispel her inappropriate intent. Mr. Brown walked over and opened the gate. He said with a smile, “Have you had dinner, Ms. Catherine?” Catherine glanced up a little to the dining room and shuddered. She took a deep breath and said, “Mr. Brown, please tell Mrs. Winter that something came up, and I have to go now.” She turned around and fled. Mr. Brown’s gaze was contemptuous. Catherine must have learned that Master had returned. That’s why she came over on purpose. However, when she saw that the madam was here too, she got co
Catherine’s eyes quickly widened. She lost control of her emotions and grabbed Adina’s sleeve. “What about Earl? Where is he?” Adina swept a glance at the injuries on her body and said coldly, “You still care about his whereabouts, even after what he did to you?” “You killed him, didn’t you?” Horror emerged in Catherine’s eyes. “Adina, how could you do that? Even though Earl committed so many mistakes, he truly loves you. He loves you so much. How could you hurt him? You’re so heartless. So cold-blooded. How could you… How could you…” Adina pulled her hand out. “He’s alive and well. He’s just lost his freedom for now. Why? Do you want to see him?” Catherine nodded hard. “Where are you keeping him?” Adina shook her head indifferently. A young girl like Catherine was a top-ten psychiatrist in the world. She was so brilliant, yet she got obsessed with a demon. Her life was so wonderful. There were so many better options for her. Catherine, however, would rather jump into the