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
Duke lay down on the couch in the study. Pete fetched the tools needed for hypnosis. Catherine grabbed a random pocket watch and started performing hypnosis. “You’d better not play any tricks.” Pete said coldly, “I’m a professional psychiatrist too. If you dare to make mistakes on purpose, I can totally see it.” Catherine’s hand trembled a little. She put the pocket watch back in the case and took an hourglass. As she turned it over, the sound of sand flowing could be heard in the study. Then, she asked the servants to bring a two-meter-tall mirror and placed it directly in front of them. A constantly rotating gyroscope was placed in front of and in the center of the mirror. Just looking at these things made Adina slightly giddy. Any strong-willed person would most likely be affected in such an environment. The hypnosis soon began. After Catherine got into the zone, she had a solemn and stable vibe that was expected of a psychiatrist. She slowly led Duke into a scenar
Duke held her hand and said with a low, soft voice, “Addy, thank you.”For over a month, he had been doing everything by himself. In fact, no one had ever sorted out his everyday life. After arriving in Sea City, Adina tended to his every need. She carefully arranged everything and ensured it was all just right. He owed this woman too much.“We are husband and wife. There is no need for you to thank me in the future.” Adina smiled softly and continued rubbing his temples.Duke let his eyes fall shut a little. Countless fragmented images flashed across his mind. He needed to try his hardest to seize hold of these memories and connect them to recover his original memories.“Addy, I remember!” Duke suddenly opened his eyes, “I remember what happened when I was fifteen years old.”Adina’s hands stiffened.His first recovered memory should be the one that affected him the most, and it was the year he turned fifteen. Adina remembered that it was the year his father passed away.Ad
Adina was dumbfounded.She finally understood why Duke hated Earl so much and why he had to drive Earl out of Sea City.If not for Earl, his father would not have died.Even if his father died, he should not have had to carry such a stigma.“He’s a typical sociopath. Even after my father sacrificed his life for him, he did not change in the slightest.” Duke slowly said, “He constantly believes that the Winters family mistreated him and that he lives a painful life because of my existence in this world. After our father died, he got triggered and plotted numerous assassinations. I was lucky to escape his hands with my life intact.”Adina hugged him tightly. “People like him should be punished in prison rather than continue to harm others outside.”Duke hugged her slim waist with a backhand and said softly, “For the time being, I can’t remember anything that happened after I turned fifteen, and I have no idea why I didn’t put him in jail. Perhaps it had something to do with my moth