George’s judging gaze was fixed on Dew.She felt a shiver run down her spine, and it creeped her out.It was the first time she had found George more terrifying than Duke.She bit her pale bottom lip before she slowly said, “George, is there some kind of misunderstanding? Adina and I are sisters. No matter how much I hate her, I wouldn’t kill her. I—” “Mom, since I’m asking you, it means I already know something.” George walked down the staircase and firmly said, “I just want to hear it from you. Why do you want to kill her?”Dew had never felt that frightened before.Even when Duke spoke indifferently to her, he never stared at her in that manner.Why would a four-year-old kid have such a menacing power?She suppressed her fright before she slowly said, “George, it wasn’t me. I’ve never thought of hurting Adina, but your grandfather can’t tolerate her… “George, do you know that Adina forced your grandfather to give away 25% of the shares? Since then, Adina became Daugherty
“Mom, I don’t want your hands to be stained with blood. That’s why I said what I said.” George pursed his lips. “I’m sorry. I was rude. Please don’t mind me.”Dew sighed in relief.She was so afraid that George would chase her out.Luckily, this little b*stard was not that bold.She calmed down before she casually said, “Don’t worry. I won’t try to kill Adina again.”She had sent her people to deal with Adina today, but George found out. That meant somebody in the Winters family was keeping an eye on her.She could not give orders for things that would affect her image.Otherwise, George’s attitude toward her would worsen.“Why are you here again?”Harold was walking down from the second floor. When he saw Dew, his face was full of dissatisfaction.Dew’s emotions, which had finally calmed, were triggered again.However, she realized that she had lost composure once, so she could not forget herself again.She forced a faint smile and said, “Harold, I heard from Mr. Brown tha
Harold raised his chin, and arrogance flashed in his black eyes.He scoffed. “If Dad doesn’t want to marry Auntie Adina, I’ll marry her after I grow up. I want to be with her every day.”George’s expression became very sullen.He did not want to tell Harold about those things at first, but if he kept them from Harold, he was worried that Harold would be more and more obsessed with Adina.He slowly said, “Do you know that Mom has a sister?”Harold scowled. “Why are you talking about that woman? It’s got nothing to do with me whether she has a sister or not. I don’t know about it, and I don’t care about it either. Don’t talk to me about her.”“It’s related to you. Mom has a stepsister, and her name’s Adina.” George used his phone, searched for a news article, and threw it to Harold. “Adina supposedly died four years ago, but she came back because she wants to exact revenge on the Daugherty family and Mom. You’re the best tool for her to use against Mom.”Harold cast a glance at th
Adina was still a little dizzy. After she made the call to explain her condition to Winters Corporation, she got ready to call Flint.She would not be able to go to the preschool for the time being based on her current condition. As such, she had to ask Flint to pick the kids up from preschool.Before she could make the call, she received another incoming call.“Hello, Ms. Daugherty. I’m the secretary from Winters Corporation. May I know what happened to you in the afternoon?”Adina pressed her eyebrows and said, “I’m not feeling well, so I’m in the hospital for an infusion. I’m really sorry.”“Please rest well, Ms. Daugherty. We can discuss the collaboration after you recover.”The secretary politely hung up. Just as he was about to turn back and knock on the CEO’s office, he saw that Duke was already standing behind him.He was completely taken aback before he immediately reported, “Mr. Winters, Ms. Daugherty is in the hospital for an infusion. She won't be able to come over t
Alden clenched his fists and looked regretful, which did not fit his age. He was too useless. He could not protect his mom. How great would it be if he could grow up faster? He pursed his lips as he walked slowly to the ward. But he suddenly stopped. Was the man walking in front of him Duke Winters? Why would this man appear in the hospital? Besides, it seemed that he was heading toward Mom’s ward. He did not purposely come here to visit Mom, did he? When did Mom have such a good relationship with this man? Duke walked with his long legs and reached Adina’s ward in only a few steps. Before he arrived, he did not think too much of it. But when he stood in front of the ward, he suddenly felt that he was acting strangely. He was not related to this woman at all. What would she think if he suddenly came to visit her? Most importantly, he did not know why he was there. Nevertheless, he was here, and running away midway through was not his style. Just as he was
She could have explained it with just a phone call. Did this man have too much free time? He purposely came over… “I just happened to be around the area,” Duke answered coldly, and his expression was full of dissatisfaction. Adina pursed her lips. She was wondering why this man would purposely come to the hospital for that. “I’m sorry, Mr. Winters. Something happened to me in the afternoon, so I couldn’t attend the meeting,” she said casually. Duke sized her up. He realized that she was in good spirits, so he guessed that it might not have been anything serious. While he scrutinized Adina, Flint scrutinized him in return. Flint had known Adina for four years. He was more aware than Adina about the men who pursued her. Once a man appeared around Adina, there was an 80% possibility that the man wanted to be with her. Flint scoffed. “There are billions of people queuing up to discuss a collaboration with our Addy. Who the heck are you? How dare you question why Addy stoo
Alden secretly thought, ‘Oh, no.’ Duke was very special to his sister. Whenever she saw Duke, she would be automatically drawn to him. He had made a mistake this time. He quickly ran after Melody and instantly grabbed her arm. “Mel, don’t run. Mom’s going to be worried.” Alden gently coaxed her. “Mom’s not well. If she’s worried about you, she won’t recover.” Melody finally stopped running. She walked up to the handrail in the hospital’s corridor and looked downstairs. She only looked away after Duke’s figure disappeared. Alden looked down and clenched his fists tightly. Duke Winters was very likely their father. However, that man had made two women pregnant at the same time, so he was not qualified to be their father. If his sister acknowledged Duke as her father, she could possibly be hurt once again. He did not want his mother and sister to get hurt. He was a man. He would grow up soon, and he would take care of the family on his own. After Adina received t
After she went back home and got changed, she drove to Daugherty Corporation.It was her first time there after she returned from abroad.Five years ago, it had been Daugherty Corporation's old building. Now, this building had been renovated. Its exterior wall was inlaid with blue glass, which refracted the blue sky and white clouds. It looked extraordinarily extravagant.Adina calmly walked inside.As soon as she showed up in the lobby, she attracted the attention of countless people.She was the Daugherty family's eldest daughter and the most beautiful woman in Sea City. Either one of those titles was sufficient to shock all the staff in Daugherty Corporation.“Isn’t this Adina? Why is she back in the company?”“Didn’t the news yesterday mention that she's become the third biggest shareholder of Daugherty Corporation? There's a shareholder meeting today, so naturally she has to come.” “She hasn't visited the company for about four years. I guess she doesn’t even know what th