Adina went back to the living room balcony.She took a look at Harold’s painting. It was a painting of a withered lotus in winter, and it was already half-finished. The brush strokes were still that of an amateur, but the artistic undertones were there.Adina did not interrupt Harold’s painting and quietly took a seat to the side.The afternoon day flew by, and soon it was three o’clock in the afternoon. Harold was about to complete his painting when the sound of a car engine was heard from the mansion’s entrance.Dillon was so immersed in his fascination for Harold’s painting skills that he did not pay any attention to the situation outside.Adina turned her head to take a look outside. She saw a handsome youth disembark from a black car.It was Daniel.She thought about what she overheard from the servants earlier.For the sake of protecting her privacy, Daniel had pulled out from Jones Corporation’s succession contest.She pursed her lips and strode toward him.Daniel was
Daniel was speechless.‘Who’s mad at whom now?’He was going to turn stupid from all this scolding.Adina raised her eyebrows coolly. “Mr. Jones, do you know why Daniel dropped out of the succession contest?”Dillon was stunned. “How did we get to this topic?”Although he felt great regret over it, he thought it was a foregone conclusion. So be it. Even if Daniel was not in the succession contest, it would be fine.Adina said indifferently, “It’s because Jasmine is using my supposed sex scandal to threaten Daniel, forcing him to drop out.”Dillon was astonished by this. In his disbelief, he asked, “Daniel, I thought it was because you couldn’t accept Addy as a sister… I never thought that you would make such a huge compromise for your sister. I’m seeing you in a new light now…”Adina stayed silent.‘That’s not the point; the succession is, isn’t it?’The brain circuits in this father-and-son pair were just too strange.Daniel was annoyed. “Father, I just didn’t want her stra
It was already 5:00 pm when they came back from the Jones family.Along the way, Harold was the most excited. He simply could not stop talking.“Grandpa Dillon said I’m talented in painting. He even said that my drawings are good enough to shine even in a national children’s drawing competition.“Grandpa Dillon said he can teach me painting every weekend. Mommy, can you take me there every week?”Adina stroked his head and said, “Painting is very boring. It’s not something you’ll find yourself doing long, just because of a momentary spark of interest. Can you keep at it?”Harold nodded. “Mommy, I will keep drawing every day, just like Mel.”“Awesome.” Adina gently smiled and said, “I’ll take you to the market to buy professional painting tools and drawing papers tomorrow. Get some rest first today.”“Thank you, Mommy!”Harold happily took Melody to play.Meanwhile, Adina put on her apron and went to the kitchen. Duke had made her breakfast, so she should prepare dinner.There
After she said that, she glanced at Duke.Duke pursed his lips, turned on the laptop in the study room, and projected a surveillance video on the wall.The surveillance covered a room. It looked like a hotel room, but it barely passed as one, because the lighting was very dim, and the window was very small. It looked a little cramped.A man’s figure appeared under the dim light.He had a white bathrobe loosely wrapped around him while holding a cigarette with his fingers. He emitted a lazy and decadent aura.Catherine’s pupils contracted. “Earl…” As soon as she said that, two scantily clad women appeared in the surveillance. They walked over and leaned on Earl on each side while they touched his body. They even kissed him.Catherine was stunned. “Adina Daugherty, don’t go too far!”Adina chuckled. “I’m going too far? How far am I going? Earl Winters nearly killed my husband, while you removed my husband’s memories. We just made Earl lose his freedom. You see, how am I going to
When Duke returned to the master bedroom, his eyes were still squeezed shut.Adina massaged his forehead using an essential oil while quietly accompanying him.Finally, when it was 11:00 pm, he slowly opened his eyes.“Addy, I remembered everything. Memories of every day from my early childhood, to when I was about three years old, to the day I was abducted a month ago, to the day I came back.” Duke held Adina’s hand. “I finally know how we met.”Adina touched the back of his head. “Does your head still hurt?”The man shook his head. “After my memories have been sorted out, my brain feels relieved like it never has felt before.”“That’s great.” Adina felt happy for him. “You should handle those gangsters of Winters Corporation as soon as possible. I still feel uneasy.”Earl’s gaze in the surveillance today in particular still haunted her.She always felt that Earl would not easily surrender to his fate.“Addy, the matters of Winters Corporation are very trivial. I now want to
“Jump!”The robotic voice had been heard over and over again. Adina wanted to resist, but she was unable to fight back.Besides, her right cheek was very painful. She felt as if she was being slapped strongly. On top of the slaps, she felt as if her face was being sliced open.If jumping down could relieve her pain, she was willing to jump.Adina held the cold fence and leaped over with a flip.“Addy!”Duke was totally scared out of his wits.He swung his hand and grabbed Adina who almost fell down into his arms.“Addy, don’t scare me!”He lifted her, walked into the room, and locked the window of the balcony.When the room became warm again, Adina suddenly shivered.She slowly looked at Duke. “What happened… just now?”Duke stared at her and softly said, “You suddenly rushed to the balcony and nearly jumped down just now.”“I… jumped?”Adina was utterly dumbfounded.She tried to recall what happened just now, but her mind was completely blank.She did not remember what
When the doctor peeled the gauze off, the wounds were already recovered, so more dressing was unnecessary.Adina looked at the wounds in the mirror. They did not look as disgusting as she imagined, but the wound on the left cheek recovered much better.She gently touched her right cheek. It did not sting like the night before.She asked, “My right cheek gets into sudden pangs of pain, but this won’t happen to my left cheek. What is going on?”The doctor carefully examined the wound. “The trauma on the right is bigger and deeper. It’s recovering, so you will feel stinging pain. You must not scratch it with your hand so that the wound won’t be infected again.”“Is there no way to get rid of the pain?” Adina asked again.The situation last night seemed to happen after her right cheek was in stinging pain and her mind went blank.Duke also said, “Can you prescribe some painkillers?”The doctor advised them solemnly, “Painkillers are usually taken after a major illness or surgery. F
[No wonder Duke would have an affair. This face looks so disgusting. It’s not Duke’s fault for wanting a divorce.][Oh yeah, what about the divorce between Adina and Duke that happened some time ago? Why is there suddenly no further information?][Duke was already having affairs when she was not disfigured previously. Now her face is so ugly. I think this settles their divorce.][Men are visual animals. They will not accept a disfigured wife.]When Adina read the strange comments online, she chuckled before she shut down her phone.She did not understand why such a trivial matter could become a hot topic online when she was not even a popular celebrity.It looked like she had to put on a mask like Duke when she went out.Duke controlled the steering wheel while he asked her, “What happened?”“The netizens said my face is disfigured, and I was despised by my husband, so I’m abandoned and divorced,” Adina purposely said in a joking tone.Unexpectedly, this man said in a serious