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
All the four kids in the room looked at each other at a loss.Harold’s eyes became teary. He sniffed and said, “I thought Mommy was just mildly injured. Why would this happen?”“Mommy must be very sad…” Melody gloomily said. She was a girl who loved to be pretty and loved to dress up, and so did Mommy.If her face was ruined, she would be so sad that she cried every day. Mommy should have also cried. It was just that she did not cry in front of the four of them.“No matter what has happened to Mommy, she is still our Mommy,” Alden indifferently said, “Don’t act like this in front of Mommy, or she will think we despise her.”Harold quickly wiped his tears off. “Okay, I will not cry. I want to wait for Mommy to come back happily.”George pursed his lips before he softly said, “Mel, don’t you have toys for makeup?”Melody nodded. “Yes, Grandma bought it for me.”Grandma bought all the toys that girls loved, and she had a special dollhouse.George fell into contemplative silence
The screen was full of comments like, “I can’t accept this sadness.”When the host saw the audience overreacting, he smiled to smooth out the situation and said, “Have you forgotten? Ninian just said that she wanted to announce some good news!”His words reminded everyone at the venue.With that, almost everyone held their breath and listened to her.“Everett and I will be holding a wedding soon!”“What?!”“Ah! Awesome! The day has finally come!”“Sob! Ninian and Everett finally have a happy ending! I’m going to cry! They’re my youth! I’ve witnessed love that has gone the distance!”“You have my blessings! You have to be happy for the rest of your lives!”Their cheers grew louder and louder, almost overturning the whole award hall.Everett was standing backstage. When Ninian saw the scene, she turned back, looked into his eyes, and smiled.They were finally getting married.The eighth of September was a good day for their wedding.The headlines in the entertainment section
The Winters family fell silent again.Among the three sisters-in-law, Lana was already so moved that she wept. Raina and Nerola were stronger, but their eyes turned red too.The Winters brothers, who were initially touched, instantly appeared dissatisfied as a result.They were actually moved and crying for other men? Women, you were playing with fire!Naturally, the Winters brothers did not have a chance to vent their anger because Duke had already stood up.He walked to the similarly outstanding young men, who were standing side by side, and patted their shoulders. At this moment, he seemed to age a little. He did not look like the overlord who dominated the business industry in the past.“From now on, I’ll leave my two babies to you.”When Brooklyn and Everett heard this, they were taken aback, but their eyes were soon filled with excitement.Before they could respond, Duke had already walked far away. Meanwhile, Adina got up abruptly to accompany him.She turned back and l
“Uncle Duke,” Brooklyn and Everett greeted Duke at the same time.Brooklyn was older, so he moved a step forward first and said, “Uncle Duke, this is something that I prepared three years ago. All properties under my name, including shares that aren’t limited to the family business, properties, estates, stocks, etc… were transferred to Mel three years ago. Whether in the past or in the future, everything I have, including my life, will belong to her.”Melody was shocked when he said that.All his properties had been transferred to her? He never mentioned anything to her. He just silently gave her everything.“Daddy…” Melody looked at Duke, and her clear gaze was filled with helplessness which was rare.Brooklyn was the only person, other than her family, who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.Such love that was enthusiastic, reserved, hidden, yet deep and long-lasting made her heart seize.George took the documents from Brooklyn and passed them to Duke.Duke flipped t
At the same time, Alden replied to her.“Daddy and Mommy are just in the next city. The journey will take two hours.”Melody was speechless. She was right!There was murderous intent on the indifferent and delicate girl’s face.Good! Great! She wanted to see where her father could hide this time!When Ninian came out after putting her makeup on, it was still early. There were still two hours before the ceremony’s banquet.There was still half an hour left before her father came home. At this time, Melody secretly called Everett and Brooklyn to come over. They were fully prepared, and they just waited for Duke to return home.At the side, George, Raina, Harold, Lana, Alden, and Nerola were watching the show.After the Winters sisters worked hard, the three of their sisters-in-law were successfully bribed to support them to get married as soon as possible.Even the three of their henpecked brothers also took their sides.Now, the Winters siblings had everything ready. They we
Her words were audible in the live stream, and they instantly caused a big fuss.[Ninian has a kid!][Is “the Everett” a dad now?][Sob! I knew that they secretly got married!][How could they not live broadcast my husband and wife’s wedding?]The comments on the screen kept moving, while Ninian was clueless on the other side.She just said, “It’s our baby. Please make the necessary arrangements, thank you.”The comments became more frenzied.[?][!]A series of symbols occupied the whole screen. After Ninian hung up, they were still rolling.The netizens were worked up.By the time the venue’s staff realized this, it had become the top trending topic.[#The Everett and Ninian secretly got married!][#Baby Ninian has a kid!][#The Everett is a father now!]Crazy, screaming fans filled the bottom of the screams.The couple had been together for so long, and the fans had gotten used to them from not accepting them at the beginning.After all, Ninian grew up quickly befo
There was also “as long as a woman had a stable job and strong support from her family, she would be happy and relaxed even if she stayed single for her whole life.”She could go on.Besides, what was more cunning about Duke was that he would never post the quotes using his own account. He would use his wife’s, Adina’s WhatsApp, to post inspirational quotes and links every time.In the beginning, it caused the Winters siblings to panic for a time, and they thought that their mother opposed their marriage.They sighed in relief only after Alden unintentionally hacked his father’s account. He realized that his father had found the posts and forwarded them to his mother before posting them using his mother’s phone.It was fine. It was normal for the father-in-law to trouble his sons-in-law.It was the same theory as the mother-in-law having conflicts with her daughters-in-law.However, the roles changed in their family. It was the father who was being antagonistic toward the daught
Reverie’s smile was sincere and genuine.She initially helped Ninian only because she thought that Ninian was great. Besides, Ninian said she wanted to rely on herself before the casting, which also impressed and moved her.Unexpectedly, she gave herself an opportunity with her unintentional act. That made Reverie feel blessed and surprised.Hearing what she said, Ninian felt warm and comforted.Everyone thought that the entertainment industry was filthy and full of schemes.In reality, there were many people who pursued their dreams and worked very hard there. There were also many people who helped and supported each other.When there were people, there would be competition, but there would also be warmth and sincerity.Ninian filmed her scenes in an orderly manner.As for the Winters siblings, their relationships also developed smoothly.George had happily begun preparing for his wedding. Raina was not a pretentious person either, and the couple had discussions about how the
However, to the surprise of those haters, Ninian, who was acting for the first time, not only did not drop the ball on any of her performances in the Oscar-level mission, but she also managed to portray her own charm and personality in the character very well.From her gentleness and firmness at the start to the grandeur during the protest to her enthusiasm and passion even when captured by the enemy and taken to the execution ground, her character arc represented the experiences of countless revolutionary predecessors.She had absorbed the spirits of many ancestors into her body. Seeing her alone demonstrated the bravery and unstoppable power of Cairnstan’s youth.Before she was executed, she looked at the rising sun and showed a gentle and firm smile.In the end, gunshots rang out, and her body dropped to the ground. However, the sun rose all the way and illuminated the earth.Numerous people were moved and went wild at the scene where she smiled. It was not until everyone’s e
“What? What turn of events?” Nilson immediately asked. “We have defenders!”“Defenders? What defenders? Are you talking about soccer now?” With wide eyes, Nilson asked.“No, not those types of defenders! What I mean is that someone stepped in and is explaining on Ms. Winters’ behalf! But it’s not one of our people. It’s defenders from outside!” explained the staff. “What?” Nilson immediately stood up. “Let me see!”The staff quickly handed the phone over to him, and the website page on the screen kept on refreshing. [@ActressReverieWood: “I’ve worked with the Winters family’s little princess before. She has a lovely personality. She’s soft-spoken and well-behaved, and she has no temper at all. What surprised me the most was her acting skills. She was a rookie who was full of presence, and she could easily blend into the concept. Most actors, including myself, admire someone as talented as her.]A few short clips were attached under the tweet, all of which were from the show,