One could say that he had never seen Addy lose her temper like that ever since they met.“It’s alright. I’ll just go upstairs and coax your mommy.” Duke comforted the children before he took the medical kit and went upstairs.He knocked on the door gently. “Addy, your finger is still bleeding. Can you let me in to take care of your wound? Once I’m done, you can hit me or yell at me as much as you want.”But there was no sound in the room.Duke felt more puzzled.Had he really used too much force?He continued to knock on the door. “Addy, can you open the door first? We can talk in person if something’s wrong.”The four children downstairs looked at each other.Melody bit her bottom lip and said, “Why do I feel like Mommy’s extremely angry this time?”“Mommy’s finger seems to be bleeding,” Alden pursed his lips and spoke.When they were living abroad, no matter how serious the injury was, his mommy would not mind it. Getting angry was even less likely. She was acting strange f
Adina did not understand how she could lose her memory.She had completely forgotten what happened in the past twenty minutes.She lowered her head and looked at the man who was handling the wound on her index finger. She felt guilty. “I’m sorry, Duke. I didn’t forget on purpose.”Duke sighed in relief only after he carefully cleaned the bloody scab for her and put on the bandage.He reached out to stroke her slightly messy hair and softly said, “Addy, you don’t have to apologize to me. Should we go to the hospital for an examination later?”It was very abnormal for someone to just lose her memory of a certain period.If this had been the only time she had acted strangely, it would have been fine. But Addy had abruptly walked to the balcony and nearly jumped off at night not long ago.Most importantly, Addy forgot about that incident too.Adina nodded gently. “When I first gave birth to the four kids, my memory would suddenly appear faulty. People have said that pregnancy can l
His daddy’s desire for his mommy’s exclusivity was terrifying.“Okay, enjoy your date.” Harold waved in pain. “Mommy, remember to bring me some delicious food.”Melody blinked. “Daddy, you have to protect Mommy. We’ll wait for you to come back.”The four children stood at the mansion’s entrance and watched the two of them leave.The car then headed straight to the hospital.Some clinics were closed at night, but Duke had made a call in advance and booked an appointment with the best doctor.Adina took the list and underwent various examinations before she brought the examination report to the outpatient clinic.The doctor carefully flipped through the five checklists. “There aren’t any big issues with the data in the report. Suddenly forgetting something that just happened is known as temporary memory impairment in medicine. This impairment will slowly disappear with time, but it will also become increasingly severe with age. Under normal circumstances, the symptoms will become
Adina still did not escape Duke.When she looked at the few dark red hickeys on her neck, she almost wanted to cry without tears.“Duke Winters, you b*stard!”She put on her makeup while she gritted her teeth and cursed.Duke slowly put on a suit and seemed very satisfied with himself. “I’ll send you over later.”Adina snorted and ignored him.Luckily, the dress that Dillon had custom-made for her was relatively conservative, and it covered the hickeys on her neck. Hence, she was not afraid of people gossiping about her.By the time she dressed up and went downstairs, Mr. Brown had sent the four kids to preschool. It was the end of November now. The kids would have a winter break in half a month, and it would be a brand-new year following the second half of that month.Speaking of which, this was the first New Year’s Eve that Adina would be spending with the kids in Cairnstan, and she secretly looked forward to it.Duke sent Adina to the entrance of the hotel.“Give me a call
Her features were delicate and decent. She looked even more elegant and radiant with heavy makeup. Her face was gorgeous and dazzling as if she had just stepped out of a painting.Sophia felt more jealous, and she said with a fake smile, “Now I realize that pregnancy before marriage is inheritable. No wonder people always say, like mother, like daughter. Addy, you and your mother really come from the same family—”Slap!Halfway through her sentence, a crisp slap rang out on her cheek.Sophia widened her eyes in disbelief. “Are you crazy, Adina? How dare you slap me?!”She was about to rush over with her arms raised, but Richard yelled, “You just came to make a fool of yourself. Why do I have a daughter like you? Ethan, send her back to the Gardner family!”Ethan quickly went forward. He pressed down Sophia’s arms and softly said, “Sophia, there are many people here today. Don’t cause trouble. I’m sending you home.”Adina rubbed her slightly numb fingertips and nonchalantly said,
“Her face is really ruined. She isn’t as beautiful as before.”“Even if the scars can be repaired with plastic surgeries, she won’t have that natural face anymore. What a shame.”“I didn’t expect Adina to be the illegitimate daughter of the Jones family too. This is breaking news.”“Most importantly, we didn’t hear anything about it before the reunion banquet. I only realized that the Jones family was holding a reunion banquet after I arrived at the banquet hall.”“Adina’s current status is amazing. She’s the only daughter of the Jones family, a relative of the Xavier family, and Mdm. Winters…” “Mdm. Winters? I don’t think so. No one from the Winters family came tonight. Clearly, Adina’s falling out with them.”“It’s true! We’ve been here so long, but I haven’t seen a single member of the Winters family.”“They aren’t divorced, are they?”Adina did not even raise her brows as all kinds of whispers came from her surroundings.When she decided to hold the reunion banquet, she a
“Uncle, what does the reporter’s intrusion have to do with you? What did you do wrong?” Jasmine smiled and said, “It’s mainly because the divorce between Addy and her husband is too confusing. Everyone is curious. Addy, why don’t you take this opportunity today to solve the puzzle for us?”She called Adina “Addy,” but her voice was filled with a hidden coldness.Adina curled her lips into a bright faint smile. “Jas, if you can tell everyone about your pursuit of men, I don’t mind sharing with everyone about what happened between my husband and me.”Right after she said that, Jasmine’s expression completely darkened.She had always been the one courting Flint, but she never won him over at all. If that was exposed, she would be totally embarrassed.Jasmine was afraid that Adina would expose her private business, so she obediently stopped talking.Dillon then led Adina to the spotlight.He held a microphone and spoke in good spirits, “Hello. Thank you for attending the Jones famil
Jasmine’s response made Dillon’s expression turn completely cold.“Even you can run for the heir position when you’re not a member of the Jones family. Why can’t Addy?” His gaze was disapproving. “Besides, Addy is the real Ms. Jones. If I hear the term ‘illegitimate daughter’ again, I’m going to ask you to stop calling me ‘Uncle.’”Jasmine widened her eyes in disbelief.Uncle Dillon had always pampered her the most, and he would give her the best. However, he was saying such cruel things to her now.Adina was clearly an illegitimate daughter. Why could she not say that?Just as she was about to refute, Zhenny stopped her.Zhenny’s expression was also sullen. She knew that nothing good would come of it when Adina suddenly wanted to return to the Jones family. Despite that, she did not expect the little b*stard to actually have such a plan.Dillon and Zhenny had been close siblings about twenty years ago, and she knew slightly about Dillon’s relationship with Olivia. She even knew