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
“Haha!”Adina could not help but laugh.She did not expect Jasmine to be so shameless. Jasmine had done something to force Daniel to quit the competition, yet she managed to make herself sound righteous.“What are you laughing at?”Jasmine glared at Adina as though she wanted to kill her.“I’m laughing at your tainted perception because you think everyone is the same as you.” Adina smiled and spoke leisurely. “Jones Corporation should be succeeded by the members of the Jones family, not by a Yackley. In my opinion, no one is more suitable than Daniel to be the heir. It doesn’t matter if he has quit. I’m his sister, so I have the obligation to keep the position for him.”Her words were sonorous and powerful, which caused Daniel’s heart to tremble.He would not have expected Adina to say something like that.He recalled the situation when he ran into Adina in the Jones family’s mansion that afternoon, and she just asked him about this.She suddenly told their father that she wan
Zhenny’s expression instantly darkened.When that b*stard, Adina, mentioned Daniel’s name, she knew that her father would agree.Indeed, Daniel was the most suitable candidate to him.“Dad is right,” Zhenny softly added. “Jasmine is still young and immature, so please don’t mind her, Dad. Regarding the matter of the heir, we can confirm the details when Jones Corporation has a meeting later. What do you think?”Mr. Jones nodded. “We’ll discuss the matter later.”Adina smiled faintly.She brought this up at the banquet because she was afraid that the Jones family would go back on their word.Now that many people were witnesses. Even if Mr. Jones changed his mind later on or Zhenny cheated, it would be impossible to change anything.She was determined to obtain the heir position.The farce ended hurriedly, and the banquet continued, but people in the banquet hall looked at Adina with more disdain and curiosity.Mdm. Xavier held Adina’s hand and whispered, “Addy, even if it’s fo
Adina pursed her lips and took a sip of the champagne. It was a fine wine with a mellow and refreshing taste.The reunion banquet ended quietly.Dillon wanted to send Adina back, but she rejected him with a smile. “Duke is waiting for me outside. Dad, you better talk to Grandpa. He’s been watching you.” Dillon turned around and saw that Mr. Jones was really looking at him. He helplessly said, “Be careful on the road. Send me a message when you get home.”Adina nodded. She lifted the hem of her dress while walking out of the banquet hall.At this time, almost all the guests left. As soon as she reached the door, she was stopped by someone.She raised her eyebrows slightly. “Jasmine, what are you doing?”Jasmine gritted her teeth and said, “Adina Daugherty, you insist on standing up against me, right?”Adina chuckled. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”“You stole Flint, fine. Why do you still want to compete against me for the position of heir?” Jasmine said in hat