“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
When Adina walked out to the entrance, she saw a black car parked at the exit, keeping a low profile.She smiled faintly and walked over. Before she reached the car, Duke got out of the driver’s seat and helped her open the passenger side door.The man bent down and carefully fastened her seat belt for her before he said in a deep voice, “Why did you drink wine?”“I just took a few sips,” Adina said casually. “When did you get here?”Duke returned to the driver seat, held the steering wheel, and said, “I just arrived.”He drove the car slowly on the road, and his low, deep voice rang out in the car. ‘I should’ve attended the reunion banquet with you today.”Adina was stunned but immediately understood it.She guessed that the incident at the banquet tonight had ended up on the news. Sophia had mocked her, the reporters had hounded her, and people at the banquet had criticized her. The netizens were probably discussing all those incidents.Duke must have specifically browsed thr
Ever since they returned from abroad, they had basically spent all their time together in bed.She quickly looked away and decided to behave herself to stop triggering the man.It was a quick drive, and the car soon entered the courtyard of the Winters family’s mansion. The moment Adina stepped out of the car, Duke grabbed her into his arms, and they kissed for a minute.Adina only moved out of Duke’s arms when she heard voices from the house. “There’s a guest. Watch how you behave.”Duke glanced at the mansion. “It’s Aunt Mandy. She’s not an outsider.”Adina quickly pulled herself together. Aunt Mandy was not a simple person.The last time she came to visit Mabel, she said a bunch of bad things about Adina in front of Mabel.Adina did not care about Mabel’s attitude toward her, but they were a family. If they could get along harmoniously, it was naturally better. But if Aunt Mandy instigated things, Adina was afraid that they might not be able to live under one roof.Adina smo
Aunt Mandy was so angry that she was breathing heavily.Mabel put down her teacup. “Forget you, even I, as the mother-in-law, never interfere with Addy’s personal matters.”“You’re her mother-in-law, and she’s your daughter-in-law. How can she be so arrogant to the elderly?” Aunt Mandy lowered her voice and angrily said, “When Duke wasn’t married, I showed you my niece. She’s such an obedient girl. If she married Duke, she would be great at taking care of her husband and serving her mother-in-law. She would not disrespect her mother-in-law like Adina.”Mabel seemed indifferent, but her thoughts were completely different from Mandy’s.She and Duke were in a tough situation. They were biological mother and son, but they had not been able to talk to each other at all for a week. But Addy, the middle person, never thought of mediating things. If it were Mandy’s niece, the situation would not have become so terrible.She knew that Addy had not done anything wrong, but she still hoped t
“Leave him!”She heard the mechanical voice over and over again.Adina instantly opened her eyes.“What’s wrong?”Duke immediately stopped moving and kissed her on the forehead.“No… Nothing.” As soon as Adina said that, she heard the voice again. Her head hurt so much, as though it was being split in half, and she nearly fainted.She suddenly remembered feeling the same pain that night when she suddenly tried to jump off the balcony. The pain in her right cheek spread to the back of her head, and she suddenly forgot everything.She could not let it happen again!No way!She could hear the voice accurately. It was not an illusion. It was a real voice that had appeared in her mind.The voice had a great force that dominated her entire mind. It ordered her to leave Duke.Why was there such a voice?Adina grabbed the bedsheet tightly as she fought the voice in her head with all her might.The intimate moment ended, and the voice in Adina’s head finally disappeared as well.S
It was not until the warm winter sun shone in from the balcony that Adina and Duke woke up lazily.It was already 8:00 am. The two of them, who rarely woke up late, had gotten busy the entire night, so they slept in a little longer.Just as Adina was about to wake up, Duke wrapped his arms around her waist. “Addy, you should sleep a little longer. You were exhausted last night.”“Aren’t you more exhausted?” Adina said without looking shy. “I still have to head to the company and work today. Don’t pester me.”After she said that, she quickly jumped off the bed.If they continued to lie in bed for a little longer, the man would definitely take advantage of her again.When Duke saw her running into the bathroom, he subconsciously chuckled.He lifted the blanket and got up. When he looked at the withered leaves and warm winter sun outside the window, his eyes were full of warmth.Once he finished his work this quarter, he would take Addy to the south for winter break.After Adina