If Mr. Jones were to find out about this, he would certainly question Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared.Even though Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared did not receive any benefits from Zhenny, the rumors that spread alone could ruin them…“Mdm. Jones, Ms. Daugherty, we still have other issues to handle. We’ll take our leave.”Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared forced a smile as they left.Zhenny chuckled and said, “Addy, you’re young, but don’t be so hot-tempered. No matter what, Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared are experienced staff in Jones Corporation. You shouldn’t be rude to them.”In other words, Zhenny was hinting to Adina that Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared had been hurt by Adina’s actions. She was mocking Adina for not showing respect to the company’s experienced staff. Adina sighed. “Mr. Owen and Mr. Jared are very capable. I was looking forward to learning from them. Unfortunately, they seemed to show more interest in working on the petrochemical project with you. What a waste…”Zhenny squinted.‘Is this b*tch saying
The winter night was cold and windy, but it was warm indoors.Adina sat on the carpet in the study and leaned her back against Duke’s chest. She tapped on her notebook as he said, “Duke, if I remember correctly, Winters Corporation has a tourism-property type of project. What are the improvement areas you can find in Jones Corporation’s resort project?”Duke solemnly answered, “I’ve gone through the plans for the resort project. Overall, the project has a large space for profitability. But you have to find its distinctive features in order to win against the petrochemical project. Finding that distinction within the resort project is the key to winning the contest.”Duke pointed at the blueprint with his index finger. “You can divide this area into three zones. You can develop coastal tourism, hotels, folk activities, villas, and so on in the first part. Then, you can turn this part into a sea club, and use the area around the sea to expand the resort. It will mainly be for aquatic
“Nothing,” Duke said plainly. “Didn’t you say you wanted to drink water? Why aren’t you going downstairs yet?”“Okay.” Harold turned around and left. After he took a step, he turned his head around again and said, “Johnny told me that he saw his parents fighting with each other, and his mother cried after his father beat her up. Johnny was really scared, so he told our preschool teacher about it. Daddy, don’t you ever mistreat Mommy. If you do, I’ll tell the police instead of my preschool teacher.”Duke and Adina were speechless…Adina forced a smile. “Hal, why would I even fight with your daddy? Silly boy, don’t think about such nonsense. Come on, I’ll bring you downstairs to get some water. After you finish drinking, I’ll pour you another glass and place it on the bedside table so that you don’t have to go downstairs to drink water in the middle of the night.”After Harold was done, Adina sent him back to his room before returning to the master bedroom.She locked the door and s
It was snowing again. Crystal snowflakes fell on the balcony and windows. Duke was aware that Adina liked snow. She used to grab a handful of snow from the balcony early in the morning and bring them into the house like a little girl.However, at this moment, she was indifferent to the snow outside the window.The snowfall grew heavier, and soon, the balcony was covered in a thick layer of snow.After one or two hours, Adina turned her head around. “Duke, it’s snowing.”Duke was relieved.He walked to the balcony and hugged her. “Yes, it’s snowing. It’s getting cold. Rest well at home tomorrow. You can assign your work to your subordinates,” he said softly.Adina nestled in his arms and said, “There’s still something I have to personally handle.”She yawned and looked at her watch. “My god! It’s already 2:00 am.” She was shocked.Duke hugged her and gently said, “It was already late when you got back to the room. It’s time to go to bed now.”He helped Adina back to bed and c
Due to the snowing, the site operation had temporarily come to a halt, and the workers had been given a day off. However, a dozen workers were busy over in the area by the coastline…Adina frowned. “What are they doing over there?”Graham said, “I asked them earlier. They said they’re building the guard rails, but there isn’t such a structure on the blueprint…”Mr. Wilson nodded. “The blueprint shows that area is supposed to be for boat rentals. If they surround it with guard rails, we won’t be able to carry out this activity.”Adina wrapped her coat tightly around her body and approached the workers.Many tools were strewn around the ground. The length of the guard rails would be at least three to four hundred meters, occupying two-thirds of the coastline.If the workers sealed more than half of the coastline, the resort project’s unique feature would be gone.Most importantly, the blueprint did not include the construction of the guard rails.Before Adina spoke, Daniel ster
Fatso wielded the steel pipe and charged at Adina.Daniel had no idea what he was about to do, so he rushed forward and shielded Adina.Fatso could care less about them. He pushed Daniel to the side. Daniel was only in his early twenties. He was a skinny young man. When Fatso pushed him, Daniel almost fell to the ground.Adina looked stony. She grabbed Fatso by the wrist and slammed him over her shoulder. Fatso crashed onto the ground.Fatso was the head of the workers. When he was defeated, the rest of his workers surrounded Adina and her group.Adina snorted. “Why? Do you want to stay a few days behind the bars?”The workers were just laymen. They had their own families. If they were sent to jail, they would lose a lot of their wages. They retreated.“You’ve worked for half of the day for today. You can get your wages from Jones Corporation. Don’t even think about finishing the rest.” Adina said coolly, “If any of you are free this afternoon, help me to remove all the guard
“Adina is under tremendous stress. That was why she fainted,” said the doctor. “She has to rest properly for at least three days. As her family, you should make sure she is not under any pressure.”Duke’s face darkened. “Yes. Thank you, doctor.”After the doctor finished the inspection, he packed his tools and left the ward. Duke turned to Daniel. “What happened before she fainted?”Daniel pursed his lips. This was his first time meeting his rumored brother-in-law.Daniel thought Adina and her husband had a rift in their relationship. Otherwise, why hadn’t his brother-in-law come to visit the Jones family?After Daniel saw Duke, he realized that his brother-in-law truly cared about his sister. Daniel noticed the concern in Duke’s eyes ever since they had arrived at the hospital.‘Could the reason for his brother-in-law’s unwillingness to visit them be the scars on his face?’Daniel avoided looking at Duke’s scar. He said softly, “The workers breached the construction law at t
“Addy, calm down.” Duke wrapped his arm around her shoulders.“Let me go!” Adina pushed Duke away.The push tugged the needle out of her arm. Blood spilled and sprayed on the snow-white sheet. Duke tried to stop her and help her with her wound and the bleeding. But she avoided him. “Stay away from me! Duke, get away!”Duke spoke softly, “Addy, you need an infusion. I’ll call the nurse to come and help you with the infusion, okay?”“I don’t want any infusion! I don’t want an injection! Stop making decisions on my behalf without my permission!”Adina put on her shoes and headed out of the ward.They were on the fourth floor. There was a corridor outside the ward.Duke reached Adina and hugged her.“Let go of me! Get your hands off me!” Adina tried to break free from his grasp. She tried to push him away. Duke held onto her. He was afraid she might hurt herself, so he didn’t let her go. “Addy, don’t do this, please,” he said, hoarsely. “Addy, I’m Duke. I’m your husband.”“I