Alden secretly thought, ‘Oh, no.’ Duke was very special to his sister. Whenever she saw Duke, she would be automatically drawn to him. He had made a mistake this time. He quickly ran after Melody and instantly grabbed her arm. “Mel, don’t run. Mom’s going to be worried.” Alden gently coaxed her. “Mom’s not well. If she’s worried about you, she won’t recover.” Melody finally stopped running. She walked up to the handrail in the hospital’s corridor and looked downstairs. She only looked away after Duke’s figure disappeared. Alden looked down and clenched his fists tightly. Duke Winters was very likely their father. However, that man had made two women pregnant at the same time, so he was not qualified to be their father. If his sister acknowledged Duke as her father, she could possibly be hurt once again. He did not want his mother and sister to get hurt. He was a man. He would grow up soon, and he would take care of the family on his own. After Adina received t
After she went back home and got changed, she drove to Daugherty Corporation.It was her first time there after she returned from abroad.Five years ago, it had been Daugherty Corporation's old building. Now, this building had been renovated. Its exterior wall was inlaid with blue glass, which refracted the blue sky and white clouds. It looked extraordinarily extravagant.Adina calmly walked inside.As soon as she showed up in the lobby, she attracted the attention of countless people.She was the Daugherty family's eldest daughter and the most beautiful woman in Sea City. Either one of those titles was sufficient to shock all the staff in Daugherty Corporation.“Isn’t this Adina? Why is she back in the company?”“Didn’t the news yesterday mention that she's become the third biggest shareholder of Daugherty Corporation? There's a shareholder meeting today, so naturally she has to come.” “She hasn't visited the company for about four years. I guess she doesn’t even know what th
“Even if I get out of here, you can’t change the fact that my mother established Daugherty Corporation.”Adina’s gentle tone and calm expression was a stark contrast to Aaron’s anger.A few secretaries in the corridor were so shocked that they dared not breathe heavily. The atmosphere froze, and the situation was tense.Adina took a step forward, and there was a light flash in her cold eyes. “Dad, you really won’t accept me?”Aaron gritted his teeth and said, “From the moment you set that fire four years ago, I no longer acknowledged you as my daughter.”“What if I told you that I didn’t set the fire?”“Even if you didn’t start it, the fire was set because of you.” Aaron’s eyes were ruthless and profound. “You shouldn’t have come back alive.”“Okay, I understand now.”Adina smiled brightly.Since their father-daughter relationship had progressed to such a point, any so-called affection had also disappeared.So, she did not need to fear anything now.“Dad, Adina, please don’t
Her father could get out uninjured, but she would not be so lucky.Once the truth was exposed, she and her mother would be in great trouble.Dew took a deep breath. “Dad, the shareholder meeting is starting. Let’s attend the meeting first.”Most of Daugherty Corporation’s shares were held by the Daugherty family members. Aaron had 35%, Dew and Adina had 25% respectively, and the rest held a small portion.Dew had initially been the biggest shareholder. After her shares were divided, she ranked second with Adina. To increase her power, Aaron transferred 1% to her. So, Adina became the third biggest shareholder with just 1% less than Dew.Aaron sat in the main seat, while Dew and Adina sat on either side of him.The big shareholders in the room had naturally heard about the change in the Daugherty family’s shares. Many of them were senior employees who had worked hard with Aaron in the past, so they knew the Daugherty family well. Before the meeting started, Dew had even talked to
The shareholders sitting in the meeting room were experienced businessmen. When they thought about it, they understood Winters Corporation's intentionIf there was no connection between Winters Corporation and Daugherty Corporation, they would be lending their hand when Daugherty Corporation was in trouble.If Winters Corporation was close with Daugherty Corporation, they would just be giving them an arbitrary project.Mr. Porter said, “No matter what, this project will only be advantageous to Daugherty Corporation. Since it will only start in three years, we’ll talk about this project three years later. Now, Ms. Dew Daugherty, please talk about the big projects that are currently progressing in Daugherty Corporation so that we can have a brief idea.”Dew flipped through her documents and slowly reported, “There are three main projects in Daugherty Corporation. Two of them are going to be completed soon, and another one is in process. Besides, the company is also in talks for other
She was beautiful and arrogant. Her every move and smile appeared confident and casual.Besides, she really understood the customers, so the seated shareholders subconsciously listened to her.Mr. Lawson's expression improved, and he said, “What else do you know? Carry on.”“Actually, I think Daugherty Corporation should target Boyd Corporation instead of the Williams and Jones family.” Adina looked up with a twinkle in her eyes. “Boyd Corporation is going to build a city of heavy machinery in Sea City. I guess all of you can estimate how many products Daugherty Corporation can produce without me explaining it.”Dew suddenly chuckled. “Adina, since you know Boyd Corporation, it means you’ve really been following Daugherty Corporation these past four years. But, how can you not know that Boyd Corporation doesn’t work with any local company?”Mr. Lawson criticized Adina. “I thought you’d have a good idea. It looks like you’re only good at empty words.”Mr. Porter also scoffed. “Eve
It was difficult to secure the project with Boyd Corporation, but it was not entirely impossible.If Adina resorted to dirty tricks like sleeping with an executive, maybe the executives would lower their requirements and sign the contract.The project was incredibly important, but Dew would rather not cooperate with Boyd Corporation than allow Adina to work in Daugherty Corporation… Adina was like a wild wolf that was waiting for the right moment. If Adina entered the company, the Daugherty family would no longer know peace. “Adina, Boyd Corporation is well-known for being hard to deal with. I think you shouldn’t waste your time,” Dew said. “If you really want to do something for Daugherty Corporation, you can try to approach Mr. Williams…” Adina raised her eyebrows and smiled. “Not even ten Williams families and Jones families can compare to a project from Boyd Corporation. I’ll convince the staff of Boyd Corporation to sign the contract in three days.”Her tone was filled wi
Adina was calm. “Go on.”“I’ll give you another $100,000,000, so it will be a total of $1,100,000,000. After you get the money, get as far away from Sea City as possible and never ever come back.”Dew's heart bled as she said that.She did not have that much money in her account, so she had to go and get a loan from the bank in order to collect the $1,100,000,000.But what other solution did she have?George had sent some people to watch her closely, so it was impossible for her to find someone to assassinate Adina again.Besides, if she killed Adina and people found out, she would never be able to marry into the Winters family.If she could make Adina go away by spending some money, she would try her best to produce the cash.If she lost the money, she could earn it back again. But if she was exposed, there would be no way to turn the situation around… Adina stared at Dew’s dynamic and interesting expressions before she chuckled. “Dew, you’re not someone who operates at a l