’This b*tch has two scars on her face, but why is she still so beautiful?’“Grandpa, Dad, Aunt Zhenny,” Adina greeted everyone in the room. “Adina!” said Daniel.“Even I, an illegitimate daughter or “my kind” as you so eloquently put it, know that I must greet my elders and relatives who are older than me when I enter the room. Why doesn’t Jasmine seem to know about this?” Adina smiled. “Jasmine has the guidance of Aunt Zhenny, but she is still so improper. If she was left to grow up and fend for herself like me, I wonder what she will turn into.”Zhenny’s face turned icy. ‘This b*tch turned the same thing I just said on my daughter. Was she listening at the door? What a scheming b*tch!’“Don’t be angry, Aunt Zhenny.” Adina smiled sweetly. “Even though Jasmine is ignorant, she is still my cousin. I’ll ask her to pay more attention to her etiquette in the future. I will look out for her.”“No one asked you to do that. You’re just an illegitimate daughter! You have no right to ed
Adina smiled gratefully at her father.She said, “The one billion is an investment that I acquired, and it has nothing to do with the petrochemical project.”“It’s not up to you to say whether it has something to do with it,” said Jasmine aggressively. “One billion dollars is not a small amount. No more than ten companies in Sea City can spend one billion dollars to invest in projects like these. Why don’t you tell us who made such a large investment?”One billion dollars indeed wasn’t a small amount. Although shares were worth billions, who would sell the shares for cash? “Fortunately, I carry all the documents of the resort project with me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to defend myself.” Adina shook her head with a smile. She took a document from her bag and put it in front of Mr. Jones. “This is the project investment contract. I haven’t had time to file it yet. Grandpa, you can have a look and decide if anything is wrong there.”Mr. Jones picked up the document. He seemed st
Under the cold gaze of Mr. Jones and Dillon, she swallowed her pride. “Addy, I’m very sorry.”“That is quite alright. I will not take it to heart,” said Adina, waving her hand generously. “I still have too many things to deal with, so I’ll leave first.”She turned around on her high heels and left the study.Dillon chased after her. “Addy, won’t you stay for at least a meal?”“I already ate dinner. In fact, I rushed here right after finishing my meal. It hasn’t even had time to digest yet.” Adina smiled at her father. “Dad, you don’t need to see me out. I can go.”Dillon took two more steps forward as he did not want to part with his daughter. Although he had reunited with her, he didn’t get too many chances to actually spend time with her. He had never had the chance to shower her with fatherly affection.“Addy, please wait a minute,” said Dillon. “I bought something for you. Take it back with you.”Adina wanted to refuse politely. But Dillon had already gone to his room. He re
As soon as Duke reached home, a package was delivered. Duke glanced at the address of the sender and signed the package. Then, he entered the mansion with Adina in his arms.Adina watched him open the package, revealing a small box. He opened the box. There was a golden-black earring inside.Duke disassembled the earring and found the complicated transistor routing. “Duke, give me an hour,” said Adina. I’ll try and see what it is.”Duke nodded. He knew that Adina was good at hacking, so she would definitely crack this thing and find out what it was for.Adina took the earring into the study and connected it to the computer. Her frown got deeper, the more she studied it. This thing was a bit beyond her skill.An hour later, Adina came out of the study with a solemn face. Duke stopped his work and turned to look at her. “How is it? Did you find anything out?”“This is a communicator, and it only has a program for issuing orders. It doesn’t have the original program of the chi
“Your mommy is very busy,” said Duke gently. “Al, I will send you something later. Have a look and tell me if you can break the code.”Alden nodded. “Okay, Daddy.”After hanging up, Duke sent Alden the program used to issue orders, which was extracted by Adina.He had worked with his son before and knew how extraordinary his skills were.Adina’s talent was mainly in programming, while Alden had an incredible talent in breaking into information systems.In the Winters family’s mansion, Alden received an email.George leaned over to look. “What did Daddy send you?”Alden opened the email and frowned. “It’s a program code. Daddy asked me to try to break it.”He took the phone upstairs, took out the notebook from under the bed, and sat on the carpet with the notebook in his arms. George stood behind him, watching his brother try to break into the code.The sound of his fingers clacking on the keyboard filled the room. As he continued, his face turned solemn.After half an hour,
George glanced at the computer screen. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. He was appalled.“Al, maybe you are overthinking?”“I genuinely hope so,” said Alden. “But I think something is indeed wrong with Mommy.”George looked at him in disbelief. He turned around, took out his notebook, and tapped on the keyboard to search for more information. “The ones implanted with biochips are forced to accept programmed instructions,” read George. “They will unconditionally complete the instructions like an emotionless robot.”“They will do anything to complete the order. According to a survey, 30% of the victims killed their wives to complete the order given to them.”“The official rescued dozens of victims who had been implanted with chips. After the chips were destroyed, the victims were still found to suffer from long-term side-effects.”George raised his head. “Al, this is impossible!”Alden said in a faint voice, “We’ll find Mommy tomorrow.”George hesitated for a moment. H
Adina chuckled. “What about you? What do you think?”“Jasmine lacks real skill. If Jones Corporation is really handed to her, it will definitely go downhill in three years.”Adina could not help but smile. “Since you know that, why did you back out from the succession contest?”Daniel was silent. He would never admit that he was an idiot sometimes. “It will be fantastic if we can win, but it’ll be fine if we lose too.” Adina smiled. “You’ve been handling the resort project by yourself all this time. When the project ends, you will have learned far more than you could have imagined. It’ll be a priceless achievement in your life. With that, perhaps you can one day build another empire for the Jones family.”“Thanks for giving me this chance, Adina,” Daniel said sincerely. “Why are you thanking me? You should thank your grandpa. He cares about you, which is why he let me join the contest. Grandpa Jones loves you. You better not let the old man down.” “I won’t!” Daniel said fierc
“Your mom has a meeting later this evening. She’s too busy to accompany you.”Duke’s voice was stern, inviting no arguments.George had grown up under Duke’s strict authority, therefore he had no intention to rebel.But Alden glanced up in determination. “I just want to eat with mommy. After dinner, George and I will go home right away.”Duke frowned and was ready to protest but Adina interrupted. “Just let them stay for dinner.”She smiled and led the two kids into the house. “You two can play in the living room while I go make dinner.”She put on an apron and walked to the kitchen. The fridge was stocked with food she had bought while Duke was sleeping. It had everything she needed.While she was busy cooking, Duke talked to the kids in the living room. “Why are only two of you here? Where are Harold and Mel?”“They don’t know that we’re here,” George replied obediently. “It’s fine to come over, but why hide in the bushes?” Duke asked calmly, his gaze fixed on Alden. Du
The screen was full of comments like, “I can’t accept this sadness.”When the host saw the audience overreacting, he smiled to smooth out the situation and said, “Have you forgotten? Ninian just said that she wanted to announce some good news!”His words reminded everyone at the venue.With that, almost everyone held their breath and listened to her.“Everett and I will be holding a wedding soon!”“What?!”“Ah! Awesome! The day has finally come!”“Sob! Ninian and Everett finally have a happy ending! I’m going to cry! They’re my youth! I’ve witnessed love that has gone the distance!”“You have my blessings! You have to be happy for the rest of your lives!”Their cheers grew louder and louder, almost overturning the whole award hall.Everett was standing backstage. When Ninian saw the scene, she turned back, looked into his eyes, and smiled.They were finally getting married.The eighth of September was a good day for their wedding.The headlines in the entertainment section
The Winters family fell silent again.Among the three sisters-in-law, Lana was already so moved that she wept. Raina and Nerola were stronger, but their eyes turned red too.The Winters brothers, who were initially touched, instantly appeared dissatisfied as a result.They were actually moved and crying for other men? Women, you were playing with fire!Naturally, the Winters brothers did not have a chance to vent their anger because Duke had already stood up.He walked to the similarly outstanding young men, who were standing side by side, and patted their shoulders. At this moment, he seemed to age a little. He did not look like the overlord who dominated the business industry in the past.“From now on, I’ll leave my two babies to you.”When Brooklyn and Everett heard this, they were taken aback, but their eyes were soon filled with excitement.Before they could respond, Duke had already walked far away. Meanwhile, Adina got up abruptly to accompany him.She turned back and l
“Uncle Duke,” Brooklyn and Everett greeted Duke at the same time.Brooklyn was older, so he moved a step forward first and said, “Uncle Duke, this is something that I prepared three years ago. All properties under my name, including shares that aren’t limited to the family business, properties, estates, stocks, etc… were transferred to Mel three years ago. Whether in the past or in the future, everything I have, including my life, will belong to her.”Melody was shocked when he said that.All his properties had been transferred to her? He never mentioned anything to her. He just silently gave her everything.“Daddy…” Melody looked at Duke, and her clear gaze was filled with helplessness which was rare.Brooklyn was the only person, other than her family, who was willing to sacrifice everything for her.Such love that was enthusiastic, reserved, hidden, yet deep and long-lasting made her heart seize.George took the documents from Brooklyn and passed them to Duke.Duke flipped t
At the same time, Alden replied to her.“Daddy and Mommy are just in the next city. The journey will take two hours.”Melody was speechless. She was right!There was murderous intent on the indifferent and delicate girl’s face.Good! Great! She wanted to see where her father could hide this time!When Ninian came out after putting her makeup on, it was still early. There were still two hours before the ceremony’s banquet.There was still half an hour left before her father came home. At this time, Melody secretly called Everett and Brooklyn to come over. They were fully prepared, and they just waited for Duke to return home.At the side, George, Raina, Harold, Lana, Alden, and Nerola were watching the show.After the Winters sisters worked hard, the three of their sisters-in-law were successfully bribed to support them to get married as soon as possible.Even the three of their henpecked brothers also took their sides.Now, the Winters siblings had everything ready. They we
Her words were audible in the live stream, and they instantly caused a big fuss.[Ninian has a kid!][Is “the Everett” a dad now?][Sob! I knew that they secretly got married!][How could they not live broadcast my husband and wife’s wedding?]The comments on the screen kept moving, while Ninian was clueless on the other side.She just said, “It’s our baby. Please make the necessary arrangements, thank you.”The comments became more frenzied.[?][!]A series of symbols occupied the whole screen. After Ninian hung up, they were still rolling.The netizens were worked up.By the time the venue’s staff realized this, it had become the top trending topic.[#The Everett and Ninian secretly got married!][#Baby Ninian has a kid!][#The Everett is a father now!]Crazy, screaming fans filled the bottom of the screams.The couple had been together for so long, and the fans had gotten used to them from not accepting them at the beginning.After all, Ninian grew up quickly befo
There was also “as long as a woman had a stable job and strong support from her family, she would be happy and relaxed even if she stayed single for her whole life.”She could go on.Besides, what was more cunning about Duke was that he would never post the quotes using his own account. He would use his wife’s, Adina’s WhatsApp, to post inspirational quotes and links every time.In the beginning, it caused the Winters siblings to panic for a time, and they thought that their mother opposed their marriage.They sighed in relief only after Alden unintentionally hacked his father’s account. He realized that his father had found the posts and forwarded them to his mother before posting them using his mother’s phone.It was fine. It was normal for the father-in-law to trouble his sons-in-law.It was the same theory as the mother-in-law having conflicts with her daughters-in-law.However, the roles changed in their family. It was the father who was being antagonistic toward the daught
Reverie’s smile was sincere and genuine.She initially helped Ninian only because she thought that Ninian was great. Besides, Ninian said she wanted to rely on herself before the casting, which also impressed and moved her.Unexpectedly, she gave herself an opportunity with her unintentional act. That made Reverie feel blessed and surprised.Hearing what she said, Ninian felt warm and comforted.Everyone thought that the entertainment industry was filthy and full of schemes.In reality, there were many people who pursued their dreams and worked very hard there. There were also many people who helped and supported each other.When there were people, there would be competition, but there would also be warmth and sincerity.Ninian filmed her scenes in an orderly manner.As for the Winters siblings, their relationships also developed smoothly.George had happily begun preparing for his wedding. Raina was not a pretentious person either, and the couple had discussions about how the
However, to the surprise of those haters, Ninian, who was acting for the first time, not only did not drop the ball on any of her performances in the Oscar-level mission, but she also managed to portray her own charm and personality in the character very well.From her gentleness and firmness at the start to the grandeur during the protest to her enthusiasm and passion even when captured by the enemy and taken to the execution ground, her character arc represented the experiences of countless revolutionary predecessors.She had absorbed the spirits of many ancestors into her body. Seeing her alone demonstrated the bravery and unstoppable power of Cairnstan’s youth.Before she was executed, she looked at the rising sun and showed a gentle and firm smile.In the end, gunshots rang out, and her body dropped to the ground. However, the sun rose all the way and illuminated the earth.Numerous people were moved and went wild at the scene where she smiled. It was not until everyone’s e
“What? What turn of events?” Nilson immediately asked. “We have defenders!”“Defenders? What defenders? Are you talking about soccer now?” With wide eyes, Nilson asked.“No, not those types of defenders! What I mean is that someone stepped in and is explaining on Ms. Winters’ behalf! But it’s not one of our people. It’s defenders from outside!” explained the staff. “What?” Nilson immediately stood up. “Let me see!”The staff quickly handed the phone over to him, and the website page on the screen kept on refreshing. [@ActressReverieWood: “I’ve worked with the Winters family’s little princess before. She has a lovely personality. She’s soft-spoken and well-behaved, and she has no temper at all. What surprised me the most was her acting skills. She was a rookie who was full of presence, and she could easily blend into the concept. Most actors, including myself, admire someone as talented as her.]A few short clips were attached under the tweet, all of which were from the show,