Adina bit her lower lip so hard that her red lips turned pale.“I’ll count to three. If you refuse, I’ll have you play with Duke.”Earl’s lips curled into a wicked smile as he gently shook the earring in his hand.A frequency is sent to Adina’s brain through the chip whenever he pressed the little red button.No matter how hard she resisted, in the end, she could only succumb to Earl’s command.She might even kill Duke if Earl asked her to.‘Duke trusted me. If I were to be involved, he would surrender willingly…’“One.“Two.“Okay, okay. I’ll do as you say.”Adina raised her head and looked at Earl. “What do I have to do to make you happy?”Earl looked at the queen-size bed. “Get on the bed and get undressed.”Adina pursed her lips, turned, and walked towards the bed in silence. She was about to switch off the light when Earl said coldly, “You don’t have to switch off the light. No more tricks. Just get undressed already.”Adina lowered her head and started to unbutton
“You need to give me some time to adapt to this…” Adina lowered her gaze aggrievedly. “…So I can willingly sleep with you…”Tears welled up at the corner of her eyes as she looked extremely aggrieved and pitiful.This instantly melted Earl’s heart.Even though he knew that Adina must be up to something, he could not help but compromise.He pursed his lips and said, “Take your time, then.”He slowly touched her hair and his fingers massaged her scalp gently. He recalled what he had gone through during the period he was locked up.He had been living in the shadows, but when he was locked up, without knowing if it was day or not, he realized something. It turned out that even living in the dark all the time was better than going through the motions like a living dead.He continued to massage the back of Adina’s head and said gently, “Does it feel good?”She closed her eyes and nodded. She started to loosen up and did not resist. Earl took off his shoes. He leaned into her as h
Adina slowly stood up, walked over to the balcony’s glass door, and closed it.She walked to the bathroom and turned on the light. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she saw that her face and her snow-white camisole were stained with blood.Her eyes were bloodshot, and her hair was messy. She looked like someone who had just crawled out from hell. ‘How did I become like this…?’She lowered her head and washed her face with the cold tap water. Only then did her head clear up. She returned to her bed to change the sheets and duvet cover. Then, she pulled out the gold earring and studied it carefully.‘This earring is exactly the same as before, and the command program on the inside is not too different…’She leaned against the head of the bed, unable to fall asleep.‘Earl is a devil. For sure, this will not be his last time here. ‘I’ve hurt him too. I’m sure he’ll come up with a worse form of revenge.’She got out of bed and walked to the bedroom next door. It was a
Adina’s body and mind were split into two; one clamored her to push Duke away, and the other wrapped around him desperately.Soon, the night was over. The next morning, Adina was exhausted from the moment she woke up.Duke hugged her and whispered, “What do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you.”She stayed in his embrace and said in a hoarse voice, “Did I do anything abnormal last night?”Duke kissed her on the lips. “Addy, you’re amazing. You bypassed the biochip program. I’m so proud of you.”“Oh, really?” She smiled. “From now on, let’s sleep together.”Duke pursed her lips.‘Even though Addy won the battle last night, she must’ve been in extreme pain. I don’t want her to go through that the second time.’‘Sure, but I don’t think we should do it again…” He hesitated and then said, “Be good. Don’t seduce me again, okay?”Adina hugged him back happily. ‘As long as I’m spending the night with Duke, Earl won’t sneak around anymore. That’s all I want.’After breakfast, Adi
Daniel’s gaze was filled with anger. ‘Even a blind man can tell that Aunt Zhenny is the one behind this.‘I truly don’t understand why she must cause me trouble all the time.‘Previously, she provoked Mr. Tissot and Mr. Wilson. Then, she poached the project manager. Now, she has bribed these people to come and force us to shut down the project.‘The petrochemical project clearly has an eighty percent chance of success. Why does Aunt Zhenny still try to sabotage us?’He clenched his fists and turned, wanting to leave. As soon as he took a step, he saw Adina and Duke emerge from the waiting area. His eyes widened in shock. “Adina, why are you here?”She smiled. “If I hadn’t come here, I wouldn’t have known someone would go to such lengths to sabotage our project.’She shifted her gaze to the paunchy man. He could not help but turn his head to avoid her sharp gaze guiltily. However, when he turned to look in another direction, he noticed another person was staring at him with
Adina looked at Daniel and said calmly, “Didn’t I tell you to call me if anything happened? You agreed, but in the end, you didn’t tell me anything.”Daniel frowned. “Adina, there was no need to call you for such a trivial matter. How are you feeling?”“I’m fine.” Adina smiled. “There are twelve more days until the assessment period comes to an end. Until then, let’s work hard.”Daniel nodded vigorously. ‘From the outside, it seems as if Adina and Jasmine are competing for the position as heiresses. But the truth is, Jasmine and I are the ones who are competing with each other.‘If I lose, my father and I will never be able to stay in the Jones family.’“Don’t keep things to yourself anymore when something happens in the future, okay?” Duke said calmly, “I’m your brother-in-law. You can always hit me up.” Daniel replied to him obediently, “Yes, sir.”During this period, whenever he was on a video call with Adina, he could always hear Duke doing something in the background. He
“Get out!“Get out now!”Adina bit her tongue as she struggled to say those words out loud. Duke hugged her tightly. “Addy, it’s okay. I’m here to protect you. Nothing will happen. Don’t force yourself…”‘Addy is being controlled by the biochip. Most of the time, it’s asking her to harm the person she loves… ‘I don’t mind getting hurt a little. I can’t continue to watch her being in pain…’“Go away! I told you to go away!” Adina looked at him through misty eyes. “Duke, go! If you don’t, I won’t be able to control myself anymore…”Earl’s voice in her mind became louder and clearer.“Addy, take out that dagger under your pillow. Aim it at Duke’s neck and stab!”“No!”Adina shook her head painfully. Duke was still in front of her, holding her shoulders and comforting her softly. The voice in her head and the voice by her ears came together and spoke in unison. It was suffocating. The thread of rationality in her head snapped.Adina broke free from the ropes that she had
Suddenly, Adina’s phone vibrated. She took a glance at her phone screen. It was a video call from her four children. Duke took the call and the four children’s faces popped up.“Mommy, our winter break starts today!” George spoke first. “Mommy, the teacher says we’ll have a one-month holiday. Can we go to your place to play?” Harold blinked as he asked. Adina smiled bitterly. ‘Earl, the devil, is back in Sea City. I don’t dare to meet my children.If they bumped into him, he might regard them as the thorn in his flesh. “I’ll be busy for the next few days. I might not be able to spend time with you.” Adina smiled gently and said, “There are still ten more days until New Year. Daddy and I will go back on New Year’s Eve and celebrate with you all, okay?”Melody tilted her head and said, “I’ve never celebrated New Year.”Alden said, “We celebrated New Year when we were abroad. Mel, you were too young to remember it.”“Wow, we’re going to celebrate New Year with Mommy this