Duke soon came in from outside.His complexion was cold, and his eyes fell indifferently on Mabel’s face.Mabel guiltily avoided his eyes. Her lips trembled as she said, “I, I’m not feeling very well. I’ll go upstairs first.”“You don’t want to know where Earl is?” This one sentence from Duke was all it took to stop Mabel in her tracks.In a soft voice, he said, “George, take your siblings upstairs to play.”George understood that the adults wanted to talk, so he obediently took his siblings upstairs, hand-in-hand.Mabel clutched her chest and slowly asked, “Duke, what did you do to your brother…?”“It’s not what I did to him, it’s that he chose the path of no return,” Duke said in a low voice, “He’s dead. I personally sent him to hell.”“What…?”Mabel’s eyes suddenly went wide, and her whole body collapsed onto the sofa.Duke did not sympathize with her. He continued on, “If I had sent him to court, even a lifetime of sentences would not be enough. Killing him with a bullet
She raised her hand and forcefully shoved Mabel away.Mabel had not expected Adina to do that. Caught off guard, her whole body collapsed onto the carpet.“I stopped considering you a mother-in-law in my heart from the moment you decided to cover for Earl. Regardless, you are still the children’s grandmother, so I will always respect you.” Adina stared down her nose at Mabel. “But, no matter what, you should not have sent Melody into Earl’s hands. If something had really happened to her, I probably wouldn’t have held back from sending you to meet Earl.”Her face was indifferent, yet her words carried a ruthless determination behind them.“Duke, did you hear that? This is the wife you married, and she wants to kill your mother!” Mabel looked at Duke. Her voice was hoarse. “This witch will only throw our family into chaos. She killed your brother, and now she wants to kill me—”Duke coldly said, “The Winters family has always been chaotic. It doesn’t make a difference whether Addy i
Harold finally registered what he had done.He straightened up obediently, lowered his head, and said, “I’m sorry, Mommy. I didn’t do it on purpose, and I’ll never do it again.”Adina pursed her crimson lips.Why did she suddenly get angry just now? She was usually not the kind of person who enjoys getting angry.Moreover, the toe that got stepped on had stopped hurting.She crouched down and gently said, “It’s okay, Hal. Mommy was just kidding with you just now.”Harold did not dare to relax at all. His mommy just now did not seem like she was kidding at all.He cautiously said, “Mommy, I haven’t finished my homework for the winter holiday. I’ll go do that first.”“Go ahead.”Adina patted his head.George and Alden exchanged looks, then the two of them each took Melody by the hand and walked back to their room.When they reached the door, George said in a low voice, “Al, why do I feel like Mommy’s still acting strange?”“Don’t think about it too much,” Alden said through p
“Ms. Daugherty, everyone is here. We may start the meeting.”Serene knocked on the door and softly said.Adina nodded. She closed the folder, got up, and walked to the meeting room.She had been absent from the company for over half a month, and she could only understand the recent situation in the company only after having a meeting.As LaStar Technology Corporation developed over half a year, they became a large internet company. The executives alone were enough to fill up the large meeting room. Compared to the beginning, where they only had four staff members, the number of people they had in the room—around forty people—was spectacular.“Ms. Daugherty, this is the financial statement of the company this month. The overall profit is $16,800,000…” “Ms. Daugherty, the three biggest projects in this season have started, and they made very good progress…” “A week ago, a foreign crocodile investor contacted our company. They proposed a new concept, which is bio-intelligent tech
The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat depressing.The head of Technical Department had joined the team on the first week the company was established, and he was on good terms with Adina.He plucked up his courage and said, “Ms. Daugherty, there are legislations in place for biochips. Under the law, this industry would not be so haphazard and disorganized, and we will also adhere to industry guidelines…”“Shut up!” Adina’s eyes instantly turned dark. “So, even after I have disagreed, you still insist on working on this project?”“Ms. Daugherty, I don’t mean to be disrespectful,” the head of Technical Department resumed, “To the extent permitted by law and regulation, I think we can try something different…” Bang! Adina picked up the coffee cup from the side and threw it over.The cup flew past the ear of the head of Technical Department before it fell to the ground and broke into pieces.Everyone in the office was shocked.Nobody expected that Adina would suddenly a
“George read books with me, Harold drew with me, and Alden practiced the piano with me.” Melody tilted her head and said, “Mommy, you’re back. Can you tell me some stories?”Adina had taken two pills on the way she was back, and the pills should have a sedative effect. At that moment, she was slightly dizzy, and she just wanted to take a nap first.She forced a gentle smile and said, “Mommy wants to take a nap for half an hour first. I’ll tell all of you a story after dinner.”After she touched the kids’ heads, she walked to the second floor and gently closed the room door.Melody’s face fell. “Mommy seems to be very tired. Why does Daddy still let her go to work in the company?”“Mommy has stayed abroad for half a month, and she has not gone to work since coming back, so there are many things in the company that needs to be handled by her personally,” George said, “Let Mommy sleep for a while. We will go and wake her up at dinner.”Alden lowered his head and played with the buil
The room door slammed shut loudly.A loud thud instantly made Adina’s tension instantly loosen up.What did she do?Why was she angry at the kids again?Did she not take the pills? Did her annoyance get suppressed? Why would she still be like this?She held her head while putting her head underneath the blanket in pain.It was only after a long time that she slowly became calm.She took out her laptop and found the surveillance in the living room downstairs. Then, she saw the kids obediently sitting on the sofa while reading.The living room was extremely quiet. Only the strong wind outside could be heard.When she zoomed in through the camera, she saw that Melody’s eyes were red. She clearly had cried.Harold was not even flipping through the pages of the book on his lap. He must still be immersed in the emotions just now.Even George and Alden also stared at the book blankly.She had freaked the kids out again.Various emotions like self-blame, guilt, and anxiety… overwh
“Daddy, we understand.” Alden stood up and said, “Mommy doesn’t seem to be feeling well. Daddy, please bring Mommy upstairs to rest.”Duke raised his hand and touched Alden’s head.His son knew everything and could also understand it all.It was also thanks to Alden that Addy managed to become more and more excellent over the past four years.Duke held Adina’s shoulders and went upstairs.Right after he closed the room door, Adina leaned on Duke’s shoulder and sobbed softly.“Duke, you’ve known about it too, haven’t you? But you’ve been hiding it from me.” She cried as she said, “I read the interview on the biochip today. All of those victims who were implanted with bio-chips died miserably. Even if doctors intervene with the aftercare, those people still spend the rest of their lives in pain. Will I end up the same?”“Addy, don’t say such things!” Duke coaxed her. “The biggest side effect of the bio-chip is irritability and anger. Getting grumpy and angry easily is actually not