Adeena raised her foot high up and kicked Jack.“You b*tch!” Jack was on the floor, holding his chest with a disbelief expression. “Who gave you the courage to…” She dusted her hands and brushed the dust off her shoulders. “I’ve given you a chance to walk away. Serve you right.”“Jack, what happened?!” Ruth hurriedly emerged from the corner of the corridor, panicking. “Deena, how could you do anything to Jack? He’s the future heir of the Finnian family. If you were to offend the Finnian family, Mr. and Mrs. Finnian won’t let you off the hook!”Adeena looked calm. “Well, in order to make sure the Willis family doesn’t get entangled by this, let’s meet in court.”“The Finnian family is very powerful. Why would you lodge a report?!” Ruth helped Jack to stand on his feet. “Deena, Jack just wanted to talk to you. Why do you hit him? How will you explain this to Mother and Father?”Adeena took out her phone from her purse and pressed it. They then heard Jack’s voice playing from it.
Jada raised her head and stared quietly at her daughter.“Mom, why are you looking at me like that…?” Ruth was a little scared. “I didn’t say anything wrong. She was being pretentious, completely unlike someone who has been living under someone else’s roof…”“When Jack insulted Adeena, were you the one who instigated it?” Jada asked slowly. “I just heard Jack call Adeena a whore. Were you the one who told him Adeena had kids?”Ruth felt really guilty, but she remained stubborn. “It’s not like I lied. Adeena did give birth to a child. Didn’t you tell me this yourself?”Slap!Jada slapped her.“Mom, why did you slap me?!” Ruth cupped her face. “I only told Jack the truth. What did I do wrong? I grew up with Jack, but you made us break up! That’s not all! You’re going to stick Jack with someone’s used goods, and I’m just kindly reminding him of that, can’t I?”“Because of you, that child in Adeena’s stomach was taken out at seven months. And because the baby was underdeveloped, the
For the value of this set of jewelry that Adeena wore four years ago to be worth more than all her belongings… Especially the Heart of the Ocean. The people of Cloud City have heard this name, but no one had ever seen it before.“She’s not an ordinary person,” Jada said coolly, “Because we had to treat your illness, your father and I stashed away her possessions for fear that her family would come to retrieve her. But your illness has gotten better, so I’ve decided to help Adeena find her family. I also don’t want her to call me mother in vain.” “Mom, don’t you think she may have stolen all these?”“Who would wear stolen things in public?” Jada asked. “She is also acting so naturally about it, so she’s most likely not the daughter of an ordinary family.”“If that’s the case, then all the more reason that we can’t let her marry into the Finnian family and come into contact with more powerful families.” Ruth had a cunning glint in her eye. “If she found her family, they would thorou
Adeena lay on the hospital bed and allowed the doctor to perform the gynecological examination.“Your body is quite healthy, and there doesn’t seem to be any major problems.”Adeena lifted the flap herself and pointed at the surgical scar on her abdomen, she then asked, “Was this caused by an appendectomy?”The gynecologist adjusted her spectacles and reached over to touch the area around the scar. She frowned and said, “The incision for an appendectomy should not be here. Generally, a C-section would have been performed here to remove a child…”Adeena’s heart plummeted.‘I really did have a child!’Jada had never told her this, but it was clear that everyone in the Willis family knew about it.She took a deep breath and asked, “Can you make a guess as to roughly when I had the Cesarean from the scarring?”The doctor gave her a suspicious glance. She never had a patient ask such a strange question before…“Please evaluate it for me, doctor.”Adeena opened her purse, pulled ou
When she had acquired more money later on, this necklace never appeared on auction again.In fact, saying that it currently cost fifty million was too low of an estimated market price. Many people would not be able to buy it, even with a bid of a hundred million.“You’re saying that this necklace was on the neck of your adopted daughter?” Mrs. Finnian asked softly as she picked up the necklace.Jada nodded. “It’s because she’s not an ordinary person, that’s why I want her to marry into your family. In all of Cloud City, only the Finnian heir would be a suitable match for her.”Mrs. Finnian placed a hand on the table. Her mind was thinking fast.She had initially wanted her son to marry a rich girl from Sea City, but the aristocratic society in Sea City simply looked down on the people of Cloud City. She had tried very hard for so long, but she still could not gain access to Sea City’s aristocracy.If Jack could not marry a rich lady from Sea City, they would have to arrange a mar
Mrs. Finnian said this brazenly, and Jada released a breath of relief.“As I’ve already mentioned, no, thank you.” Adeena’s face was a mask of coldness. “Please go home, Mrs. Finnian, and do not bring this matter up again.”Mrs. Finnian narrowed her eyes. “Do you know what you have just refused?”The corners of Adeena’s mouth twitched.‘Some people really do put on airs and think very highly of themselves. Does the Finnian family really assume that everyone wants their connections?’She did not want to argue with Mrs. Finnian, nor did she want to be bothered by her again.She opened her purse, took out the ultrasound results, and handed it to her. “Have a look at this medical report, Mrs. Finnian. If you still want me as your daughter-in-law, then I have nothing else to say.”Mrs. Finnian picked up the ultrasound results dubiously. She gave it a casual glance and was promptly shocked. “Is this true?”“Who would even lie about themselves like this?” Adeena smiled faintly. “With
“Why didn’t you want to tell me about this?”Adeena’s steps closed in on Jada, and she had an imperious gaze.Jada looked down. “When you first came to stay with our family, you had nightmares every night. You muttered in your sleep, ‘Don’t hurt my baby…’ I thought you and your baby were being hunted and that you ended up jumping into the sea. You were swept onto the shore by the waves and survived, but I don’t think your child had the same good fortune… Adeena, I didn’t want you to get hurt, that’s why I didn’t mention it to you.”All the blood drained from Adeena’s lips.She closed her eyes and clenched her fists tightly.On the way back from the hospital to the Willis family’s mansion, she had thought of countless possibilities, but she never thought that her child had died…“Adeena, don’t be sad, you can still have children…” Jada watched her nervously. “I’ll find you a good match. You’re still young, you’ll definitely have children of your own one day…”“I won’t marry,” Ade
Kendry narrowed his eyes and looked at the flourishing rattan in the courtyard.The Willis family had indeed owed Adeena back then, so when Jada wanted to take her in, he had immediately agreed.But she had lived with them for three years, and deep inside, he felt that his adopted daughter was not that easy to control. Sometimes at family meetings, whenever he met his adopted daughter’s eyes, he would feel a bit intimidated.“That child is dead, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Right now, she has to get married as soon as possible and have another child. When she cares for someone new, she’ll stop caring about that dead baby,” Kendry said in a cold voice. “Doesn’t Ruth have two cousins who are looking for potential suitors? What do you think about setting Adeena up with one of them?”Jada froze. “This…”“When she becomes a member of the Willis family and gives birth to a Willis child, then she won’t come after the Willis family in the future,” Kendry said slowly. “I’ll le