“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
She looked to be about eight or nine years old, with long, black hair that reached her shoulders, a pink bow on her head, and serene, grape-like eyes.She seemed unfazed by the surrounding comments. She remained calm and made no unnecessary expressions on her face. She looked to be only eight or nine years old, but her gaze belonged to a girl ten years older.Adeena stared at her a bit longer, and the more she stared, the more she wanted to stay staring. For some reason, this little girl seemed very familiar to her.But Adeena usually did not listen to piano music, and nor did she attend piano concertos. So she would not have encountered this little girl, but why did she seem so familiar?“Young Lady Melody, please get in.”The bodyguards pulled open the car door and respectfully asked the young lady to get in.The girl nodded. As she bent down and was about to get into the car, she suddenly froze.She felt an intense gaze. People often stared at her, and she was usually the f
The little girl’s sorrowful cries echoed in Adeena’s ears.The surrounding onlookers were shocked.“Why is the genius pianist latching on to that woman and crying out ‘mother’?”“I was fortunate enough to attend Melody’s concert once. She played ‘To Mother’, which is said to be about how she misses her mother.”“Did she not have a mother?”“But she shouldn’t call a random woman her mother. Look, the woman is stupefied.”“If it were me, I would have pissed myself. To suddenly have a daughter that old...”“It would be great if Melody called me her mother. I would warmly call her a ‘good girl’ for sure. That must be it! I’m Melody’s fan, but I treat her like a daughter!”“Not with how shabby you look. Stop daydreaming!”Adeena was at a loss for words.Melody’s crying and the chattering of the surrounding people converged into a chaotic buzzing in Adeena’s ears.She took a deep breath and said, “Little girl, I’m really not your mommy. But if you miss your mommy, I can keep you c
Initially, she wanted to ask who else was in her family, but Adeena recalled what the onlookers had said about how the girl might not have a mother, so she did not ask anymore.Melody stared at her with sparkling eyes. “Mommy, are you from Cloud City?”Adeena could not help but smile. “Just call me Aunt Deena, not Mommy. I really don’t have a daughter as old as you.”These words almost made Melody cry.This person before her eyes clearly had her mommy’s appearance. But when she looked closely, there were some differences.Had she made a mistake?No, she would never mistake her mommy.“You are my mommy,” Melody said stubbornly with tears in her eyes. “Daddy has been searching for you for four years, Mommy. Where have you been all these years?”Adeena was startled. “Your mommy disappeared four years ago?”Melody nodded. “Mommy left in the middle of the night and never returned. You don’t remember what happened that day?”An ordinary night had become an unspeakable nightmare for
Melody bit her lower lip.Even if the mommy she remembered was a hot-tempered person, she still missed her and hoped that she would come home.“What’s wrong, Mel? Why aren’t you eating? Is the food not to your liking?” Adeena smiled and asked with a gentle look in her eyes.The tears almost flowed from Melody’s eyes.‘Mommy wasn’t this gentle and soft before… Did I really make a mistake?’“Don’t cry.” Adeena promptly wiped her tears. “Since you insist on me being your mommy, then you can call me Mommy. I don’t mind.”Melody covered her lips as she cried. She sobbingly said, “Can you give me a hug?”“Of course, I can!”Adeena reached her arms out and brought the girl into her arms.This nine-year-old child was already a big girl, yet she lay against Adeena’s shoulder and cried her heart out.Muller, who was close by, quickly took several pictures of them, then he heaved a deep sigh…He had served Young Lady Melody for three years, and he had never seen her look so miserable b
However, Mdm. Willis lived in Clarence Willis’ mansion and did not live them, so they would only meet two or three times a year. Adeena never treated Mdm. Willis with any importance.“Adeena, come here and see what I got for you.” Jada gestured with her hand. “These are a pair of white jade pearl earrings, the best of their kind, and they go really well with your skin color.”Adeena glanced at them. Although she had never been much for jewelry, she could see at a glance that these earrings were indeed of high quality.“Thank you, mother.” She accepted the earrings, and inadvertently asked, “Mother, why are you suddenly giving me such precious things?”As she spoke, she stole a glance at Ruth.‘Such precious items are usually Ruth’s possessions. Why would she give them to me?’Ruth snorted and gently stroked whatever was in her right sleeve.‘What’s so great about a pair of white jade pearl earrings? At most, it’s just worth a few million…’The Heart of the Ocean in her hand was
“Daddy, I saw Mommy in Cloud City!”Melody had stopped crying. She fumblingly took out the phone in her pocket and tapped on a few pictures.Duke was caught off guard when his eyes landed on the woman’s face.He grabbed the phone at once and zoomed in on the picture. At a closer look, he could see that the outline of her facial features were quite familiar, and the tenderness in her eyes made his heart beat wildly in his chest.He suppressed his joy and slowly asked, “Mel, when was this picture taken?”“Daddy, didn’t you see me and Mommy hugging together?” Melody pouted. “I’m wearing the same clothes as in that picture. It was taken today.”Only then did Duke realize that Adina was hugging her daughter in her arms.He cleared his throat and said, “Sorry, Mel. I got too excited. Where did you say you met Mommy?”“In Cloud City!” Melody pursed her lips. “Mommy is now called Adeena, and she said she doesn’t remember the past. She must have amnesia.”She took out a delicate-lookin