Slowly, more and more guests filed in, and the banquet hall was soon full of well-dressed guests.The members of the Willis family got up to receive the guests.“Adeena, you’re not an official member of the Willis family. You can go to the side and rest,” Ruth said with a contrived smile.Adeena knew what Ruth was thinking. She was just afraid that Adeena the foster daughter stole the limelight from her, the real daughter of the Willis family.Adeena discreetly shrugged. Then, she held a glass of champagne and went to the balcony beside the banquet hall for some fresh air.She just stood there for less than a minute, and Brady Willis walked over.Mdm. Willis had two sons. Her eldest son, Clarence Willis, managed Willis Corporation. The eldest son was the CEO of Willis Corporation, while the second son, Kendry, was the COO.Clarence had two sons. His eldest son, Brady, was twenty-nine years old. He was not married yet, which was the most hectic problem for Mdm. Willis.“Adeena,
“So…” Jada lowered her voice. “If we let Adeena marry you…” “Are you joking, Aunt Jada?” Brady was shocked. “Adeena is nominally my cousin. It would be outrageous if I marry her! Besides, you should also know that I have someone in my heart. If my parents did not get in, I would’ve gotten married.”“It’s okay. I’m just joking.”Jada patted his shoulder before she turned around and walked back to the living room.Between Brady and Hudson, Brady was naturally more outstanding. But Brady loved someone else, so he would not easily get hooked.Then there would only be Hudson.While looking at Adeena who stood gracefully in the banquet hall, Jada’s eyes were conflicted again.‘Adeena, don’t blame me. I’m doing this to protect the Willis family.’If Adeena was unable to recall everything in the past, the Willis family and her would protect Adeena for her whole life.If Adeena really remembered the deceased baby, she would not do anything to the Willis family, as long as she gave bir
Hudson was an irresponsible playboy, so drinking was not a big deal for him.He took up the two glasses of wine from the table, raised his head, and drank it all.But Adeena suddenly narrowed her eyes. Why would there be two glasses of wine at the tea table here?Did someone leave the wine glasses here when they sat in the room, or did a waiter send them here?Why would there happen to be two glasses?She stared at Hudson, and she saw his face visibly turning red.“Adeena, you’re so beautiful.”Hudson suddenly leaned closer, and his breath that was filled with alcoholic stench wafted out to Adeena’s face.When he was closer to her, her face became all the more exquisite in his eyes.He was a playboy, but he would never force himself upon women.“Adeena, there’s … there’s something wrong with the wine!”Hudson struggled to say that.Adeena had suspected that there must be something wrong with the wine. She picked the empty wine glasses up and gently smelled them.The alcoho
“Mom, when the banquet ends, I’ll get Brady to send you back to the mansion.” Mrs. Willis then said, “Mom, you can go inside and rest first. I’ll ask them to make you some tea in the Esilian teapot and deliver it here.”Adeena frowned in the room and twirled her glass of red wine.That person had intentionally lured Mdm. Willis over to stumble upon her “adulterous affair” with Hudson. That person either wanted to ruin her reputation or force Hudson to marry her.Who was responsible for this set-up?Click!Just then, someone gently pushed the room door open.“Hey, Adeena. What are you here?” Mrs. Willis asked in surprise. “Are you here alone?”Adeena looked up and chuckled. “Otherwise, who else could there be?”“I’m just curious why you’re here alone.” Mrs. Willis stared at her for a while. “There are so many guests in the front yard. Why are you here?”Adeena stood up and picked a glass of wine. “I found a bottle of good wine in this room. It tastes pretty good. Would you like
Scenes from the past three years filled Adeena’s mind.Jada really pampered her own daughter, but she also treated Adeena, the foster daughter, very well.Adeena would have everything that Ruth had.Her room was as big as Ruth’s room, and the layout, decorations, and everything else were the same.Jada treated her so nicely that she wondered if she was worthy of Jada’s sincere treatment.Jada’s motherly love was also the reason why she was willing to remain in the Willis family. At least, she had no plans to leave at the moment.But the incident today… “You didn’t like Jack, so I had to arrange another marriage for you. Hudson is a little absurd, but he’s not a bad person.” Jada’s voice trembled, but she still forced herself to say, “If you marry Hudson, I’ll be here to protect you. He won’t dare let you down.”Adeena chuckled. “Mom, have you asked Grandma and Aunt Hailey about this? Have you asked Hudson for his opinion?”When she saw Jada’s silence, she resumed. “You set th
The police officers suddenly broke in and restricted Clarence’s hands with cuffs, shocking everyone.Clarence was the head of the Willis family, so he held a high status in Cloud City. Mr. Thompson politely said, “Mr. Willis, we just want to invite you for a cup of tea and have you cooperate with our investigation. Once we’re done, we’ll let you go, of course.”“Mr. Thompson, we can talk nicely.” Mdm. Willis quickly walked over. “If there’s anything you’d like to investigate, the Willis family will try its best to cooperate. You don’t have to take him back to the police station for a chat, do you?”Going to the police station would ruin his reputation.If the reputation of the Willis family head was ruined, the Willis family’s status in Cloud City would also become lower.Mr. Thompson lowered his voice. “Mdm. Willis, I’d like to do you a favor as well, but… the one who’s suffered a loss is a bigwig from Sea City. My superior told me that I have to investigate this incident thoroug
Mdm. Willis’ 80th birthday party came to an abrupt end.The members of the Willis family returned to the mansion and waited anxiously.It was only at 9:00 pm that a fatigued Kendry and Brady came back.“Countless families in Cloud City wanted to meet the bigwig, so they were queuing up outside the hotel.” Brady looked disappointed. “Everyone was chased out at 8:00 pm. Even the mayor couldn’t meet the bigwig.”Hailey was in disbelief. “Who is this bigwig? Why would the government officials want to please him?”“Someone from Winters Corporation in Sea City,” Kendry softly said. “Have you heard of Winters Corporation?”Mdm. Willis nodded. “It’s a large multinational corporation that controls Sea City. Everyone has heard of the name Winters Corporation. But Winters Corporation only invests in overseas and top-tier cities. Why would they come to such a small place like Cloud City?”“They’ve acquired the desolate sea area that we use to discharge the waste for our power generation pro
“Shut up!” Ruth glared at him. “You’re the biggest troublemaker in the family, yet you dare to criticize me?”“Enough!” Mdm. Willis said unhappily. “Is this the time for you to argue? Keep your mouths shut and go back to rest!”Everyone stayed at the Willis family’s mansion that night.Early the next morning, Kendry took Adeena and Ruth to the hotel.Many reporters surrounded Imperial Five Star Hotel’s entrance. All of them held cameras and microphones as they waited desperately.Aside from the reporters, the heads of some big families in Cloud City were also waiting there.Adeena immediately saw the Finnian family, the Lamb family, and the Strickland family. They were all investors in the project.However, when something went wrong with the project, the Willis family had to bear full responsibility.When the former collaboration partners met at the hotel’s entrance, they did not even look at each other.“When will Mr. Winters come out?” the reporters who had waited all night
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,