Duke knew that he should not have been such a jerk, but his inner voice told him that she was his wife. No matter what he did, it would never be too much.Therefore, he kissed her again when she was unconscious.However, the kiss lit up a fire in him, and he could no longer hold back. He wanted more and more.“I’m sorry.”Duke took off his coat and threw it over.Adeena kicked the coat to the floor before she reached up to button her collar. She flashed him a cold sneer. “I really didn’t expect you to be such a person, Mr. Winters!”Duke’s aura immediately weakened. “I was too rude. I’m sorry.”His willingness to admit his mistakes kept Adeena’s anger in her chest, and she did not manage to vent it out.“Is this something that can merely be solved with an apology?” Adeena angrily asked in return.There was a strange sensation on her lips. Even if she did not look in the mirror, she could guess that this man must have kissed her when she was unconscious.Unconscious!Adeena’s
She had been drugged as soon as she stepped in, and the man had touched her body. If she had not woken up, she would have been defiled.“Mr. Winters, you have really strange tastes,” Adeena said sarcastically. “You actually came up with such a chain of schemes for a woman like me.”“Ms. Willis, you might be overthinking this.” Duke smiled indifferently. “You’re not worth me rushing all the way from Sea City. But I do think you’re fine, so I’m interested in you. If you’re willing to be my secretary, perhaps I can consider sparing the Willis family.”Adeena pinched her fingers.She had slapped this man hard just now, and she could still see the faint fingerprints on his cold face.With his status, he could exact revenge on her mercilessly.Yet, he did not.So, he should be interested in her.While he had asked her to be his secretary, her role would probably not be limited to that.Adeena pursed her lips. “I need to think about it.”“Sure.” Duke smiled nonchalantly. “I’ll leave
“Mr. Winters wants me to be his secretary.”Adeena pursed her lips.She knew the meaning behind the request, so she believed that Kendry would too.She wanted to know what the Willis family thought about it.Kendry paused for a while.The moment he saw his foster daughter’s gaze, he understood her intention of telling him everything.She was trying to see if the Willis family was worthy of her sacrifice.“Deena, you’re our foster daughter. You’re also Ms. Willis like Ruth. Pushing our daughters out for honor is something the Willis family won’t do.” Kendry sighed. “We’ll go back and discuss this with your grandma. There has to be another solution.”“I’ll do it!” Ruth suddenly said. “I can be Mr. Winters’ secretary.”“Stop talking nonsense!” Kendry said coldly.“I’m serious!” Ruth anxiously replied. “Deena’s adopted, so we naturally can’t let her make such a huge sacrifice. But I’m a member of the Willis family. As long as I can help my family, I’m willing to even sacrifice my
She did not want to say that Ruth was brainless, but the man was clearly aiming at her. If Ruth replaced her, it would make the man angry. But that was just her guess.She could also use Ruth to observe the man’s attitude.Besides, she needed to learn how every member of the Willis family felt about this. She wanted to know if they were worth it.“Sure.” Adeena nodded. “In that case, I’ll take you to see Mr. Winters tomorrow, okay?”“We’ll talk about this after we get home!” Kendry, who had been driving, indifferently interrupted their conversation, and he subconsciously sped up.They soon arrived at the Willis family’s mansion.As soon as they went in, Hudson stepped forward. “Uncle Kendry, how was it? Did you meet Mr. Winters?”Kendry nodded and walked in with an intense look.Mdm. Willis was sitting in the armchair. She quickly got up and walked over as well. “Kendry, what did they say?”“Mr. Winters said that he’ll spare the Willis family if we arrange for someone to be
Mdm. Willis sat silently in her armchair.Kendry did not tell her about the incident four years ago in detail, but she knew that Ruth survived because of their foster daughter.It would be unreasonable to force her to sacrifice herself for the Willis family now.She just quietly hoped that the foster daughter would take the initiative to agree.Ruth tried to speak up several times, but Kendry held her back. She was so worked up that her face turned red.Jada clasped her fingers and appeared anxious, but she did not say anything.Adina chuckled in a low voice.Even her foster mother who loved her the most could push her away when it was necessary.In that case, she could leave the Willis family without worry after she repaid their kindness.“Are we letting a woman save the great Willis family?” Hudson, who was always unserious, said.He snorted. “There are still three men in the Willis family. No matter how oppressed we are, we shouldn’t let an adopted daughter stand up for us
She glanced through the news of the CEO’s marriage. He had gotten married four and a half years ago and become embroiled in a scandal of having a mistress one month after his marriage.Adeena snorted.He had drugged and molested her during their first meeting, so it was not strange for such a man to have an affair while married.She just pitied Mdm. Winters. Her husband betrayed her one month after they got married. Adeena wondered how she got over it.Knock!She suddenly heard someone knock on her door. Adeena put her phone away and responded indifferently. “Come in.”Jada walked in with a glass of warm milk. “Deena, you didn’t sleep well last night. Drink some milk before you sleep tonight.”Adeena nodded and took the milk.After she drank it, Jada naturally took the empty glass away. She moved her lips but did not know what else to say.“Mom, you don’t have to blame yourself.” Adeena smiled and said, “The Willis family has protected me for three years, so I should do someth
It had been three days since the CEO of Winters Corporation came to Cloud City.He never left the hotel over the past two days, and the reporters at the entrance had finally lost their patience, so the crowd was almost gone.When Adeena and Ruth walked into the hotel, Jake hurried up to them. “Ms. Willis, I thought wouldn’t come.”“Of course I’d come,” Adeena said indifferently. “Mr. Wilson, you can contact the police and get them to release my uncle now.”Jake grinned and said, “Sure, Ms. Willis. I’ll get it done now.”As long as Ms. Willis came, everything was fine.He pressed the floor number on the elevator and respectfully led the two of them upstairs.Ruth felt very conflicted on the way.Her father had been respectful toward this assistant yesterday, but this assistant was flattering Adeena today.Did Adeena and Mr. Winters really… yesterday?No way!She could not think any further!Mr. Winters was the man she desired!Ruth reapplied her lipstick and foundation in t
Unexpectedly… Duke pursed his lips and softly said, “I’m sorry, Ms. Willis. Can you please step out? I’ll ask Jake to bring you out for breakfast.”His voice also sounded much softer.Ruth once more thought that it was right for her to come over.She would be elated if this man with a powerful aura could keep talking to her so gently.While she was immersed in her imagination, she saw Duke turn around and look at Adeena who was a step behind her. His voice was extremely soft. “Do you consider it polite if I speak like this?”Ruth froze.She had searched for a lot of information on this man last night. No matter what environment he was in, he never showed such a side.Now, he was as smooth as water, and his voice was as soft as a marshmallow.It looked like he was waiting for Adeena to compliment him.Ruth had goosebumps.Why did she feel like a third wheel?“Ms. Ruth Willis, please come this way.” Jake gestured.Ruth was shocked, scared, and reluctant, but she went out wi