Adeena glanced at the gift box. It was from one of the most luxurious brands in the world.
All these things combined would be worth at least two or three hundred thousand.
She could not understand what was so attractive about Ruth that would make Daniel spend so much time, money, and effort on her.
âThe Jones family is not an insignificant family. Heâs very generous and has graceful table manners, like a prince straight out of a painting. He canât be a bad person,â Ruth said. âThis is my personal affair, so keep your nose out of it. Thatâs right, what about Duke? Where has he gone?â
She quickly changed the subject.
If Adeena continued asking questions, Ruthâs ignorance of the situation would be exposed.
She felt nervous for some reason and did not want this sweet happiness that had fallen from the sky to suddenly be ruinedâ¦
Adeena frowned and said, âDuke is busy with work. Heâll be back soon.â
At that moment, Brady was at a subsidiary company of Winters Corporation.
The CEO of this subsidiary company was George. A year ago, he had taken over this subsidiary company, which was the largest in Winters Corporation, and now managed most of the key projects for the company.
Brady looked at the two eight â or nineâyearâold children in front of him and was confused for a moment. âDoes Winter Corporation not have enough manpower? Why did they send two children to discuss the project with him?â
âMr. Willis, I am the head manager for this project. My name is George Winters,â George said indifferently as he introduced himself.
Alden slowly said, âI am the chief planner, Alden Winters.â
âHâhow do you do?â Brady smiled dryly and said, âHave you looked at the project proposal?â
âThis is an old city renovation project. The early stages of the relocation work have already been done, so the next step is planning the construction of commercial buildings. I have looked through the proposal from Willis Corporation, but it is still lackingâ¦â George flipped open the proposal and stated in detail, âThe areas for afforestation are insufficient, the manâmade lake could easily become a sewage ditch, and hereâ¦â
As he listened to George discuss the work, Bradyâs expression slowly turned from confusion to shock.
âSea City kids are insane! Even a nineâyearâold is more knowledgeable than an adult like meâ¦â
The proposal discussions were concluded within half an hour.
With sincere admiration, Brady said, âMr. Winters, youâre truly outstanding. Iâll go back and revise this according to your suggestions-â
âMr. Willis, I heard that you came to Sea City on a business trip with your sister,â George said slowly.
Brady did not know why he asked this, but he answered sincerely, âYes, I came here with my sister.
She came to Sea City on business for the IoT Exhibition.â
âWe also attended the dinner at the exhibition, and happened to bump into Ms. Willis,â Alden said cutely. â However, I heard from Ms. Willis that sheâs not the biological daughter of the Willis family.â
âSheâs an adopted daughter. Our family has been taking care of her for three years now,â Brady responded smoothly.
âThe Pierson family has an adopted daughter, too.â Aldenâs eyes flashed, and he coolly said, âThat adopted daughter grew up with the Pierson family and had always been like a servant to them. Sheâs twenty years old now and is being forced to marry a divorced old man. The life of an adopted daughter is not easyâ¦â âThe Willis family isnât like that!â said Brady quickly.â Ever since Adeena joined our family three years ago, weâve treated her as though she were our own, and my second aunt loves her very much. Even if the Willis family has any bad motives, itâs impossible for us to do anything against Adeena. Sheâs really excellent. Even though she has amnesia , it didnât stop her from setting up her own company. That IoT company was only established three years ago, but it has become one of the most outstanding companies in Cloud City⦠My apologies, I was just rambling!â
Brady immediately shut his mouth, feeling somewhat apprehensive. It was mainly because he greatly admired Adeena. Whenever someone asked about her, he could not help but sing her praises.
âGo on. Tell me more,â George said, âOur company happens to have some business related to this matter.â
Bradyâs eyes shone. âAdeena actually wants to expand her business to Sea City. If she could collaborate with Winters Corporation, sheâd be ecstatic.â