Like Raina, Lana, Brooklyn, and⦠her baby, Everettâ¦
When Ninian thought that Everettâs problem had been solved, she grinned and chuckled. She was extremely happy.
She wondered if he would come and ask her to marry him when her parents were at home.
When she thought about it, her face turned red.
âTsk.â Alden glanced at her and could roughly read her thoughts. He sighed emotionally, thinking that she would get married now that she was a grownâup.
Ninian secretly blushed.
âYouâre back.â When Adina walked out of the greenhouse and saw them, she smiled gently.
âYour dad says weâll gather and have dinner as a family later tonight. Weâll talk about recent developments.â
âYes, Mom,â Alden said with a faint smile.
Ninian rushed forward and held Adina by the waist.â
Mommy! I miss you so much! Sob! I want to cuddle with you in bed tonight! There are so many things that I want to tell you!â
Adinaâs youngest daughter held her waist in excitement and acted cute. She kept swinging from side to side.
Adina smiled helplessly with doting affection. She initially wanted to say yes by reflex, but when she recalled how every time someoneâs expression would darken for at least three days after she slept with her daughter, she held herself back. She smiled and said, About that⦠Iâm afraid youâll have to ask for your dadâs opinion.â
(C Ninianâs face instantly darkened at the mention of her dad. Her grapeâlike eyes were filled with pity, and she complained, âUrgh! Daddy wonât agree. Heâs a spoiled Wife Monster. Heâs outrageous!â
âWhatâs outrageous?â
Just then, they heard the deep and husky voice of a male.
It was Duke.
He and George had been discussing some work as well as Winters Corporationâs property expansion and planning. He had given George a lot of precious opinions, and the two of them had talked for a long time. Right after he stepped out of the study, he heard his daughterâs As a control freak when it concerned his daughters, Duke naturally questioned her.
However, Ninian instantly removed her hand from Adinaâs waist. She grinned and guiltily said, âNo, no, I was saying that itâs outrageous if we donât hang out in such nice weather.â
âDo you want to go out? Iâll get the housekeeper to arrange it,â Duke answered. As he spoke, he raised his hand and asked the housekeeper to come over.
âAhem, maybe next time. Arenât we having dinner tonight?â Ninian immediately said. âDinner is more important.â
Duke raised his eyebrows and looked at her as if he already sensed her guilty conscience.
Ninian quickly hid behind Adina before she cheekily stuck her tongue out.
When Adina saw this, she smiled faintly and smoothed things out. âItâs rare for our family to reunite.
What would you like to eat tonight? Iâll cook it.â
Right after she said this, the eyes of Alden and Ninian, who had just returned, lit up. Even Harold who was playing games and Melody who was practicing on the piano stopped what they were doing. They looked over expectantly.
Over the years, Adinaâs cooking skills had grown better and better. The food she cooked was so delicious that her children loved it, and they had been missing it day and night.
When she said that, all of their eyes lit up at the same time.
âMom, I want to eat pork chop and meatballs!â Harold was the first to shout.
âHal always eats meat.â Ninian pouted in annoyance. However, in the next second, she excitedly said, â
Mommy, I want to fish and chips!â
âMommy, I want sweet smoked ribs,â Melody said with a faint smile.
âI want chili crabs,â Alden said.
After his younger siblings submitted their orders, George finally spoke. âMom, Iâd like to eat your garlic fried chicken.â
Adina raised her eyebrows as she stroked her chin and said, âThere are so many dishes, so itâs going to be a little complicated. Does anyone want to help me out?â
âMe!â
âI can!â
The members of the family competed to help, so in the end, Adina assigned a task to each of them.
The preparation for the longâawaited, warm dinner began.