Dowâs lips became completely pale She had never been afraid of Adina She was just terrified of Duke That man was ruthless and cold frearted He showed no mercy to his enemies, if he discovered that she had deceived him for four years, he would kill her âAdina, help me.â Dew grabbed Adinaâs hand and begged her in a low volce, Her dreams of becoming the mistress of the Winters family were broken Now she just wanted to stay alive and retain the Daugherty familyâs wealth and prosperity, âDuke still doesnât know about the kids,â Adina nald Indifferently.
Dew sighed in relief. As long as Duke still did not know, there were still countless possibilities, She tried to ask, âSo, besides you, who else known about this?â
Adina was aware of what Dew was planning, She scoffed and said, âAre you going to kill everyone who knows about this so that you can keep it a secret forever?â
Dew was stunned.
âIâve already written an email, and a DNA report is attached to it. If something happens to me, that email will be automatically sent to the mailbox of all the Winters family members,â Adina said nonchalantly. âIf you dare to hurt me, your biggest secret will be exposed.â
Dew shook in anger.
She had never felt that angry and anxious before. She wanted to strangle Adina to death so badly.
âI can help you keep this a secret for the time being, but the condition is you have to behave yourself and not hurt my kids.â Adina scoffed. âAs long as you stay away from the kids, I can guarantee that Duke wonât know about it for now.â
Dew slowly calmed down.
She looked at Adinaâs smile and slowly asked, âWhy donât you tell Duke about the kids? If he knows that youâre George and Haroldâs biological mother, and he still has a son and a daughter, perhaps you can marry into the Winters family and become the familyâs mistress.â
âDo you think everyone loves money and fame like you?â Adina fiddled with the coffee cup and coldly said, âIâm not interested in becoming Mrs. Winters.â
Dew narrowed her eyes. âYou donât like Duke?â
âIf it werenât because of the kids, I wouldnât deal with him at all,â Adina said indifferently.â Iâm keeping this secret because I donât want to get involved in the conflicts of the Winters family for the childrenâs sake. It just so happens that it will spare you from being held accountable by Duke in the meantime. Itâs a win-win situation. I hope you can suppress your urge to do bad things and not trigger me.â
She did not want to expose the truth because she did not want Alden and Melody to be taken from her.
Before she came up with a solution, she would not let Duke know about the children.
Dew lowered her head and drank some coffee before she nodded in agreement.
As long as Duke had no idea about it, she was still safe.
She would be able to come up with a solution and get away.
Duke passed Catherineâs birthday gift to Mrs. Winters.
The banquet had already ended by then. Most of the guests had left the banquet hall, and only a few people were still chatting there.
Mrs. Winters asked the servant to keep her birthday gifts. When she saw Duke turning around to leave, she perfunctorily said, âWait, I want to ask you a few questions.â
Duke looked at the balcony where Adina had been. It was empty. Where did the woman go? Had she gone back home?
âIs Ms. Adina Daugherty the woman you like?â Mrs. Wintersâ voice was sharp. âYou donât want to marry the boysâ biological mother, but you want to marry the boysâ aunt?â