He walked over. He suddenly raised his foot, and the tip of his leather shoes came in contant with one of the menâs necks.
He was so quick and brutal that the man felt immense pressure on his neck. His face turned pale.
âIt looks like you wonât behave If I donât put you in your place.â
Duke sneered and pulled his right foot up again, The man choked on his own breath. The blood vessels in his neck were bulging out, and he looked like he would faint any second.
He could sense Dukeâs murderous aura.
âIf I donât do as he says, I could die right hereâ¦â âOkay, okay!â The men in black immediately surrendered, âSomeone from the Osborne family asked us to sneak into this mansion and kidnap the two children!â Adina narrowed her eyes in suspicion. âSomeone from the Osborne family? Whatâs his name?â The man shook his head. âI donât know. He paid us a million dollars and told us to get it done in three days. From his accent, he doesnât sound like heâs from Sea Cityâ¦â Adina was still puzzled when she heard it. âSomeone from the Osborne family wants to kidnap my two children? âIt looks like I need to settle this matter quicklyâ¦?
Duke already had someone in mind that could be the culprit. He kicked the two men coldly.â Go!â
The two men instantly ran away. âIâll take care of the Osborne family,â Duke said as he twitched his finger. âDonât worry.â Adinaâs heart skipped a beat. She said hurriedly, âItâs okay. I will talk to Tyson about thisâ¦? âNo man wants their own children to be strays. The Osborne family wonât let this go easily.â Duke said plainly, âThe Osborne family is quite powerful. Itâs easy for them to make a move on a fragile woman like you. Just let me take over from here.â
Adina pursed her lips.
âThe Osborne family will stop pestering us if I show them the two childrenâs paternity tests.â
But she could not bring herself to say that.
âDuke is the same. He wouldnât want his own children to be strays too.
âIf Mel and Alâs identities were to be exposed, I wonât be able to keep custody of themâ¦â
âDuke, this matter is between Tyson and me. Let me handle this matter,â Adina said softly.â Whatâs more, heâs their biological father. I donât want to make a huge scene out of thisâ¦â
Duke stared at her for a few seconds, without uttering a word. He began to walk toward the mansion.
She followed him, not knowing what he was up to next. He went upstairs, checked the locks on the doors and windows in each room, the parapet around the mansion, and even called for his personal security to strengthen their patrol He only drove off after everything was done. Adina could not describe how she was feeling at the moment. âFor the past four years, I have been alone. No matter what happened, I always took the lead and resolved them independently. But earlier on, I was being protected by Duke.
âIs this how being protected feels like..?â Adina locked the doors and windows and walked into her bedroom. She then took out her phone and called Tyson. She soon heard Tysonâs frantic voice from the other end of the call. âGood job, Adina. How dare you keep some random man in your house now?!â
âThe men I sent wouldnât have failed to get my children back if Adina had not kept that man in her house!