The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became freezing.
Duke took the box from the tea table and threw it to Mrs. Winters. âWho gave this to you?â Guilt flashed across Mrs. Wintersâ eyes, but she pretended to be calm as she said, âA good friend whom I havenât met for a long time gave it to me. Is there a problem?â
âMom, am I an idiot to you?â Duke sneered. âEarlâ is written on the right corner of the box. Thatâs been Earlâs habit for many years. He clearly knows that I donât like you meeting him, vet he still signed his name on the gift box that he gave you. Mom, donât you understand why heâs doing this?â
Mrs. Wintersâ eyes began to tear up.
She looked at the signature on the gift box, and her voice trembled a little. âDuke, heâs your biological brother. Canât you just accept him? Heâs changed. Heâs changed into a good person. Just give him one more chance, okay?â âIf I give him a chance, who will give Dad a chance?â Dukeâs voice was full of pain. âIf the chance I give him can bring Dad back from the dead, Iâll give him hundreds of chances!â
Mrs. Winters covered her face and started crying. âYour father had cancer, and it was just a matter of time before he died. Why do you keep thinking that your brother caused his death?â Dukeâs expression turned cold. He did not want to say another word.
Due to that incident, he lost his father, and the whole Winters family nearly fell apart.
He would never forgive Earl. It was impossible.
He went upstairs, entered his study, and made a call. âContact the CEO of Elitos. Ask him to transfer Earley Wynters back to Europe.â
Outside the study, two boys gently sneaked back to their room.
âGeorge, how come Dad has a brother? Why havenât I heard about it from Dad?â Harold asked in disbelief.
âBased on biology, the gene for twins is inherited. Weâre quadruplets, so dad should at least be a twin.â
Georgeâs expression was serious as he said, âBut it looks like thereâs been a misunderstanding between Dad and his brother because of Grandpa.â
Harold scratched his head. âDad made it sound like Grandpa died because of our uncle. This is not a misunderstanding. This is clearly a feud!â
George pursed his lips and did not say anything else.
kids like them could not interfere with the grudge between the previous generation.
They did not go home the night before, but their house looked the same as it did before they left.
Adina helped Melody take a shower. Only after she put the girl to bed did she start to clean the living room and the house.
Alden obediently took the mop for her. âMommy, Iâll do it with you.â Adina suddenly felt sad.
If Alden had grown up with the Winters family, many servants would have taken care of him, and he would not have needed to suffer.
The more mature and well-behaved Alden was, the more incapable she felt as a mother. âAlden, Iâm sorry.â
Adina stroked Aldenâs head, and her eyes were full of guilt.
Alden raised his head and smiled obediently as he said, âMom, actually Georgie and Hal envy me and Mel because we were able to live with you for four years, as well as be with you every day. They werenât able to⦠Compared with them, Mel and I are clearly happier. Why are you apologizing?â
Adinaâs heart melted. âMy Alden! I must have saved the world in my previous life to give birth to such an obedient and thoughtful son like you.â
Alden looked down.
In reality, he was not obedient at all. He had secretly done many things that his mom had forbidden him from doing.