âI donât know,â Harold answered with his mouth full of food. âI didnât see Daddy when I woke up this morning.â
George swallowed the food in his mouth and said, âThere are a lot of things to take care of at the Winters Corporation. Daddy mustâve gone to work at the company.â
âItâs Saturday today. Mr. Duke doesnât need to go to the company,â Mr. Brown said with a smile.
âIs that true, Papa Brown?â George frowned. âAlthough the company staff was not required to work during the weekends, Daddy worked every day of the year, especially since there have been a lot of company affairs recently. Daddy should be in a hurry to deal with themâ¦â
âOf course, it is,â Mr. Brown continued. âMr. Duke has arranged activities for the four of you. Iâll send you kids over after youâre done with breakfast.â
âWhat kind of activity?â Harold asked curiously.
âYoung Master George, Harold, and Alden are required to take an IQ test at the IQ testing facility.â
After hearing Mr. Brownâs words, Harold immediately shook his head and said, âI donât want to go!â
George raised an eyebrow. âHavenât we taken the test before?â
âThat was in the past, now is the present.â Mr. Brown smiled and said, âMs. Adina and Mr. Duke intend to enroll Young Master George and Harold in preschool, and most prestigious schools require an IQ test report. So you have to go take the test.â
âI guess I donât need to go, then,â Alden said with pursed lips.
âMr. Duke intends to do a comparison.â Mr. Brown said calmly, âIf Young Master Aldenâs IQ is higher than Young Master Haroldâs, then heâll consider changing the sequence.â
âThatâs impossible!â Harold suddenly became nervous.â Iâm much smarter than Alden. Iâm the second child, and the second older brother. I donât want to be the younger brother!â
âWeâll know once youâve done the test,â Mr. Brown smiled.
Adina was a little hesitant.
The kids did not really need to take IQ tests or anything of the sort.
It was unnecessary to rank them in order of intelligence.
Duke would hurt Hal if he did that.
She was ready to oppose when she noticed Mr. Brown winking at her.
She realized right away that the intention here was to get the kids out of the way.
âMadam Winters said that she wants to take Miss Melody out to go jewelry shopping. Miss Melody, do you want to go?â Mr. Brown asked softly while carrying Mel in his arms.
âYes, I want to buy a lot of shiny jewels!â When Mel answered, her eyes shone brightly like pearls.
Adina was speechless.
She did not particularly adore jewelry, and she wondered why Mel was so obsessed with it.
Mr. Brown had to use a lot of coaxing and lying before the four kids finally got in the car. Each of them gave Adina a cheek kiss before they left.
Adina remained in a daze even after everyone left the house.
It was clear that Mr. Brown took the children away on purpose. So, what was next, then?
While she was spacing out, she received a text.
It was from Malvin. (Addy, Iâll come to fetch you in two hours. Wait for me.]
Adinaâs heart started picking up pace. She sat down on the couch while slowly typing down her reply and sent it. (Okay.)
Was that man going to finish what he started yesterday?
She suddenly felt excited about it. What should she do?
âNo, I canât get nervous. Relax. I need to relax.â
Adina hurried upstairs, reapplied her makeup, opened her wardrobe, and tried on each piece of clothing one by one.
She suddenly found her available wardrobe lacking, and now that she was going out with a guy, she did not know what to wear.
She tried on many outfits before settling on a beige skirt with a knitted cardigan on top. After that, she went downstairs and waited patiently.