Adina did not know where she was.
There was suddenly a bloody fog in front of her, and a huge rush of blood flooded over her. Then, an infinite feeling of suffocation gradually came over her.
She breathed heavily, but she heard the familiar voice of a man, which came from deep within the bloody fog.
âAddyâ¦
âAddy...â
She heard it again and again; it sounded like the desperate cries of someone facing death.
âWho are you? Where are you?!â
Adina screamed at the top of her lungs, and her voice resounded in the bloody fog, but she stopped hearing any replies.
Her heart instantly tightened as if someone had stabbed her in the heart with a knife and twisted it viciously.
It was painfulâ¦
Her heart was in painâ¦
She was in agonyâ¦
When Adina opened her eyes abruptly, she realized that it was just a nightmare.
She had been experiencing the same nightmare for a dozen days after she fell asleep every night.
The person who kept calling her name in the dream was Duke, right?
She had to be having this dream repeatedly because she missed that man so much. They had been separated for too long after all.
Adina touched her hair that was drenched in sweat before she got up and entered the bathroom to take a shower.
She calculated the time. It was the sixteenth day of Dukeâs business trip. She did not know when he would come back.
It was still very early when she stepped out of the shower. The children had not woken up yet.
Mrs. Winters, on the other hand, was arranging a pot of valuable orchids in the courtyard.
When she saw Adina coming out, she raised her head with a smile and said, âI heard that youâre moving your office today? Iâll ask Mr. Brown to bring some people there to help you.â
Adina smiled and said, âThereâs no need. I already hired a moving company. Itâs not a big deal.â
She paused for a while before she continued. âMom, did Duke tell you when heâll be back?â
Mrs. Wintersâ hand froze all of a sudden while she was watering the plants. She looked aloof as she said, âHe never tells me about such things. Ever since he turned fifteen, heâs been very independent and opinionated. Sometimes, he wonât even inform me when he goes overseas on a business trip. Iâm already used to it. Addy, donât worry. Duke is a responsible and committed man. He wonât mess around.â
Adina pursed her lips.
She was not worried about Duke messing around. She just felt that it was abnormal for a newlywed couple to not contact each other in half a month.
On top of that, she had been feeling anxious over the past half a month as if something serious had happened without her knowledge.
Adina sighed before she drove to her company.
LaStar Technology Corporation had integrated with Daugherty Corporation over the past two weeks.
The logo on the facade of Daugherty Corporationâs building had already been replaced with a relief of LaStar Technology Corporation.
A few dozen staff members of LaStar Technology Corporation needed to move to Daugherty Corporationâs address.
From this day forth, LaStar Technology Corporation was officially established in Sea City.
There were not many office supplies in a small office of around one hundred square meters, but the dozen or so employees had already made two to three trips to move them out.
Mr. Roberts from the company next door stood in the corridor with an envious expression as he watched the staff of LaStar Technology Corporation work busily.
âSheâs just relying on Winters Corporation.â His secretary rolled his eyes contemptuously. âThis is like the Cinderella story where a poor girl marries a prince and becomes a princess.â
âShut up!â Mr. Roberts lowered his voice and scolded him in anger. âI planned to get along with Ms.
Daugherty in the beginning, but you were the one who kept rambling about how terrible she was, which made me lose a possible business collaboration partner. Okay, I donât need a secretary like you either.
You can go to the HR Department and complete the resignation procedure.â
The secretary widened his eyes in shock. âMr. Roberts, everything Iâve said and done has been for the companyâs sake. What did I do wrong to warrant this firing?â