Chapter 825 âHer face is really ruined. She isnât as beautiful as before.â
âEven if the scars can be repaired with plastic surgeries, she wonât have that natural face anymore.
What a shame.â
âI didnât expect Adina to be the illegitimate daughter of the Jones family too. This is breaking news.â
âMost importantly, we didnât hear anything about it before the reunion banquet. I only realized that the Jones family was holding a reunion banquet after I arrived at the banquet hall.â
âAdinaâs current status is amazing. Sheâs the only daughter of the Jones family, a relative of the Xavier family, and Mdm. Wintersâ¦â
âMdm. Winters? I donât think so. No one from the Winters family came tonight. Clearly, Adinaâs falling out with them.â
âItâs true! Weâve been here so long, but I havenât seen a single member of the Winters family.â
âThey arenât divorced, are they?â
Adina did not even raise her brows as all kinds of whispers came from her surroundings.
When she decided to hold the reunion banquet, she already expected this situation, and she did not care. Dillon lowered his voice and asked, âAddy, why isnât anyone from the Winters family coming?â
Adina smiled faintly and said, âDad, donât worry. Duke and I are very close. I asked him not to come.â
Dillon silently sighed.
He guessed that Addy made up such a white lie to make him feel at ease.
He would need to treat Addy much better and find her a better manâ¦
At this timeâ¦
About four reporters carrying cameras and microphones suddenly rushed over from the corner of the banquet hall.
âMs. Daugherty, itâs rumored that you and Mr. Winters are already divorced. Can you tell us what the real situation is?â
âMr. Winters didnât show up for an important occasion like the Jones familyâs reunion banquet today.
Does this mean thereâs a problem in your marriage?â
âMs. Daugherty, youâre still wearing a wedding ring. Does this mean that youâre still holding on to this marriage?â
The questions from the reporters came one after another.
Adina cast a glance at the oceanic blue diamond ring on her finger, and she smiled faintly.
The ring had been properly placed in the cabinet previously, and she only put it on again after Duke returned.
That manâs original wedding ring had long been lost, so she customâmade a new identical ring for him.
When she lowered her head and looked at the ring, everyone could see the reluctance, nostalgia, regret, and gloom she felt. There had to be something wrong with their marriage for her to wear such an expression.
âWho allowed you to come in? Security guards, kick these reporters out!â Dillon yelled in anger, and about eight security guards instantly rushed in to bring the four reporters out.
He had enhanced the security measures in this banquet because he was afraid that reporters would rush in and ask some strange questions. Unexpectedly , something still went wrong.
He looked at Adina apologetically. âIâm sorry, Addy. Itâs all because of my negligence.â