Chapter 952 Adina went back to her bedroom. She took her laptop and sat on the balcony.
She did not deliberately search for the news, but it kept popping out on her screen.
(The former chairman of Jones Corporation, Zhenny Jones, refuses to be interviewed by the reporters.
However, according to the corporationâs employees, after the board meeting yesterday morning, the reporters can confirm that Ms. Zhenny Jones and Ms. Adina Daugherty had been on bad terms. Many witnesses are attesting that Ms. Daugherty caused the injury on Ms. Jonesâ head.]
(Many reporters have surrounded LaStar Technology Corporation. The companyâs internal employees have refused to be interviewed. However, according to the employees of several neighboring companies, Adina Daugherty has rarely shown up in her company for the past few days. The last time they saw her, she lost her temper at a meeting.)
(A netizen broke the news, saying that Adina Daugherty has been seeing a wellâknown psychiatrist in Sea City. The diagnosis and treatment report has been released. She seems to have some mental issues which canât be treated by ordinary drugs.]
(Gardner Corporationâs shareholders have been secretly manipulated by Winters Corporation. This is one of the reasons why Sean Gardner has been staying low for the time being.)
Right after she was done reading the news, they were taken down. Other news was republished.
Regardless of how powerful Winters Corporation was or how amazing Alâs hacking skills were, it would never be able to stop the netizens. The majority of them loved to be entertained as onlookers. So, they spread the news and discussed them on countless platforms, making it go viral.
It was obvious someone was trying to repopularize the news. But, instead, a new round of discussion had arisen among netizens. Adina turned off her phone and chuckled bitterly. âIâm such a troublemaker.â
She leaned against the balcony as she watched the night sky become brighter. She heard the dogs barking again. âWeâre in the middle of winter, why are there stray dogs always coming to this residential area?
âI know I shouldnât feel annoyed by this, but I just canât help itâ¦â She drew the curtain and saw two stray dogs run past the front gate. She bent over to pick up a stone from the pot on the balcony and flicked it out with her fingers. The stone flew in the air. The dog that was barking frantically suddenly fell to the ground. Colin, who was about to go out to drive the stray dogs away, was startled. âIs that dog sick? Hurry up, put it in a garbage bag and throw it away.â Two maids rushed over to take the stray dog away.
Adina stood on the balcony, speechless. âDid I just kill an innocent dog?
Itâs so cold and the stray dogs are homeless. Theyâre only barking because theyâre hungry and cold.
Why canât I tolerate itâ¦?â
She heard the childrenâs frolic voices downstairs again. It sounded like bees buzzing in her ears. She couldnât help but feel even more irritableâ¦
She walked into the washroom and turned on the tap.
The sound of water drowned out the childrenâs sounds. She finally felt at peace.
The water was cold. She washed her face with it and realized something.
âIâve come to a dead end. I donât know what to do. I want to return things to the way they used to be, but I canât.
âEvery time I lash out, Iâll be in a daze and immediately regret what I did.
The more Duke tolerates me, the more the children treat me well, the more Iâll feel annoyed.â
Adina felt as if her heart had been cut open and the cold winter breeze was blowing right into it. Her whole body was icy cold.
âAddy?â There was a knock on the washroom door. Adina hurriedly turned off the tap and put on a smile when she came out of the washroom.â Duke, youâre already done with your work?â âLetâs eat.â
Duke kissed her face. âI called you from the outside several times, but you didnât respond. I thought you were asleep.â âIâm not a pig. I donât sleep in until so late.â She chuckled and said, âLetâs go eat.â