“Thank you, Mr. Watson,” Adina said sincerely.
“You don‘t have to thank me. You can thank Duke. If he hadn‘t come to me, it would‘ve been impossible
for me to get involved in such a lawsuit.” Brenden raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. “I still have
things to do, so I need to leave first. Ms. Daugherty, let‘s keep in touch.”
Brenden walked up to Duke and patted him on the shoulder. “I‘ll drive your car. You should cherish this
opportunity.”
Before Duke could say anything, he took his car key and drove away.
At 5.00 pm, the late autumn sky was haloed with the yellowish–orange evening sun. The sunlight
shone on the wall tiles outside the preschool, creating charming refractions.
Adina stood outside the preschool and softly said, “Mr. Winters, thank you.”
Duke turned to the side slightly and stared at her.
She had an exquisite face, and as the sunset glow shone on her, she seemed to be surrounded by a
layer of golden light.
She was wearing a pair of pearl earrings. When the warm sunlight illuminated her side profile, it made
her look gentle and charming.
Duke pursed his lips and asked, “Have you felt tired all these years?”
Adina was stunned.
When she was in Brenden’s office earlier, she had revealed all the details of her unpleasant past in
front of Duke.
She thought he would pretend as if he had heard nothing.
Unexpectedly, he would ask her about it.
She looked at the preschool and slowly said, “Feeling tired has only been one–millionth of my life in the
past few years. It‘s been filled with much more happiness. Alden and Mel are the most wonderful gifts
that God has given me.”
Duke did not realize it, but his eyes overflowed with tenderness.
Ring! Ring!
At that moment, the preschool bell rang.
The initially quiet preschool instantly became noisy. The happy laughter of children could be heard
everywhere.
“Mr. Winters, please wait here for a moment. I‘ll bring the kids over.”
Just as Adina took one step, she heard the sound of leather shoes buckling on the ground behind her.
When she turned around, she saw Duke following her.
The man flashed her an extremely faint smile. “I‘ll go with you.”
Adina did not turn him down.
So, the two of them walked side by side toward the preschool‘s entrance.
Ava led the children to the lobby and immediately saw the two people in the crowd.
Compared with Mr. Osborne, she thought this handsome gentleman looked more like Alden and
Melody‘s father.
“Alden, Melody, your mom‘s here. You can go home now.”
Ava held the children‘s hands and walked to the entrance
Adina thanked her sincerely. “Ms. Jones, thank you for not letting the kids meet that irrelevant person.”
Ava smiled shyly. “It‘s my responsibility. You don‘t have to thank me, Ms. Daugherty.”
After Adina spoke to Ava for a while, she finally brought the children to the car. Meanwhile, Duke
automatically sat in the front passenger seat.
When Adina fastened her seatbelt, a question suddenly popped up in her head.
Why did Duke not leave together with Brenden?
Why did this man stay? Did he just want to keep her company as she picked up the children?
However, when Adina saw Melody‘s faint smile, she felt that it was actually not bad for this man to
stay.
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