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 corporation‘s 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. Jones‘ head.]
[Many reporters have surrounded LaStar Technology Corporation. The company‘s 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 well–known psychiatrist in
Sea City. The diagnosis and treatment report has been released. She seems to have some mental
issues which can‘t be treated by ordinary drugs.]
[Gardner Corporation‘s 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 Al‘s 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. ‘I‘m such a troublemaker.‘
She leaned against the balcony as she watched the night sky become brighter. She heard the dogs
barking again. ‘We‘re in the middle of winter, why are there stray dogs always coming to this residential
area?
‘I know I shouldn‘t feel annoyed by this, but I just can‘t help it...‘ 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.
“Is that dog sick? Hurry up, put it in a garbage bag and throw it away.” Two maids rushed over to take
the stray dog away.
Adina stood on the balcony, speechless. ‘Did I just kill an innocent dog?
It‘s so cold and the stray dogs are homeless. They‘re only barking because they‘re hungry and cold.
Why can‘t I tolerate it...?”
She heard the children‘s frolic voices downstairs again. It sounded like bees buzzing in her ears. She
couldn‘t help but feel even more irritable...
She walked into the washroom and turned on the tap. The sound of water drowned out the children‘s
sounds. She finally felt at peace.
The water was cold. She washed her face with it and realized something.
‘I‘ve come to a dead end. I don‘t know what to do. I want to return things to the way they used to be,
but I can‘t.
‘Every time I lash out, I‘ll be in a daze and immediately regret what I did.
The more Duke tolerates me, the more the children treat me well, the more I‘ll feel annoyed.’
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.
“Addy?” 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.” Duke, you‘re already done with your work?”
“Let‘s eat.” Duke kissed her face.
“I called you from the outside several times, but you didn‘t respond. I thought you were asleep.”
“I‘m not a pig. I don‘t sleep in until so late.”
She chuckled and said, “Let‘s go eat.”
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