Mabel‘s lips trembled. “Earl, you are twins who share the same blood. Why does it have to be like
this?”
“If you give me Adina, I‘ll give up on the other things,” Earl said.
His words shocked Mabel. “Earl, Adina is your sister–in–law!”
Earl sneered. “Then pretend you didn‘t see me. Go about your business, I‘ll be going soon.”
“To where?” Mabel queried. Her heart was racing in anxiety again. She was afraid that the two brothers
would meet again, afraid that they would be caught in another endless battle...
As soon as she finished speaking, there was an urgent screech of a car braking outside the mansion.
Earl chuckled.
“Adina is here. Bring her to this room, and don‘t let the brats suspect anything.”
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Mabel‘s hands were shaking.
“Earl, don‘t do this –––”
“I‘m fine with not doing it this way. I could also abduct Adina right in front of those brats.” Earl smiled
indifferently. “It‘s not my problem if I traumatize a few kids.”
“Fine, I‘ll bring Addy up here.”
Mabel gave a deep sigh before she opened the bedroom door.
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When she came downstairs, the children had already noticed Adina‘s approach.
In the past, whenever Adina came home, the children would rush over excitedly.
But earlier at the other mansion, the change in Adina had frightened the children.
Even when they saw with their own eyes that the mommy whom they missed dearly had returned, they
did not dare to rush over. Four pairs of eyes watched as Adina got closer and closer.
Adina went inside. She looked around but did not see Earl‘s figure.
The heater for the house was quite strong, but she did not take off her down jacket. She stuffed her
hands into her jacket pockets, and her gaze fell on the children‘s faces.
“Go back to your rooms. Don‘t come out if I don‘t call for you.”
Melody widened her tear–filled eyes.
“Mommy, can... can I hug you?”
Adina shook her head.
“Later.”
She did not know which corner of the mansion that poisonous snake Earl would be watching from, so
she could not show even the slightest concern for the children.
She glanced at Alden.
Her son Al had yet to leave the Winters family‘s mansion. He stood quietly in the corner and did not
even come to greet her.
Adina pursed her lips.
“George, did you not hear me? Bring your siblings upstairs.”
“Yes, Mommy.”
George looked down. He took hold of Harold and Melody‘s hands and called for Alden. The four
children went upstairs.
It was at this moment when Mabel came downstairs.
When she saw Adina, she had a complicated look on her face. “Addy, why are you here?”
Adina stared at her for a while. Then, she suddenly smiled. “There‘s no need to ask such an
unnecessary question, Mrs. Winters. Take me to Earl.”
Recently, whenever she looked at Mabel‘s face, it would be full of shame and guilt. But this time, she
looked diffident and uneasy. Earl could only have gotten into the Winters family‘s mansion at Mabel‘s
acquiescence. When it came to either Earl or Duke, Mabel would always stand with Earl, because she
always felt like she owed it to her eldest son. Thus, Duke deserved to be kicked to the side. The
corners of Adina‘s mouth turned up in a sneer. Mabel‘s mouth parted, and her face paled. After she
took a deep breath, she said, “Addy, this is hard for me too. I really had no choice—”
“I don‘t want to hear about whatever hardships you‘ve had, just take me to Earl.”
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