Chapter 10


    Chapter 10


    Adina went to Xavier Corporation to insert the chip she developed into thepany’s products. This


    way, the data in the chip could be inserted into the programmes of the products. Adina and her children


    sat in the backseat of the car while waiting to arrive at their destination. “Alden, y with your sister in


    the waiting roomter. Once I’m done, we’ll go back home together, okay?” Alden nodded. “I won’t let


    anyone hurt Mel, Mommy. Don’t worry. You can just go to work.” “Good boy.” Adina stroked his hair and


    kissed her daughter’s cheek. The girl’s pretty face was soft, just like cotton candy. Adina could not


    resist pinching it. “Mommy, why are you bullying Mel again?!” Alden quickly stopped her. Adina felt a


    little guilty. “Well… Mel is just too cute, you know? I couldn’t resist…” Suddenly, the car came to a


    screeching halt. The three people in the backseat were all thrown forward. There was a loud noise from


    the front of the car. “I’m sorry, Miss Adina. I seem to have run into the car in front of us. I’ll go out and


    handle the situation,” the driver said apologetically and opened the door to get out. Adina checked on


    her children. They were fine. But suddenly, the usually unresponsive Mel suddenly grabbed the door


    handle and pushed the door open. It opened by a crack. “Mel, we’re on the road. You can’t open the


    door, okay?” Adina shut the door. But the girl opened it again. Before Adina could close it again, Mel


    slipped from her hands and jumped out of the car. A man came out of the car they had rammed in the


    back. He had an imposing presence. His tall and lean figure was d in a ck suit, and he had a cold


    look on his face. The Xavier family’s driver did not know him, but he could sense his powerful


    presence. This man was even more imposing than Richard, the head of the Xavier family. “W-We’ll take


    full responsibility, Sir. You…” the driver said nervously. Duke’s face was as cold as ice. He usually had


    a driver to take him around, but today, his driver called in sick, so he chose to drive himself. But


    someone tailgated him the moment he left his mansion. He could not be bothered to deal with this sort


    of matter, but he had to. Just when he was about to speak, a small child in pink suddenly charged at


    him and crashed into his leg. It immediately ruined Duke’s day. He was a neat freak and hated touching


    strangers. He took a step back to get away from the child, but the girl in pink followed him and even


    hugged his leg. His expression darkened. “Let go.” The two words made chills crawl down everyone’s


    spines. They sounded like pure ice. The driver was so scared that his heart nearly stopped beating. He


    quickly went over. “Miss Melody, please let go…” He wanted to pick her up, but Melody refused to let


    him touch her. She turned her head and bit his hand. She bit so deep that she drew blood. Duke’s


    expression turned even darker. He had no idea where the child hade from, and she was even


    aggressive, to boot! He raised his hand and grabbed the girl by the cor. Their gazes met, and her


    eyes went wide. They were ck and shiny, just like the stars in the night sky, while her hair was fluffy,


    which made her look like a kitten. Duke’s cold heart softened at the sight of her. “Who are you?” he


    asked. Perhaps it was because his voice was cold and harsh, but the girl hunched her shoulders in


    fear. Duke felt a second of regret, but before he could figure out why he would feel this way, a fair hand


    suddenly reached over and grabbed the girl. When the girl left his reach, he felt as if she took a piece


    of his heart with her. “Sir, I apologize on behalf of my daughter. If she offended you in any way, please


    don’t take offense to it on the ount that she is still a child,” Adina said slowly while holding Melody in


    a protective embrace. She was really surprised. Her daughter usually avoided strangers like the


    gue, but she had actually hugged this man’s leg of her own ord. She really wanted to know why,


    but the man seemed aloof and not like someone she should cross paths with on a normal day. Besides,


    she found the man slightly familiar. It was as if she had seen him somewhere before… ‘Wait!’ Adina


    remembered where she had seen him, and she cried out in surprise, “Are you Duke Winters?” Duke


    sneered. Women had used all sorts of ways to approach him in the past, but this one was rather


    unique. She had actually sent a child to approach him. “No.” After saying that, he opened his car door


    and returned to the driver’s seat, then drove away. Adina’s eyelids fell partially shut. She might have


    left Sea City for four years, but she would never misidentify this man. While she was regarded as the


    most beautiful woman in Sea City, Duke Winters was known as the richest man in Sea City. Many


    netizens had photoshopped their pictures together and said that they were the perfect upper ss


    couple… Even though they had never met each other before, she had seen many of his photos, so it


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