After Adina spoke, she left the meeting room with Serene.
Once the others left the meeting room, Jasmine could no longer hold her anger back. She raised her
hand and threw the documents to the floor.
“Jasmine, you better not go against Ms. Daugherty.” Mr. Krisman lit up a cigarette and said, “Not only is
she capable, but you also know that she‘s marrying into the Winters family tomorrow. She‘ll be Mrs.
Winters, so if possible, build a good relationship with her. That‘s better and more advantageous to you
in my opinion.”
Jasmine gritted her teeth furiously. “Uncle Benny, you promised my mom that you would kick Adina out.
But in the end, I had to lower my status and apologize to her in front of so many i people. I was totally
embarrassed! I don‘t care. Uncle Benny, you have to come up with a way to remove Adina from this
project.”
Mr. Krisman breathed out some smoke. “She’s all the rage now.
This is not the time to kick her out. Just wait.”
Jasmine was livid.
Wait? How long did she still have to wait?
She had visited her grandpa yesterday, and he said that Daniel was planning to compete for the heir
position in the Jones
family.
Daniel was the only one who truly descended from the Jones
family. If he was making preparations to be heir, what chance did she have of winning as an outsider?
She had to take charge of this project so that her grandpa would believe that she was more suitable
than Daniel to be the heir.
Just as Adina left Elitos, she received a call from Mdm. Xavier.
“Addy, you‘re getting married tomorrow, so you can‘t stay with the Winters family today,” Mdm. Xavier
said in a stern tone.” According to the tradition in Sea City, the bride and groom mustn‘t meet the day
before their wedding. I‘ll ask your Uncle Richard to bring you to the Xavier family this instant.”
Adina stroked her nose. “That doesn‘t really matter anymore,
right?”
What era was it? Who would still care about that?
“Of course it matters!” Mdm. Xavier insisted. “Back then, I didn‘t keep an eye on your mother, so she
met Aaron the night before her wedding. After your mother married him, she passed away not long
after that. In short, you have to listen to me, Addy. I won‘t allow the same tragedy to happen to you.”
Adina remained silent for a few seconds before she pursed her lips and said, “Grandma, I‘ll go to the
Xavier family‘s mansion now.”
Her mother passed away after getting married and giving birth to her. Had her grandma been blaming
herself for not following the tradition at that time, thinking that it brought tragedy to her mother?
The elderly tended to believe in such superstitions.
Even though Adina did not believe them, she should still fulfill her grandmother‘s wish.
Adina gave Duke a call.
After Duke received the call over in the Winters family‘s mansion, he felt terrible.
Following his prior experience, he would fall asleep only when he held Adina in his arms at night.
But she was not coming back today.
Mrs. Winters walked over and said, “Mdm. Xavier is older, so she‘s more experienced. The bride and
groom really aren’t allowed to meet the day before their wedding. It‘s tradition. It‘s better for us to follow
the traditional customs for the wedding.”
Duke nodded.
Although they had been organizing the wedding in a hurry, he wanted everything to be perfect.
He oversaw every single detail.
Mrs. Winters stood at the side and hesitated for a while before she softly said, “Duke, your brother
contacted me last night.”
Duke‘s gaze froze. “What did he say?”
“He congratulated you on your marriage. He also said…” Mrs. Winters held her fingers tightly while she
stammered. “He also said that he wants to attend the wedding.”
Duke clenched his fists. “Mom, please let him know that I won‘t allow him to step into the wedding
venue because he doesn‘t
deserve it.”
Mrs. Winters‘ complexion turned pale.
She knew that this would be the outcome, but she was not willing to give up. She insisted on asking
him.
Her two sons, who only lived together in harmony for a few brief months as infants, had been enemies
ever since they first met in their teens.
Both of them were her sons. She did not know whose side to choose.
Perhaps a mother would instinctively be more protective of the more inferior child, and Earl happened
to be the vulnerable one.
Mrs. Winters covered her chest and softly said, “Okay, I‘ll ask him not to come.”
After she said that, she walked away and slowly went upstairs.
Duke‘s eyes were filled with coldness as he looked at his mother‘s back.
He had been searching for Earl‘s whereabouts lately, but Earl always managed to get away.
Since Earl was able to contact their mother now, he could use the phone signal to track Earl.
Meanwhile, Adina drove to the Xavier family‘s mansion.
The Xavier family‘s mansion had put up new and festive decorations.
“Addy, come and see if you like the room that I‘ve prepared for you.” Mdm. Xavier dragged Adina
upstairs. “This used to be your mother‘s bedroom when she was young. It‘s been vacant since she got
married until now. You can stay here tonight.”
The bedroom was tidy and bright. Adina could tell that it was cleaned up every day.
She then walked to the makeup table and pulled the drawer open. She saw some jewelry and hairpins
that were from decades ago. She could even imagine her mother sitting in front of the makeup table
while dressing up.
“Addy, you‘re my favorite granddaughter. You‘re getting married tomorrow, and I‘m really reluctant
about letting you go…”
Mdm. Xavier held Adina‘s hand and sincerely said, “But I hope you‘ve found someone who
understands and loves you, who will protect you and your children, and who will keep you safe and free
from running around all your life. That will be enough. Your mother will rest in peace too.”
“Grandma…”
Adina‘s eyes turned red.
She rushed into Mdm. Xavier‘s arms and silently held back her tears.
She thought about a lot of things, including the first dumb eighteen years of her life and her hardships
of surviving in a foreign country for the past five years. However, she contemplated more about her
expectations for her future life.
She was finally able to have her own family.
“Mdm. Xavier, we have a guest downstairs.”
A maid stood outside the room as she respectfully delivered the news.
Mdm. Xavier immediately wiped the corners of her eyes, got up, and said, “Come on, Addy. Let‘s go
downstairs and meet our guest.” Adina nodded. She supported Mdm. Xavier while they slowly made
their way down.
Before they arrived downstairs, she already saw the guest who was sitting on the couch in the living
room. It was Dillon.
“Mdm. Xavier, I hope my arrival hasn‘t disturbed you.” Dillon stood up before he quickly walked over
and held Mdm. Xavier‘s another arm.
Mdm. Xavier felt slightly puzzled. “Mr. Jones, may I know why you‘re visiting us?”
Dillon looked at Adina, and his gaze instantly became gentle. “I feel very much related to Ms.
Daugherty, and I heard that she‘s getting married tomorrow. So, I came to deliver the trousseau from
the day before.”
Many big families would help their daughters prepare their trousseau.
However, Adina was equivalent to an orphan. Mdm. Xavier was elderly, so Adina did not allow her to
bother herself with the wedding. As a result, there was no such thing like a wedding gift box.
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