My Mommy’s Brave Heart

Chapter 13

had changed because of auto-play, and an aloof face was now on the screen. ‘Isn’t this man… the person we ran into on the road just now? ‘Mel seems to be really interested in him…’ “Mel, do you know him?” Alden asked slowly. But he received no reply. Melody just pawed at the computer screen, as if she wanted to pull the man out from it. Alden’s eyes fell partially shut as he pondered over her actions. He quickly took a screenshot of the man and uploaded in sauceNAO. Soon, all the information about him showed up. Duke Winters, 28 years old, the CEO of Winters Corporation. Alden was certain that Melody did not know this person. So, why would Melody want to get closer to a stranger? ‘Wait!’ In a flash, Alden remembered something the doctors once said. “Autistic children will reject all strangers except their own blood relatives…” ‘Could this man be our… ‘But that’s ridiculous!’ Alden had asked Adina about his father before, but she always changed the topic, so he stopped asking after a while. He had thought that her refusal meant that his father was dead. But… Alden scrutinized the man’s features and noticed that his sister had similar eyes and mouth. If things were really as he speculated, then he had to find a way to do a DNA paternity test. The Daugherty Corporation’s misfortune was snowballing into a major problem. Aaron was exhausted from doing damage control. “It’s clear that someone is attacking us from the shadows. You’re trash! How could you not have found them yet?! Did we hire you to sit here for fun?!” The people in the meeting shivered and did not dare to even breathe loudly. “Don’t be angry, Dad. We should focus on how to handle the situation right now…” Dew said. “Tech department, repair the website asap. Customer service department, contact our major clients to appease them. Public relations department…” She gave orders calmly, and the people in the meeting room began to carry them out. Dew then looked at her furious father and said calmly, “Dad, do you know why Daugherty Corporation suddenly faces this crisis?” “Why?” “Because Adina is back.” “What?!” Aaron stood up. “I thought that jinx died a long time ago?” “I went to Xavier