Chapter 1964

The person who came in was Ryan. He barged in and hugged Ruth. "Ruth, are you alright? Did Sebastian hit you? Did he want to throw you into the river to feed the fish?"

When Ruth saw Ryan's arrival, both her legs gave out. She threw herself into Ryan's arms and sobbed hard. "Hubby, you've finally come. If you come any later, I'll be dead…"

"Look at you! I kept telling you not to be unreasonable and rude like a shrew, but you just wouldn't listen! Do you think you're still a mere commoner like you used to be? You're going to be my wife soon. How can you be like that? Luckily I came today. If I had come a day later, you would've died a horrible death! You just don't listen to me!"

Hearing Ryan scolding her, Ruth cried harder. "I...I just wanted to stand up for Aino. I was thinking that Aino… Aino is too pitiful. She didn't have a father until she was five. She had only gotten a father for less than two years, and her mother was kidnapped. The child is so pitiful."

Ryan glanced at Ai