Mr. Herbert understood just how biased Calum was, but he was a wily old fox who looked down on Calum and did not trust Ruth, so he decided to protect his own interests by staying out of their family’s affairs and refusing to say anything about it. Nathan diverted the subject by saying regretfully, “But it’s still sad that we lost the copyright for Silent Love. We assessed it so thoroughly and planned for it, but it ended up benefiting someone else instead.”“Don’t be sad about it. I never wanted the copyright for that book.”What?Both of them stared at her. Ruth gave them a mysterious smile. “Just wait. You’ll understand what I mean later.”Nathan was patient and phlegmatic, so, when he saw how confident she was, he felt at ease and did not ask any further questions, while Mr. Herbert did not care about it. His sole goal was to deal with Ruth’s current scandal. He happily went out with his phone in hand and waited for a crucial moment to add fuel to the flames and stir the p
Luna had changed her schedule last minute to discreetly increase her own value by telling DH that she wanted to sign the contract the next day instead of what was originally planned. But they could not wait and came to her. Their enthusiasm pleased Luna, and there was no problem with the contract’s clauses, so she was ready to sign. But what were they doing now?She exchanged a look with her manager, Cyrus, and could only watch as DH’s group left in a hurry. Then, her manager received a call. After he hung up, he turned around stiffly to stare at her. “I think I know why they left, Luna.”What?Luna picked up her phone and saw the series of money transfer screenshots. Then, she saw that Ruth had tagged her, and her expression turned dark. When she saw the netizens who were just in for the entertainment asking Ruth to give them more details, Luna’s heart nearly stopped. How could she forget?! Ruth still had those indecent photos of her and Caelus!In a panic, she got out
Just how busy was he that he could not check his phone even after a few hours had passed?They both worked in the entertainment industry. There was no way he would not pay attention to what was going on in his field, right?If he saw it but did not ask anything about it and ignored Ruth, it was clear that he was not busy but angry!Night fell. Kingsland Manor residential area was bright due to the streetlights. When Ruth got home, she found Apollo sitting in the living room and playing games. He was the only one there. The special effects on the screen were really flashy and loud, so he did not even notice her when she opened the door. Mrs. Greenwell came up to her respectfully to take her handbag and handed her a pair of slippers. “You’re home early today, Madam.”Ruth grunted in acknowledgement and looked upstairs. “Where’s Abel?”“He’s not back yet. He said that he won’t be coming back for dinner.”Ruth froze while changing out of her shoes. She looked at Mrs. Greenwell
“I’m not that blind as to flirt with that woman!” Apollo shouted and ran after Ruth. “Are you going to shower my brother with love and dote on him or not?”Ruth did not even turn to look at him as she said languidly, “Nope.”She should not spoil him too much. It had already inflated his ego, and he forgot his place in the family. As long as she did not do something that betrayed him, why should she shower him with love and dote on him?Half an hour later, Ruth came downstairs. She had changed into a pomegranate red one-piece dress that made her look petite and beautiful. She had light makeup on her delicate face, and her long hair fell across her back, which made her look stunning. Apollo stared at her in a daze from where he was sitting on the carpet. He was bedazzled. Ruth did not even look at him. She just said in the direction of the kitchen, “I won’t be eating at home, Mrs. Greenwell. You don’t have to wait for me.”Apollo quickly got to his feet and asked, “Where are yo
Abel was surprised. “She’s coming over?”“Not to where you are right now. I was worried that it wouldn’t be convenient for you, so I asked her to go pick you up at Grand Empire. I said you’re going back to work overtime at the company.” Apollo continued, as if he was asking for praise for his deeds. “Aren’t I smart? Ruth is really smart. If she saw your friends, she might suspect who you really are. She’s feeling guilty over what she did, but, if she finds out that you’ve been hiding your true identity, you’re going to be the one in the wrong.”Abel sneered. “Then, should I thank you for being such a smart boy?”He was currently at a club near Kingsland Manor residential area, which was far away from Grand Empire. What Apollo did was make both him and Ruth take a huge detour to meet over there. Besides, he did not show up at Grand Empire often. Aside from the top brass, only a handful of people knew him. It was not appropriate for Ruth to go to Grand Empire.“It’s nothing. This
A long-haired person whose gender could not be deciphered in just one look sat by a window. When they caught sight of a familiar figure at the entrance, they stood up and went over with their arms spread wide. “It’s been a long while, Ruth!”Ruth bypassed the person and sat down across from him. “I’m married. Keep your distance.”The man’s lips twitched, and he stared at her as if he was wondering whether she had a few screws loose in her head. When he saw Ruth remaining steadfast in keeping her distance, he felt resigned and took out a black velvet bag from his pocket. “My wife told me to hand it to you personally.” He was also married! Why was she being so prideful?!Ruth took the velvet bag and took a look inside. It had a small box with two rings lying quietly inside it. The workmanship suited her expectations. “Not bad. How’s work at your workshop? I’ve been busy with the company lately and didn’t have time to check it out.”“Everything’s going fine. We can come back to
He then changed the focus. “He might be thinking about commissioning a piece of jewelry. Last week, Mr. Kallan was contacting all sorts of major jewelry brands, but he wasn’t satisfied with what they offered.”Ruth cocked an eyebrow. “He has pretty good taste.”Her gaze instinctively moved to the bag beside her while saying that. He should like her gift, then. After Joseph left, the office fell silent. Ruth waited for a little over ten minutes. During that time, she flipped through the magazine in boredom, went to the french window, and looked at the cars underneath. When Abel came in, he saw a woman in a red one-piece dress. Her legs were straight and long, and her feet were wrapped in a pair of slingback heels. The straps encircled her fair ankles, which made her look delicate and aloof, but beautiful. Ruth added a splash of bright colors to the originally monochrome-colored office. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she turned around and saw Abel standing at
When his lips touched Ruth’s, she fell silent. She blinked and stared at his now entirely too close eyes. She was stunned for a few seconds. However, soon, she reached out to grab his neck and clumsily but enthusiastically responded to his kiss. Once Abel noticed what she did, the love he had been suppressing burst forth like a flood. He grabbed her waist and deepened the kiss. When they broke off, Ruth leaned into him like she was boneless and panted softly. After a few seconds catching her breath, she said softly, “We kissed. You’re no longer mad, are you?”Abel looked down and put his forehead against hers. His voice was husky and deep. “Who taught you this? You know how to bribe someone now, huh?”“You did. Just last night.”He liked it when she acted cute and cooed at him in a cutesy voice. He liked it so much that he even taught his sugar mommy to do those things!Ruth suddenly remembered something and smiled mysteriously. “I have a present for you!”She sat up str
Galen stood nervously at the side. At first, he wanted to step in and help, but he held himself back.In the end, he gave up and watched the fight.The more he watched, the more startled he was.Despite her delicate frame, her moves were calculated and ruthless.Many of her moves were lethal.She was a young woman who was loved. She was pampered and adored by everyone. How was such a person so ruthless in combat?It was as if she often fought to the death…Mr. Watson was shaken as well. He covered his neck with one hand, while his other hand hung limply by his hand. He looked at Lily in shock. His other hand hung weakly by his side. He looked at Lily in shock.How could such a small and delicate-looking person possess such strength? Was she really the heiress of the Cavendish family?“Do you want to verify it? The wounds match with the one who attacked me. I broke his right wrist on the spot, though. After that, I didn’t wait for reinforcement to come. I moved immediately an
Her hand paused while hefting the silver fork.Ruth’s husband was really very considerate. He loved her sister truly and everyone in her family.She decided to find a boyfriend like him for herself in the future.“I definitely will!” She thought.She stood in the spacious living room and looked at the man beside Galen who wanted to get to the bottom of this investigation. Her fingers tightened on the fork. “Words might not be enough to explain. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you give this a try?”Galen had not reacted when Charles spoke, nor when Abel had talked about switching it to a blunt weapon, but he definitely did now. “Nonsense!” he said sternly and stood up.Lily’s fighting spirit was ignited, but his stern rebuke deflated half of it. “Why not? Is it now allowed? You said attacking a police officer wasn’t allowed, didn’t you?”“He doesn’t count!” Galen said with disdain.Lily’s aggressive stance was completely deflated. “Well… if he doesn’t count, then his skills
The seemingly innocent question was directed at the young police officer.He looked troubled.Her delicate appearance did not help.The young police officer turned to the stern-faced man beside Galen for some help. The man pursed his thin lips and spoke in a deep voice.“Your Excellency… Madam… the nature of this case is severe, but the process of investigation is smooth. If your daughter doesn’t reveal the whole truth, it’ll be difficult for us to reach the crux of the issue. I assume that you don’t just want the result from this investigation but also the truth?”His firm voice was authoritative yet respectful.Charles turned to look at him. His brown eyes were calm, and he was sizing up this person.The police officer’s cold demeanor momentarily faltered. He quickly looked away and did not dare look him in the eye. “We’re just following procedures. To prevent this matter from escalating further, we hope for your cooperation.”He sounded intimidated yet resolute. It seemed
He was already determined to stake everything on his plan.“Right,” Lily said, “What about those bodyguards assigned to protect me? How were they swapped?”“Abel offered them ten times the price and bribed the group of bodyguards hired by Denver. The two poor people were taken down. The rest were replaced by our own people,” said Galen icily.Lily was shocked. She looked at him and then at Abel, who was driving calmly.Ruth looked at her husband with the same shocked face.So, this was how money made the world go round!When Denver had transferred money to that company, Lily had caught wind of it, but it seemed Abel had found out even sooner.He had already made arrangements to take drastic measures.“Don’t they have any morals? I heard that those kinds of organizations have principles. They won’t willingly betray the ones who employed them,” said Ruth.“As long as it’s not a terrorist organization, every organization needs connections. William’s group was already in dire stra
It was mainly because Denver clearly fabricated an alibi. But he had appeared on the scene and had been taken away.It was indeed quite puzzling.At that point, everyone looked at Abel in confusion.Abel looked straight ahead and did not speak. He only spoke when he was asked directly.“The father and son lost because they didn’t know each other’s motivations. It’s easy to bribe their people to send a message to the other and get them to the scene…”Before they set off, Sean received news that Denver was going all out and wanted to go down with Lily in the manor in the suburbs.Sean did not doubt it because Denver had been acting increasingly strange recently.He was transferring his assets and buying and renovating manors. It was as though he was prepared for death.He had even arranged for his funeral.Afraid that his son was taking things too hard, he put down whatever he was doing and rushed over to the scene.Since that was taken care of, it was easy to deceive Denver af
“See what you are doing? What if something happens to your sister?”Charles was not known for showing affection or caring about people outright.However, when his daughter cried and threw a tantrum, he could not stop himself.Charles stood by Lily without hesitation and scolded Abel for his incompetence.Ruth was originally filled with resentment and wanted to vent it out on Abel too, but when she saw that the father and daughter duo had joined forces to attack her husband, half of her resentment dissipated.With four bodyguards that had been arranged to deal with two outsiders, coupled with Lily’s abilities, her life was indeed not in danger…She glanced at Lily hesitantly. At this moment, Galen had cleaned up all the stains on her palm.Other than the redness between her thumb and index finger, she did not seem too badly hurt.All the resentment was gone. In fact, she was even a little protective. “Why did you have to deal with the four bodyguards?” Lily lowered her head an
Everyone was speechless.This discussion was fruitless. Everyone had their own opinions, and no one wanted to give in.In the end, Reina and the old man took a car, while Ruth, Abel, Charles, Galen Barker, and Lily got into another.The fire slowly died down.The cars left one after another.After Mr. Lockton got into the car, his cloudy eyes became shrewd. He asked his daughter, “Do you think that police officer is also interested in Lily?”Otherwise, why would he be so active and rush to the front? Why would he find such a lousy excuse to be the one to drop her home?“I think so, but unfortunately, Lily doesn’t seem to be as interested as before,” Reina said helplessly.Otherwise, why would she reject such a good opportunity to get into his car?Wouldn’t she have acted pitiful enough to earn his sympathy to get into the car?Mr. Lockton frowned. He was in deep thought.The last time he had heard that his granddaughter had fallen in love with another man who happened to be
Also, she was sure that if it was Luna being attacked at that time, he would have helped her without hesitation.This man was just like Notus. He was stupid, stubborn, and hypocritical.The reason why she spoke on his behalf was that she could not stand Luna’s smug face. Even if she wanted to drag someone down, she had to ask first.It was just the truth. She would not die if she made that clear anyway.Luna’s smug look cracked as she stared fixedly at her. Her gaze shifted from doubt to resentment and unwillingness.Aquilo was not surprised when Lily accused him. He knew that he had done something wrong. If not for Abel’s careful consideration, they would have died here today.However, he was quite surprised to hear her defend him.As he was handcuffed and escorted to the police car, he could not help but turn to look at her.“Lily…”Lily was about to walk to her car.She paused for a moment and turned to look at him calmly.Her usually playful eyes were indifferent at that
Aquilo opened his mouth but did not know what to say.Just then, a team of uniformed police officers rushed over to the scene to rescue the hostages.Looking at the people standing before them, they could not tell which ones were the hostages.Galen Barker walked over from behind and glanced at them. “What are you still standing here for? Get out quickly!”This manor had an ancient Sommersetese courtyard.The place where they were gathered was a small open space in the courtyard.After passing through the desolate artificial mountain pavilion, they arrived at the large courtyard outside the manor. There were many people gathered there, with many police cars parked nearby.A fire truck had also arrived.To Lily’s surprise, Sean Lovehart and his father were also there and were being escorted into the police car.When he saw her coming out, Denver’s face filled with hatred. He wanted to rush to her and strangle her. “You’ve got guts! You risked your life to drag us down with you!