Besides, Demi was clearly extending a helping hand in Ruth’s time of need. “It’s an honor for her, alright,” Demi said slowly and stood up. “As for Ruth paying my breach penalty, that’s just for the public. I’ll take care of it myself.”Her manager was stunned. That was not what they had agreed upon.Mr. Herbert was taken aback, but smiled right away. “Don’t worry, Demi. Rising Star won’t dare to ask us to pay them.”Demi was puzzled. “Caelus still owes Ruth. If we count all the money, it’ll go up to a huge sum. If Ruth offers a debt offset, he won’t argue with it.”Demi pondered this for a while with a crease between her eyebrows before she understood what Mr. Herbert meant. Caelus’ horrible excuse had only barely managed to suppress the negative comments and hide this embarrassing detail about him. If Ruth offered a debt offset, she would be sparing him. If he lacked common sense, though, she would upload even more receipts involving other transactions. The mob would
The atmosphere in the office became even gloomier. Kallan’s survival instincts finally kicked in. “But you don’t have to worry. You’re different from Caelus. You didn’t cheat on her nor set her up. You also didn’t take anything…”At that point, he stopped talking. His gaze landed on Abel’s left ring finger. Was that… a wedding ring?Abel did ask him to get a pair ready, but he also said that he was not in a hurry to get them.Besides, he had yet to contact Seema…“Did… Ruth give you the ring?” he asked tentatively. Abel said nothing and just stared at him coldly. Kallan gulped. His survival instincts raged war against his sense of justice. In the end, he could only voice his opinion in an incredibly tactful way. “It’s not good to make a woman get a wedding ring, but it’s not good to reject her sincere gift either.”“If you had done your job, she wouldn’t have given me a wedding ring.” Abel’s voice was as cold as the deepest levels of hell. He was the one who said he was
This was what Ruth called “killing two birds with one stone.”She hit jackpot with this. Ruth smiled. Right when she wanted to log out of twitter, she heard footsteps outside. They were coming toward her. The heels knocked loudly against the marble tiles, and the clear sounds were laced with obvious rage. She looked up and saw a beautiful yet angry face. “Explain to me why exactly is everyone saying Rising Star gave me to you for free?”Ruth handed her phone over with a grin. “How could you say they gave you away? Everyone’s praising you!”Demi was stunned for a moment. She grabbed her phone and scrolled down. Her expression grew gentler, but she still remained displeased as she threw Ruth’s phone back to her. “You should have told me sooner. I was about to subsidize you.”“Subsidize?” Ruth’s eyes lit up. “How much?”Demi huffed coldly and crossed her arms before sitting down on the couch. “Now? Not a single cent.”Ruth pouted and stood up. She poured two cups of coff
Abel noticed that Ruth was acting really strangely over the next few days. In a great show of consideration, she helped him fix his tie in the morning. At night, she was very attentive and brought coffee to his study. She even told him not to work overnight and rest. What was even stranger was that she did not sleep in on the weekend. When Abel woke up, he found an empty spot beside him. Once he washed up and went downstairs, he heard clanging and banging sounds from the kitchen, along with Mrs. Greenwell’s worried voice. “Madam, let me handle that!”“Madam, careful! Don’t let it burn you!”“Madam, don’t touch the knife! Put it away!”When he got closer, he saw a thin and delicate figure trying to “help” in the kitchen. But, really, she was moving around in a fluster. Ruth wore casual, light-colored clothes and a pink apron. Her long hair was tied up in a bun, but some strands still fell out of it. The sun shone through the window and illuminated her serious face. It gav
Abel was clearly saying, “What do you think?” with his expression. Ruth pouted, but she did not feel the least bit awkward even after he saw through her. She just mulled over her words for a bit before she sat up straight and said seriously, “Yeah. I do have a few questions to ask you.”Abel cocked his eyebrows. Before she could even ask her questions, he said, “The stocks you bought all have great potential, but I suggest selling them in suitable amounts.”Ruth was stunned. “What on earth… That’s not what I was going to ask!”Abel was surprised. “Oh? I might not compare to the genius investor, but I seldom make mistakes when it comes to making analysis. Are you really not going to ask me any questions about investing?”Ruth fell silent. He was right. She had never suffered any losses when she followed his suggestions for investing. In fact, she was beginning to suspect he had persuaded her to open an account in the securities company after she got drunk the first time.
Abel was shocked by her insanely fake act, and his eyelids twitched. After a long while, he finally said, “I think you have some sort of misunderstanding about the word, ‘gentle.’”Ruth’s smile immediately fell away. She pushed him away and stood up before leaving with a defeated expression. Even though she knew she had no talent for acting, she still felt a little sad when she heard this. It dealt a huge blow to her ego. All her hard work over the past few days was for nothing. Abel watched her leave in dejection, and his eyes shone with regret. He started reflecting on whether he had been too straightforward. When evening arrived, the sky was cloudy and dark. It looked like it was about to rain. Abel was done with his work by then. He looked at the dark clouds outside and went downstairs. It was empty downstairs. The lights were not on, which was why it was dark. The kitchen was also rather quiet. However, when Mrs. Greenwell heard him, she came out and said that dinne
Mrs. Greenwell was stunned. “Huh?”Ruth stood up and patted her on the shoulder. “I’ll increase your salary next month!”Mrs. Greenwell was dumbfounded.She looked at Ruth, who walked away confidently and disappeared at the top of the stairs, in puzzlement.Summer rain was unpredictable. The heavy rain hit the windowsill, and its irregular rhythm was distracting.In the study, a man sat at the table with a stack of documents in front of him. The clock on the wall showed that thirty minutes had passed, but he was still on the first page of the document.Abel had descended into a strange sense of uncertainty. He knew that tomorrow was not a good time to meet his parents, but, after seeing the gifts she carefully picked, he could not bear to let her down.He had never thought that he would have difficulty making decisions one day.Knock! Knock! Knock!When Abel heard the iconic knock on the door, he instantly knew who it was.It was time for his nightly coffee.When he though
“I’ve known about it for a long time. Your investment failed, and you’re heavily in debt, right?”Ruth leaned back on the chair and looked at him leisurely and calmly. “That’s why you married me?”Although it was a question, she sounded certain.She was not stupid. Although Caelus was sharp-tongued, his words were reasonable.Even though Abel belonged to an insignificant branch family of the Blakewell family, he was still a Blakewell. He should have married her hastily because he needed her help.Abel was initially panicked but then became puzzled.After hearing Ruth’s words, he was surprised. “My investment failed, and I’m heavily in debt? Where did you hear that?”“That’s not important. What’s important is that I don’t care about it! Logically speaking, your pre-marital debts have nothing to do with me, but since you’re so kind to me, I can help you pay them off.”Abel did not know how to respond.He was dumbstruck.So, she thought he was in debt and wanted to help him pay