Chapter 158

Abel noticed how calm she was. She seemed to find it normal.

He put some smoked salmon on her plate and gave her a piece of advice. “You should give very clear hints of kindness to those who are a bit dense. Otherwise, they might misunderstand you.”

“I just spoke the truth. I wasn’t trying to help her.”

Ruth took a bite of the smoked salmon and looked at him. “You seem to know Pearl well.”

Abel did not bother to hide it. “Not really. I just took the opportunity to learn about her after she got into an argument with you at the supermarket.”

The Harlem and Lockton families were family friends and had been pretty close to each other in the past.

Albert Harlem was a loyal friend. If Ruth asked him for help, he would not turn her away.

While Pearl did not have a good reputation, she was not a bad person at heart. With Ruth’s current situation, there was no need for her to have a complete fall out with the Harlem family.

Ruth was smart, so there was no way she would not understan