Chapter 178

It was quiet outside the window. The moon was bright, and there were only a few stars.

A gust of evening wind lifted the corner of the curtain.

After a while, when Ruth felt she was about to pass out, Abel let go of her and called her name in a hoarse and seductive voice.

“Ruth.”

“Yeah?”

Her voice sounded weak, as if she was in the water.

Abel breathed even more heavily and remained silent for a while. Then, he got up to distance himself a little from her. “Make time for me next Saturday. I’ll let you fully understand me so that you won’t have to test me.”

Ruth’s heartbeat raced, and her wandering mind returned. “Actually, I don’t mind it. Everyone has their own secrets.”

It was people’s instinct to test something they were curious about, and she could not refrain from not doing so.

“I do.” Abel sounded serious. “I want you to get to know me.”

The incident was resolved to everyone’s satisfaction, and Ruth did not doubt him and even apologized to him.

However, he did not feel