Besides, she knew just how “good” her alcohol tolerance was, which was why she never drank a lot. This old fox tried to cause trouble to her right from the get go by making her drink wine, but she readily took the wine he gave her and did not question it. Most of the time, a person was not actually a problem when they were making a show of being difficult. They were more of a problem when they suddenly became understanding, even though they wanted to make things difficult. After the accident three years ago, Ruth was immune to and ready for such despicable tactics. Besides, she heard them talk about juice in the footage, so the juice was the one that was spiked. Mr. McGreen grabbed his throat and started coughing. His face was pale. “You b*tch! Catch her!”Four bodyguards swiftly surged into the room and surrounded Ruth and Nathan. Ruth remained where she was. She looked past the bodyguards and stared at Caelus, who was the last to show up. When she spoke, she sounded surp
Everyone thought that Nathan was an assistant who could do any task thrown his way. They did not, however, know that he was a bodyguard as well. Not only did he have great academic qualifications, he was also skilled at fighting. He was good both in hand-to-hand combat and kickboxing. His only weakness was that he was stubborn. Just like his grandfather, he was loyal to the Lockton family. However, it was precisely because he was around that Ruth dared to march into the room so arrogantly. He just did not expect all that transpired later on to happen. After hearing Ruth praise his fighting skills, he nodded, albeit skeptically, and looked at Kallan and his group of bodyguards. Then, his gaze landed on Mr. McGreen. “How’re you going to deal with him?”Ruth thought about it. “Since we’re here, we might as well get his palm print and seal on the contract.”She was getting a partnership with Eternal Corporation. Mr. McGreen losing his job had nothing to do with her. Now, sh
Various past events flashed past Ruth’s mind. She finally got an answer to the mysteries that puzzled her and was reminded of things that she overlooked because of Abel’s charms.When he went to the police station to pick her up, the police chief came with him. When she bought Kingsland Manor residential area, she should not have been able to buy it at such a low price, even if Abel said he got it through connections. The price he named was so low that it did not make sense. There were also those times when Blakewell Corporation canceled all partnerships with Luna, when Abel spent tons of money to fill up her walk-in closet, and when he managed to hire a world-class stylist to style her up. When all these things were added up, she realized that all of them led to the power of capitalism. Abel could not have done all of those things as a member of the Blakewell branch family, but it was different if he was the person-in-charge of the Blakewell family. Everything then made sense
In the end, Ruth did not return to the penthouse. It was clear that Abel was the person-in-charge of the Blakewell family. And she did not know about it not because she was uninformed. He had been hiding that fact from her. She did not know how to face him, and she did not know how she could possibly remain calm in front of so many people at the charity dinner. She walked out of the elevator and headed straight to the parking lot. The Rolls-Royce was parked quietly in the parking lot. There were no other cars around it. The string of 9s stood out like a sore thumb, as if to mock her for her ignorance. Pearl’s words made sense. Rich people were careful and cautious. They did not let others take advantage of them. She was a person who sought nothing but profit, so, of course, he would be on guard against her. But, no matter what, she was still pissed off!She took a few steps forward to kick the car, but someone grabbed her by the waist from behind and yanked her back. T
What did he do? Why was he suddenly mentioned?He looked cautiously around the lounge and cleared his throat before reminding them that the dinner was about to start. “Aren’t you going in? Abel, isn’t your wife here yet?”The question was so deliberate that it was clear he was being provocative. Apollo refused to back down and retorted. “Have you decided on your plus one? Which one are you bringing today? Please don’t tell me the plus one you picked can’t come because the dinner clashed with her schedule?”“You little brat…”“What about me? You treat your relationships like a game. Your parents must be so worried about you.” Apollo even took the opportunity to mock his third uncle and aunt. He might not dare to criticize Frank, but Dillon was a different story. While he was talking, Abel’s bodyguards hurried inside and told him something. Abel’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly stood up. “I have some matters to take care of. I need to leave. Cancel the segment wh
The sky turned dark, and the Imperial City’s night life began. Misty Rain was a high-end club. It was also Serenity’s territory. Ruth was in one of its rooms. The moment she sat down, she downed a few shots of alcohol. She was acting just like when she found out that Caelus cheated on her. Serenity felt that she had transmigrated to some alternate universe. She quietly turned to Pearl, who looked just as stunned as she was, and whispered, “What’s going on?”Pearl whispered into her ear, “I think she got her heart broken.”“She’s married. How could her heart be broken?”“Could her husband have cheated on—”Serenity put a finger to her lips and shushed her urgently so that Pearl would zip her mouth shut. “It’s a solid guess, but, please, don’t voice your guesses anymore.” She thought. The last time Ruth’s boyfriend cheated on her, she got into a shotgun marriage. If her husband cheated on her, who knew what sort of insane stunt she would pull next. While Serenity was po
“He said he likes me…”Wait. Ruth combed through her memories. Joseph was the one who said Abel wanted to confess to her. He was also the one who gave her the flowers. Meanwhile, she was the one who filled in all the blanks with her imagination. She imagined that he liked her, which was why he willingly did so many things that “touched” her heart. When she saw the car earlier, she even thought that he had staged their first meeting. Since she was looking through the lens of him liking her, everything made sense, and there were no logical flaws. Her rational was impaired, and she overlooked a certain fact, and that was that he had never said that he liked her. “Do you like him?” Serenity hit the crux of the matter. Ruth instinctively retorted. “No way!”Serenity shrugged. “It’s done then, isn’t it? There’s nothing different about you two. You’re both the same, both dishonest. You’re only married in-name. You can do whatever you like and live your respective happy lives.
Abel glanced at the row of gigolos coldly, and, when he spoke, he was practically hissing. Serenity took two steps back. Her mind was blank. Wife?This man was Ruth’s husband?The boss of Blakewell Corporation?She was no longer worried about her friend. Instead, she was beginning to worry about her best gigolo. However, Pearl was the best at adapting to situations. She quickly realized that something was wrong and stepped forward like an obsequious servant and said, “No, no! No one caught Ruth’s fancy. She said none of them could compare to you!”Serenity immediately agreed with her. “That’s right. It’s not as if she was picking anyone here. We were the ones picking.”“Is that so?” Abel said coldly. “Kallan, send the good-looking hosts from Regality to the Springfield and Harlem families as my thanks.”Serenity was baffled. Regality was a host club under Blakewell Corporation, and it was much larger than Misty Rain. Their hosts were also of much higher standard than Mist
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!