“Ruth!” He pinned her against her seat. “That’s enough!”Ruth raised her chin. “No!”Abel felt speechless, but only for a moment. When he looked into her stubborn and provocative eyes, he could not tell whether she was really drunk or just faking it. They were really close to each other, and he could smell the strong scent of alcohol coming from her. He scowled and sighed almost inaudibly. “How much did you drink tonight?”A dazed look settled on Ruth’s face. She seemed to be actively thinking about his question. “You still remember that you’re married, huh?”Ruth said nothing. Her eyelashes fluttered. “Tell me. Which married woman would go to a nightclub and ask for gigolos? Which one would grope any stranger they find?” Abel’s familiar breath poured on her face, but his clear voice was filled with anger. Ruth’s sluggish brain finally kicked into gear, and she stared at him for a while. “You’re really Abel?”Abel narrowed his eyes at her. “You finally recognize me, huh?
Caught off guard, Abel pursed his lips and turned to look at Ruth. But she had already turned her head away and fallen asleep. When they reached Kingsland Manor residential area, it was already really dark outside. Kallan got out of the car and opened the car door. “Mr. Blakewell…”When he saw Ruth sleeping away with her head rolled to the side, he fell silent. Abel’s expression was dark as he went to the other side of the car to open the door. He wanted to grab the drunkard and help her get out, but Ruth opened her eyes. His hands froze in the air for a moment, then he pulled them back, and straightened up. “If you’re awake, get out of the car by yourself. We’re here,” he said coldly.He was always in a position that made him superior to others. Hence, Abel had never been treated so rudely before. Even if he was in the wrong first, he had indulged her every whim and had never hurt her. Ruth had gone too far this time. First, she went to look for the company of gigolo
She stumbled toward the bathroom, but she was too dizzy and could not even walk straight. She hit the door frame. Abel pulled her back easily with a single hand and grabbed her waist. “Didn’t you ask me to help you wash up? Why don’t you need me anymore? Waiting for you is so boring. Since I got your money, I need to do my job.”His low and husky voice was so nice that it made Ruth’s heart race. She lost all her rationality. Her thoughts became slow and sluggish. When she finally realized what was happening, she had already been pushed into the bathroom. She grabbed her collar tight and shook her head in refusal. She even stumbled over her own words. “I-I don’t need it anymore. I-I don’t want—”“You don’t have a say in that.”Abel did not give her the chance to reject him. He grabbed her head and kissed her to stop whatever she was going to say. He also stopped playing nice and started removing her clothes.Ruth struggled against being put into the bathtub, but she went ove
On the surface, Nicholas sounded like he was just taking responsibility as the organizer, but, in truth, there was a flirtatious connotation to his words. Usually, his assistant or the hotel took care of such matters. He was giving Luna special treatment by taking it upon himself. “Here’s my chance.” Luna thought as she thanked him softly. Then, she gave him her contact number. Once she turned around and left, Nicholas’s assistant opened the door for him while he gave Nicholas a report. “That’s Luna Goldwell of Lockton Corporation. She was previously engaged to Rising Star’s president, but, some time ago, they canceled their engagement.”Nicholas got into the car. Then, he asked in puzzlement. “Lockton Corporation, you say? But her surname is Goldwell, isn’t it?”The assistant had a deep understanding of all the VIPs, so he gave a brief introduction of the Goldwell family. Once Nicholas heard the full story, he smiled. “I was wondering why she’s so skilled at approaching a
Ruth’s expression gradually darkened, and she took a sharp breath. “Why didn’t you two stop me?”Serenity sneered. “How should we have stopped you? I stood in front of you, but your hand went straight to his abs. Do you know how embarrassed I was at that time?”Ruth did not know what to say to that.She wished she had not called her friend.When she imagined the scene she described, her hair stood up on end from cringe.Ruth tried to calm down. Then, she hesitantly asked, “What expression did he have at that time?”“Don’t know, but he was not happy,” Serenity said.Who would be happy when his wife went to a nightclub to look for gigolos?Ruth felt that she had asked a stupid question.“You said he sent you a man, and, to make it worse, he sent him to the Springfield family’s mansion. Why did he do that?” Ruth gave up on making excuses for herself and went back to what Serenity had texted her.Serenity became even more upset. “Pearl and I are your besties! We wanted to do you
Some scenes popped up intermittently in her mind, just like a movie.She asked him to carry her and said he could not take three hundred thousand dollars for nothing.She also ordered him to help her take a bath.When she saw Abel about to walk in, she said coldly, “I don’t need your help. I can do it on my own.”She would not have to be embarrassed as long as she was thick-skinned enough.Abel glanced at her. Then, he closed the door and left.While Ruth washed up, Mrs. Greenwell prepared pumpkin porridge and some light side dishes. She lovingly asked Ruth whether her head still hurt and whether she felt uncomfortable.The night before, she had been as drunk as a skunk, and Mrs. Greenwell saw Abel carrying her back. However, Mrs. Greenwell did not ask anything after seeing them go upstairs.Ruth sat down at the dining table and stared at the porridge in the bowl absentmindedly.Mrs. Greenwell hurriedly asked, “Is it not to your liking?”Ruth did not answer, but asked a quest
He thought she was a gold digger, so he was on guard against her.Was it a lie when he said he liked her?He made it up to hide his identity?Abel explained his side concisely and looked into her eyes. “I’ve told you everything. Is there anything you want to say?”The underlying message was this: I have apologized, so it’s your turn now.Ruth raised her head and glared at him. She did not want to say anything when she saw his calm expression.She only wanted to throw the bowl of porridge at his face.But she did not dare to do so.After she learned his real identity, his aura seemed to have become more imposing. All his gestures had the air of superiority, so she did not dare to do whatever she wanted like before.She held the spoon tightly and endured the urge again after remembering that Serenity reminded her to “figure out what she wanted.”In the end, she angrily said, “I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have gone to a nightclub to look for gigolos! The cute guy had a good figure, a
Nathan explained that Eternal Corporation had not yet come up with the final result of the plan to invest in Lockton Entertainment.The proposal to sign the contract was staged by Mr. McGreen. “After yesterday’s incident, Eternal Corporation found out about his other illegal activities. He will be fired soon and held accountable for all of it. However, it’s hard to say whether our contract will take effect.”“What exactly were he and Caelus planning to do?” Ruth suddenly asked. She could not find out yesterday before she left.If they had no intention of signing the contract, why did they trick her into coming to that hotel?Why did Caelus use to persuade Mr. McGreen?Nathan’s expression darkened. “Caelus told Mr. McGreen that you have a close relationship with Nicholas Blakewell. If he sent you over to Nicholas as a gift, he would have a higher chance of getting the project in the suburbs.”After hearing the reason, Ruth realized what was going on. It turned out that this was