When Hugo said to prepare for the next scene, his words were directed to the staff. The others quickly left to get ready for the next scene. They were afraid of getting involved in the argument.Summer was happy and nervous. She hurriedly turned around to go and touch up her makeup.She was happy because Ruth did not believe Eislyn’s nonsense, but she was nervous because she was afraid that she would not do well later.The company hired many teachers for her and spent a lot of time and energy training her. She could not let Ruth down.“Summer.” A cold voice stopped her from leaving. “Come here.”Summer stopped and trembled. She slowly walked to Ruth. “Miss Ruth…”“Don’t put on that pitiful look. Would I beat you?” Ruth frowned and felt speechless when looking at her.Summer hurriedly shook her head. “No!” Ruth looked at the slap mark on Summer’s face and frowned even more. “When you go back, ask Mr. Herbert to hire a martial arts instructor for you.”Summer looked confused. “
When Eislyn was slapped for the fifth time, the atmosphere was very tense. Everyone could tell that Eislyn’s patience had run out.“Cut!” Hugo yelled for the last time. He secretly turned around to look at Ruth and asked a question with his gaze.Before they started shooting, Ruth told him he should use unreasonable methods to deal with unreasonable people. Besides, Ruth would not allow her artist to be bullied. She had to get back at Eislyn.With a skeptical attitude, he started to nitpick and find fault with Summer. However, Ruth did not say anything.Hugo knew what he should do.After repeating the same scene multiple times, it was about time to stop, right?Ruth sensed his nervous gaze and sighed helplessly. She played the villain and said, “It’s just so-so. I think the first take was better.”The others were dumbfounded, while Eislyn was shocked.She thought. “This b*tch must be picking on me!”With a swollen face, she glared at Ruth like a poisonous snake.However, Ruth
Ruth froze, and many things instantly flashed through her mind.She thought. “How does he know I am in the restroom?“Did he hire an informer to spy on me?“More importantly, is he laughing at me?”Ruth pondered over it and cautiously sent three question marks. [???]She immediately received Abel’s reply. He gave a concise explanation. [I heard you are at the filming spot of Strawberry Season, so I came to pick you up from work.]Ruth was silent.Honestly, this was not the best plan, but it was the only plan now, and she had no choice.She called Abel. However, as soon as Abel answered, she hung up.What tone should she use to tell him?It was too embarrassing to ask for help.After hesitating for a few seconds, she typed in the chat. [Help me buy something…]She deleted what she had typed and sent another message in a self-righteous tone. [Buy this for me and come here.]She knew Abel was superior and did not know much about common people’s things. He probably did not kno
“You want me to give it to you through the door?” Abel asked in displeasure. His words had a hint of sarcasm.Ruth did not notice it. She was in disbelief. “Is there another option? Or maybe you want to help me?”Her rude tone probably lessened the embarrassment. She bit the bullet, unlocked the door bolt, and slightly opened the door.She stretched her hand and said stiffly, “Give me!”Hearing the sound of the door opening, Abel looked away.His good manners made him turn away.After hesitating for a few seconds, he convinced himself and stiffly stretched his hand to pass the thing over.It was a small box.Ruth took it, closed the door with a bang, and locked the door bolt.When she saw the delicate small box, she frowned with a puzzled look. She thought. “What is this thing? A new compressed sanitary pad?”She looked carefully and opened it. A huge pink diamond appeared and brightened the cramped, smelly environment.However, Ruth was bursting with anger. “Abel Blakewell!
After connecting what happened just now, he figured out the crux of the matter and realized why Ruth got angry and asked him whether he was kidding her.It seemed that he had misunderstood her.The veins at Abel’s temples twitched. He suddenly raised his head to look at Kallan in front of him.Only then did he realize that such a private matter of his wife was known by another man.Sensing Abel’s murderous gaze, Kallan tensed up. “M-Mr. Blakewell, I wonder if the convenience store in front of the school is still open. Should I go buy it?”“No. You don’t have to,” Abel said coldly. “You stay here.”Kallan was worried when he saw Abel leave. He wondered if Abel knew what to buy.After all, that thing looked very complicated and seemed to have various types!There were ones for day use, night use, and ultra-long night use.It was true that Abel could not differentiate them, but it did not stop him from buying all the sanitary pads of this brand that were on the shelves with a wav
His movement made Ruth’s legs, which had gone to sleep, suffer from pins and needles.“Ahh!” she moaned in pain.She extended her vowels and deliberately suppressed her voice, which made her sound sexy. Abel could not help but have some wild thoughts.He lowered his head and looked at her.Ruth was also amazed that she could make such a strange sound. She blushed and looked around unnaturally. “Can’t you be more careful? My legs hurt…”Abel chuckled meaningfully and said nothing.At the restroom door, the two rows of bodyguards had already left. Kallan, who had a strong survival instinct, was also somewhere else.The sky darkened, and dim street lights lit up on the campus.They shone on the avenue and the two people through the trees. Their overlapping shadows were very long and created a romantic tranquility.However, this was just a false impression. Ruth let out a sigh full of emotion.She wondered if this was considered lucky or unlucky.The lucky thing was that no one
Abel was unmoved, and the car did not show signs of slowing down.Ruth glared at him angrily. When she was about to lose her temper, Abel took a small box out of nowhere and handed it to her.“This is a Valentine’s Day gift. If you don’t like it, you can throw it away, but I won’t pick it up for you for the second time.”Ruth was silent.Her eyes were downcast, and her eyelashes fluttered.He said it casually, but his words left a huge impact on her heart and made it beat faster.Abel was superior to many people but was willing to compromise for her.No!He was in the wrong!Ruth snorted and grabbed the box. “Since you insist on giving it to me, I’ll show mercy and accept it.”Abel’s voice slightly softened, and he imperceptibly cooed at her. “Will you stop being angry with me after accepting it?”Ruth froze with the box in hand after hearing Abel’s words.Did he think she was a gold digger and would forgive him if he gave her something like this?But what he thought seeme
After taking a shower, Ruth’s body finally smelled good. The faint stench of the restroom no longer shrouded her.However, her happiness only lasted for ten minutes. Another thing became more problematic.Her menstrual cramps got a lot worse.After Abel took a shower in another bedroom, he sat at the dining table and waited for half an hour. However, Ruth did not come downstairs.His dissatisfaction increased.Although the weather was hot, the temperature in the dining room dropped sharply.Abel was always emotionally stable. Even when he was taciturn, he never showed it on his face. Mrs. Greenwell and Mr. Jackson rarely saw him like this, so they were frightened. Mr. Jackson hesitated, then said, “Maybe the madam is too tired, so she went to bed first. After all, it’s late now.”“Is 9:30 p.m. late?” Abel asked.Mr. Jackson could not say anything.“Were the things in the car meant for the madam? Women are often in a bad mood when they have their period. They also easily get
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!