Ruth was puzzled. “When?”Abel did not bother to help her recall that day. He just stared into her eyes and emphasized it once again. The reason he did not tell her his identity was because he was worried that she would be angry with him.Ruth was in disbelief. “But you said you suspected that I had ulterior motives.”“That was just the beginning. You really weren’t listening.”Ruth spluttered.“Although taking care of my wife is a matter of course, if you think you’ll owe me favors for it, I can’t force you to take it,” Abel indifferently said. He stretched his slender fingers to the bank card Ruth was holding.Ruth twisted her wrist and pulled her hand away from his. “You can’t take back what you gave me.”She put the bank card into the pocket of the loungewear and muttered unnaturally, “Besides, this is the second time you gave it to me. It would be disrespectful of me if I didn’t take it.”Seeing the familiar attitude, Abel smiled in satisfaction.He rubbed her head. “Let’
Abel became interested when he heard “Lockton Entertainment,” but the sentence that followed its name made him frown. “What does Nicholas want?”The president of Eternal Corporation, Mr. Hamilton, was surprised. “You don’t know? Nicholas intends to acquire Lockton Entertainment. The news just came out this morning!”The news was circulated in the industry, and those who planned to invest in Lockton Entertainment changed their mind.They all speculated about Blakewell Corporation’s plan.Mr. Hamilton was also nervous. He planned to transfer the money to Lockton Entertainment before the news came out.He was relieved that he did not act rashly.“Blakewell Corporation is not interested in Lockton Entertainment. Mr. Hamilton, it’s a good thing that you want to make a stand, but you need to figure out the situation first,” Abel said. “I have to leave now, so please excuse me.”Abel left the room.Mr. Hamilton was puzzled and panicked.Kallan was behind Abel. Before he left, he kind
Mr. Herbert’s expression darkened. He wanted to refute Cyrus but did not know what to say.Nathan pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and corrected Cyrus softly, “The Lockton family only has one young lady. Lockton Entertainment belongs to Miss Ruth. It has nothing to do with the Goldwell family.”His calm tone made the expressions of Luna and Cyrus darken.Cyrus snapped. “Who do you think you are? After Nicholas buys over the company, I’ll fire you first!”Thud!It was the sound of a metal signature pen falling on the table.Cyrus subconsciously turned his head and looked toward the desk. When he saw Ruth’s cold gaze, he could not help but shiver.“You also know that what you said will only happen after Nicholas buys over the company. Until someone from the Blakewell Corporation comes here, Lockton Entertainment belongs to me! Who gave you the right to cause a ruckus at my place?”“You!”“Security, come to my office,” Ruth said to an intercom.Luna was not angered b
After getting a new person to act as her support, Luna had to come brag about it to Ruth.However, Ruth was also not someone to be trifled with. No matter who tried to snatch what was hers, whether it was Nicholas or Abel, she would not back down… Then again, Abel was rich. Maybe she would consider it if it were him.Her phone rang at that moment. Ruth casually picked it up and answered the call.“Hello?”“Have you gotten off work? I’m downstairs.”The familiar husky voice was a little sexier after passing through the phone. Ruth stopped moving her fingers and looked at the time. “Mr. Blakewell, are you not busy? I remember that you used to take your job seriously. You always went to work early in the morning and returned late at night. You also had video conferences at midnight.”Even though she woke up at noon, he did not go to the company, but sent her to work personally. It was not 6 p.m. yet, and he already came to pick her up from work.“Call me Honey,” Abel corrected he
In the car downstairs, Abel looked at the blacked-out screen and smiled lightly.He put away his phone and stopped smiling. Then, he raised his head and said to Kallan, “Tell Mr. Thompson that Nicholas’s proposal is very average. I don’t have high hopes for it.”Kallan was stunned for a moment.Nicholas had been busy with a project in Cloud City lately. He cooperated with the Thompson family, who was well-known locally, to complete the project.At the last charity dinner, Nicholas made a lot of contacts and tried his best to get the help of other people. He was in a critical period, which would affect whether he could sign a contract successfully.Kallan hesitated and said, “Your grandfather has high hopes for this cooperation.” Abel did not care. “I also have high hopes for the development of Lockton Entertainment. He did something he shouldn’t do, so he has to pay the price.”Kallan knew it would be pointless to dissuade Abel. “Understood.”……As soon as Ruth walked out of
Ruth was stunned.Abel’s words sounded familiar.It was what she said when she went to Grand Empire to pick him up from work for the first time.She said she did not need a reason to pick her husband up from work.“When I went to Grand Empire to pick you up from work, you weren’t in Grand Empire, were you? You also didn’t ask Joseph to give me flowers. He did that to buy you some time so that you could rush over. Am I right?”Abel said nothing.Sometimes, Ruth was so clumsy that she gave him a headache, but sometimes, she was so smart that it terrified him.He pondered for a moment. “Let bygones be bygones. I won’t blame you for overthinking and avoiding me, and you won’t look into this matter, okay?”Ruth looked at him. “You’re good at bargaining, Mr. Blakewell.”“What did you call me?” Abel said in a low voice and rubbed her slender waist suggestively.Ruth froze for a moment. Then, she stopped his hand. “Stop it. I still have work.”Abel held her tightly in his arms and s
Ruth calmed down and said seriously, “You know me. I care about my reputation a lot, and I don’t want to be looked down upon by people who like me. The gap between us is huge, and I know it. However, I’ll try my best to keep up with you. I hope that one day, I can stand side by side with you and face all the challenges together with you instead of being protected by you and being someone who can do nothing.”After saying that, she looked straight at him.They stared into each other’s eyes. They were so close that they could hear the sound of the other’s breathing and heartbeat.Badump! Badump! Badump!Ruth felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest.Abel was right in front of her. When she could hardly hold herself back, Abel said, “What about you?”Ruth was stunned for a moment. “Huh?”Abel looked at her and rubbed her chest. “How do you feel about me?”She said she cared about her reputation and did not want to be looked down upon by people who liked her.However
At that moment, the sound of a car engine could be heard outside. A red Maserati parked itself in the courtyard. When Luna came in, she saw three people sitting in the living room. When Jasper saw her outfit, his eyes instantly lit up. “Did you just come back from Mr. Nicholas’s house?”Her nightgown was identical to the one in the photos that had just been uploaded online. The paparazzi were really up to date. “How did you know?” Luna did indeed only wear a nightgown, but she also wore a long trench coat on top of it because she had numerous marks on her arms and legs. She was worried about how she was going to return home looking like that. After Jasper’s words, she instinctively pulled the trench coat tighter around herself and stared at him warily. Jasper looked smug. “Everyone already knows that Mr. Nicholas is trying to win your heart.”Luna fell silent. When Jasper showed the photos on his phone, Luna smiled. Nicholas might act like a gentleman, but he had some