“I’m a man of my word.”They fell silent in the car. A feeling of tenderness surrounded them. However, Ruth did not feel comfortable for long. Soon, she remembered the impending party. If Abel was going to attend the party, it meant that she would not be able to hide it. Besides, now that things had progressed to this point, it would be out of character for her to retreat. In any case, sooner or later, she would have to tell him the truth. “Abel, do you ever think that we don’t really know each other too well?” She tried to open up the conversation. Abel just gave her a meaningful glance. “You think we still don’t know each other well enough?”His tone had an underlying hint of danger that made Ruth shake her head subconsciously. “No. I don’t mean anything else by it. I just think that it takes a lot of time to understand a person. Our relationship might have progressed at rocket speed, but, in truth, we’ve only gotten to know each other a few months ago. We don’t know anythi
The news media cameramen clicked their camera shutters rapidly, as if this was some sort of unique welcome. Joseph was talking to someone nearby. When he saw his boss, he was stunned, but quickly came over. “Why are you here, Mr. Blakewell?”The moment he spoke, the sound of the shutters around them faded away. Everyone was shocked. What did Joseph just call him?“I heard that Harper Williams, the weathercock of the entertainment industry, is going to show herself to the public. As the main investor of the Gate to the Heart, I should welcome her personally.”Ruth felt that Abel was looking at her when he said those words, but her mind could just be playing tricks on her. Still, those words were like knives cutting into her skin, and she was nearly unable to maintain the fake smile on her face. Joseph then turned around and introduced Abel as the highest decision maker of Grand Empire and the person-in-charge of Blakewell Corporation to the producers of the Gate to the Hear
While they were talking, Vincent, Demi, and the rest of their friend group came forward and grabbed Ruth’s arm. They squealed in excitement and asked her what was going on. Serenity had told them about it a long time ago, so they were not too shocked. However, once they saw Ruth and Abel, they wanted to know the details. Abel was surrounded by people who wanted to talk to him. Since it was a rare event for him to show up in public, he quickly became the focus of everyone’s attention. Meanwhile, Ruth was surrounded by her friends, who were slyly asking personal questions. Luna watched this scene, and she was so jealous that she clenched her wine glass tightly. But it was okay. She would let the b*tch remain on her high horse for a little while longer. Once she got into contact with Harper Williams, she would let Ruth know the taste of having her talents poached as well. While she was thinking about this, she saw a foreigner in his thirties walk in. He looked around the p
The party hall fell dead silent. Aside from the people who knew of who she was a long time ago, the rest were all dumbstruck. This… wasn’t a joke, was it?The person who organized the party, Joseph, was also shocked when he learned of the real identity of the party’s protagonist. He turned to the side. When he saw that Mr. Herbert was as surprised as he was, he felt better somehow. “You only found out today too?”Mr. Herbert snapped out of his daze and looked at Joseph, then at Nathan, who remained zen by his side. He tried his best to school his face into one of calmness. “I-I knew a long time ago! I just didn’t want to stand out too much!”Joseph did not know what to say to that. Ruth gave a brief statement. She thanked the Gate to the Heart’s people, and while the news media reporters were around, announced the other works in her hands. She also told the people who were interested in working with her to contact her privately to get a more detailed understanding of those w
Once he said that, he looked at the spot where Ruth disappeared and spoke with a ruminating tone. “Why did she not recognize me, then? Is she playing hard to get? Very well. She has my attention now.”The balcony did not have the hustle and bustle of the party hall. Abel walked out onto it and leaned against the wall with a hand in his pants pocket while he held a glass of red wine in his other hand. He swirled it gently. While he looked at the red wine sloshing about in the glass, he felt an indescribable frustration in his heart. Ever since Ruth came back, he watched her get to her current position step-by-step. She had quickly integrated herself into the domestic entertainment scene, broke its rules, formed connections, and, with her unique judgment, produced movies and shows that reeled in huge amounts of money. He watched her shine brightly and display her talents. This should have made him happy, but he found it difficult to be happy. So… this was how it felt to have s
Abel leaned against the wall and swirled the wine glass even harder. Then, he stopped doing it so that the wine did not spill out of it. Ruth’s head only reached his chest. If he just wrapped his arm around her waist, he could easily hold her in his bosom. When he looked into Ruth’s slightly narrowed eyes, he said faintly, “Your gut is lying to you, I assure you.”Ruth was rendered speechless. She did not believe him!She was sure that Abel was doing it on purpose and was about to suck in a deep breath to rebuke him on a moral high ground when Abel sighed. “I did guess that you were hiding something from me, but I thought you were just hiding the fact that you are the Gate to the Heart’s author.”Ruth fell silent. Her mind went blank.” How did you know?”Right after she said that and saw Abel’s surprised eyes, she pulled her hands back and covered her mouth. Oh no. She just made things worse. It was just as they said. “It never rains, but it pours.”Abel’s eyes darkened.
Since Abel was holding a wine glass in one hand, he used his other one to grab her waist. “You sure know a lot of rumors about me.”In the past, she did not even know the commonly known facts about Abel, which was why she had missed all of his subtle and not-so-subtle hints about his true identity. “I wanted to understand my husband a little more, so I did some homework.”“I don’t believe you.”Ruth rose on her tiptoes and whispered into his ear in an incredibly alluring voice, “Should I go to your penthouse tonight to prove it?” No matter what, Mrs. Greenwell and Mr. Jackson stayed with them, and Mrs. Greenwell had been giving her strange looks during the days Ruth woke up late. The nourishing food she cooked up for her meals also made Ruth’s skin crawl. Since there was no way she could avoid this, it would be better for them to do it at the hotel. She would not feel too stressed or burdened by it. When Abel heard this, he subconsciously tightened his hold over her waist and
When Apollo sensed a cold gaze, he realized he had been too reckless and let go of Ruth with an embarrassed expression. “I… Just treat it as me having deceived you! Don’t talk about it anymore!”Ruth used a tissue to wipe her mouth carefully with a look of disgust.“How could you be so self-righteous after deceiving me? Pour me some wine!” she ordered coldly.Apollo was stunned by her words.Who exactly was the one being self-righteous?Apollo was angry but did not dare to say anything. He could only fill her glass with wine aggrievedly.Ruth picked up the wine glass and invited everyone to raise their glasses. “The filming of the Gate to the Heart has ended successfully, and I would like to thank all of you for your hard work. It is the first production I took charge of after returning to the country, and I’m grateful for your trust. This is to you all. Cheers!”Most of the members of the production team knew each other, so they got along with each other. The atmosphere was qui