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
On the contrary, Katie was like an empress-level figure in a historical drama. She had a strong background but was not favored.As long as Ruth did not make her marriage with Abel public, Demi would not allow anyone to reveal it in advance.When it came to opinions about Katie, Apollo was in line with Demi. He gave her a thumbs up. “You’re a good judge of character!”The party and accommodations at the Sky Hotel were in two different buildings.After leaving the party, Ruth went downstairs and headed for the guest house.The winding road through the hotel garden was quiet and long. The street lights were dim, and the sound of high heels was the only thing breaking the silence.Ruth suddenly felt that she had come to another spacetime. Some time ago, Abel wanted to tell her his real identity at this hotel. However, she was informed beforehand, so Abel’s plan was disrupted.Their positions changed today. Ruth could understand how Abel felt and believed he could too.So, she wante
While Ruth was brainstorming, she heard the sound of the door opening and footsteps. Someone was approaching her. “Is the beauty awake? Look what you have done! I told you to invite her over. How could you be so rude?”It was an unfamiliar voice, but Ruth seemed to have heard it somewhere. She recalled it. It was the useless rich boy she met at the party.She cursed in her mind. Why did she have to meet such a lunatic?“Young Master… this woman is quite good at fighting. We could only make this kind of unwise decision,” another man explained in a low voice.“Really? A beauty with thorns? That’s perfect. I like women with strong characters!” Dillon waved his hand to signal that person to go out.The door was closed.The room became quiet again, and it made Ruth anxious.She pursed her lips and tried to calm down. “Who are you?” she asked cautiously.Dillon seemed to have heard something absurd. “Stop pretending. If you play hard to get even now, it’ll only get on my nerves.”He
After saying that, Dillon did not bother to talk anymore nonsense and buried his face in Ruth’s neck.Ruth’s eyes turned cold. She tried her best to turn her wrists.She slowly gave up resisting, as if she was giving up. When Dillon let go of her hands, she grabbed him by the throat.Her right hand pressed the delicate watch on her wrist, and a thin needle flew out.Dillon sensed the danger and immediately tilted his head. The thin needle passed by his head and pierced his shoulder.The pain enraged him, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his almond eyes. He slapped Ruth again.“Since you don’t like the easy way, we’ll do this the hard way!”Bang!The door opened after being violently kicked.Dillon immediately turned his head and looked over impatiently. “Who asked you to come in? F*ck off…”Before Dillon could finish his sentence, a slender figure rushed in. Dillon did not even have time to be shocked before he was kicked off the bed.Abel looked at Ruth on the white be