Chapter 263

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