Ruth’s anger suddenly had nowhere to vent.She frowned. “You didn’t report to him? Weren’t you the one who told him I was cheating on him and asked him to come over?”The corners of Eilam’s mouth twitched when he heard Ruth talk bad about herself. “I didn’t. It wasn’t me.”“Who was it, then?”“I don’t know.”Ruth felt silent.She had a vague guess, and it slowly became clearer.Abel was not angry because she declined his invitation. He was angry because she declined his invitation to meet Caelus. She was certain that his words the day before were directed at her.No matter how many good memories she had with her ex, they were only memories. People should live in the present.Those were not good memories! The memories she had with Caelus were all monetary deals!Ruth sat up in the backseat.Those who enjoyed being pleased should please others. Ruth had sworn that she would not take the initiative to contact Abel for the rest of her life, so she put her phone in the bag and th
Meanwhile, Ruth noticed something was wrong the further she traveled in the car. Not only was the scenery unfamiliar, but the car was also moving to an increasingly rural area. They lived in a hotel located halfway up a mountain, and it was also right next to a river. While they did need to travel up a mountain road to get to the hotel, the road was smooth, and it had almost all the facilities needed for a resort area. However, they had been going up this winding path for more than an hour, and they were entering an even more secluded area. “Sir, do you know the way to the Imperial City? Do you need the GPS?” “Of course, I know how to get there. I often take this road. It’s just a little secluded. But we’ll reach the place half an hour earlier than if we took the main road. Don’t worry,” the driver replied calmly. Ruth frowned. “The weather is horrible. I think we should prioritize our safety. Also, who told you that we’re rushing for time?” The driver gave an ambiguous
“Let’s wait here for them to come. Besides, to them, I should already be half-dead from the fall. I don’t think they’ll bring a large group of people to kill us.” “...This is a gamble. It’s too dangerous.” Eilam might be giving her a warning, but his eyes were flashing in excitement. Honestly, he did not care for the fights these rich people had. To him, these were just playground fights. And these tricks to kill women were especially childish to him. However, this was a task assigned to him by Abel, and he was to prioritize the madam’s safety. Still, he was in the special forces once, and the blood of a fighter flowed through his veins. Naturally, he did not want to run away like a coward. Ruth could tell what he was thinking, and she cocked her eyebrows in amusement while she continued to stir him up. “If you’re scared, you can leave first.” Eilam fell silent. He had to admit that the reverse psychology tactic worked. Even so, he had to consider one problem. “What i
Jasper checked the number of people on his side. There were four of them. They would first deal with that bothersome bodyguard, then kill Ruth. A vicious look resembling that of a venomous snake flashed in his eyes as he stared at Ruth. “True. Since you came back to die, I won’t show you any mercy.”Ruth just reached over to grab the umbrella from Eilam’s hands and asked, “Can you handle them?”Eilam proved that he could with his actions. In less than three minutes, the two bodyguards and the driver were incapacitated on the road. Jasper’s face was white with fear, and he scrambled for the jeep’s door as he thought about getting inside to escape. Ruth was already terrifying, and her bodyguard was so strong! If he went up against her, he would not be able to win. But Ruth just reached over and yanked him away from the car. She kicked the back of his knees and made him fall to the road with a loud thud. With a cold voice, she stopped Eilam from coming over. “Let me teach my d
Ruth’s mind snapped back to the present. Her body moved before her mind could react, and she quickly turned her body to the side. Jasper did not manage to stop in time, and he fell off the cliff. The smugness in his eyes turned into fear. In the next second, someone grabbed the back of his shirt collar. Ruth’s clear and arrogant voice rang beside his ears. “I shouldn’t live, huh? Who should live, then? You?”Due to the rain and fog, Jasper could not even see the end of the cliff. He gulped. “Ruth, don’t—”“Who do you even think you are? Do you actually think you’re that great? That the Imperial City doesn’t welcome me just because you don’t? Nicholas is using you, and you’re feeling proud of it! You even said God is helping you. Hah! Your mom must have dropped you on your head when you were a baby. Your IQ is practically the same as an infant’s. Even an ostrich has a brain, but you don’t!”Ruth’s grip was unsteady, and Jasper swayed in her hands. No matter how good of a fighte
“I know him, Madam.”Eilam seemed to have recognized the person. After he told Ruth that he knew the man, he went down to speak to him. They said something to each other before the man closed his eyes and nodded, but he still refused to open up the path. Instead, he came over and knocked on the car window. “Please move the car to the side, Mrs. Blakewell. We’ll send you back.”Ruth wound down the car window partially and showed no intention of getting out of the car. “I have my own car.”Galen Barker whispered to her, “This car is evidence. If you drive it off, it’ll be hard for me to handle the case.”“What?”Meanwhile, Galen was pretty impressed by how cautious Ruth was. Because she had already fallen for a trap once, it was only normal for her to not trust him. He took out his badge and showed it to Ruth. “I’m Galen Barker, captain of the criminal investigation department and Abel’s friend. You don’t have to be suspicious of me, Mrs. Blakewell.”When Ruth heard that Gale
Abel could not believe she was reacting to the situation this way. He patted her back and asked patiently, “Were you scared?”Ruth shook her head and nuzzled against his chest, but she said nothing. Galen got out of the car and was just about to greet Abel when his phone rang. He went to the side to answer the call. It was from his subordinate, who was reporting the situation on his side. After hanging up, Galen walked over and saw how Ruth was huddled up like a frightened bird in Abel’s arms. His expression twisted into one that cannot be described by words. Perhaps it was because his stare was burning into her back, but Ruth was able to get herself out of her funk. She looked at him. “Did they seriously manage to escape?”Abel scowled in displeasure. “They ran?”Galen shook his head. “No. They’re all in the MPV. We managed to capture all of them.”Ruth nodded. “That’s good.”Galen continued staring at Ruth’s calm face. In the end, he could not quell his curiosity and a
Ruth did not turn down having lunch with Abel. Soon, the hotel delivered their lunch to their room. It smelled great and looked appetizing. Ruth was salivating just by looking at it. She had not had lunch, and, after the ordeal, it was already past noon. In fact, it was approaching dinner time. Somehow, Ruth managed to elegantly wipe her plate clean of food. Then, she looked at Abel, who had spent the entire time cutting up her food for her instead of eating. His plate was practically untouched. “Aren’t you going to eat?”Before he could say anything, she decided to answer her own question instead. “Makes sense. Despite being so busy, you always make sure you eat all three meals on time. It’s now too late for lunch, but too early for dinner. You wouldn’t be able to stomach your food.”She took the bowl of soup Abel passed to her and elegantly took a spoonful. “Unlike me, who was abandoned and abducted while hungry.”Abel nodded. “True. You fought against your abductors with
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!