When Ruth saw how guilty Dulcie looked, she grew wary. She turned to Abel, who looked as calm as ever, and gave him a serious warning. “Honey, that girl is always scheming. Don’t get tricked.” Abel nodded. “Don’t worry. I’ll only fall for your tricks.”Ruth felt speechless. What on earth had they been talking about?She observed his expression. When she noticed that he did not look angry or displeased, she felt a little more at ease. After some thinking, she said, “Do you have any questions for me?”Abel took a sip of wine and countered, “What do you want me to ask? Or rather, do you have something to tell me?”Since Ruth asked him the question, she intended to be honest with him. So, she took over the conversation smoothly. “It’s about my relationship with Dulcie and Alex. Aren’t you curious about why they showed up here?”“They’re your friends. It’s normal for them to come here.”…Huh. Her husband had suddenly become really empathetic!Ruth smiled and drew closer to hi
“If you figured this out so easily, why didn’t you manage to figure out that I was Harper Williams?” Ruth pouted and wanted to use this embarrassing stain in Abel’s life to knock him down a peg. Yeah. He managed to figure out that she was Julius’s student, so? In any case, he was smart. But even someone as smart as he was failed to guess that she was Harper Williams. Abel’s eyes sparkled in amusement as he stared at her deeply. “So, are you saying that my guess was correct?”Ruth wanted to deny it, but she remembered their promise.They were to take their time understanding each other and be honest with each other. Fine, then. She would keep him guessing. ......Lockton Corporation had booked the entire top floor of the Sky Hotel to throw the internationally renowned Seema a welcoming party.They also invited famous jewelers and presidents of famous businesses. Blakewell Corporation was among them. Aside from the person-in-charge of Blakewell Jewelry, plenty of people
Kaylen and Alex were pretty famous as well. Besides, considering the current situation, they should already count their lucky stars that someone working for Seema decided to come. They would not mind that they were just assistants. Callum called for Luna to go with him to welcome Kaylen and Alex. Luna gave him a resigned smile. “Dad, I’m sure Seema can sense our sincerity. You should calm down. We can welcome them when they arrive at the door.”“Yeah, I’m sure they sensed your sincerity and just forgot your address. They went to Lockton Entertainment’s celebration party downstairs.”Dillon’s airy voice made Callum come to a screeching halt. He turned around and glared at Dillon with an unpleasant expression. “What did you say? Where did they go?”Dillon was also in a bad mood, so he did not think about what he was saying. He even raised his voice, because he was used to being flamboyant. “I said, your VIPs went to Lockton Entertainment’s celebration party! You’ve been in the
Everyone at the celebration party downstairs was getting along splendidly. Despite Ruth feeling that Abel had mocked her intelligence, she could not be angry at her darling husband, so she could only vent at Dulcie. She went to Dulcie and stared at her coldly. Dulcie tried her best to ignore Ruth’s stare, but she could not. In the end, she could only brace herself and face Ruth. “Look. I just heard that Blakewell Jewelry’s First Love is still selling well even after all these years, so I wanted to know its designer. I also wanted to get some inside information through connections. I seriously didn’t tell him anything. Stop staring at me like that!”It was scary, okay?Ruth narrowed her eyes at Dulcie. “We agreed that we won’t be working with Blakewell Corporation, so we shouldn’t be plotting to get anything from them. But look at you. You’re bold enough to go to its president and ask for information.”“Come on, what president? He’s your husband and kind of my brother-in-law.
This was the first time Dillon saw Ruth after his recovery. He boiled with rage the moment he saw his mortal enemy, especially since she was the reason why a certain part of his body was ruined for life. “What a coincidence, Miss Ruth.” Ruth smiled and spoke with amusement in her voice. “Not really. This is Lockton Entertainment’s celebration party. You should know who I am by now. Why are you calling me ‘Miss Ruth’? It makes it sound like we’re strangers. “By the way, didn’t you say something along the lines of the chances of me being your sister-in-law being lower than the chances of you being my biological father?” Ruth turned to Callum. “If you’re my biological father, Dillon, then who is Mr. Callum to me? My adopted father?” Callum was surprised when he heard this. “What nonsense! What on earth are you saying?!” Ruth shrugged and remained nonchalant about it. “I was just telling the truth. Was I wrong?” “If possible, I would rather you have not been born at all! Ou
Nicholas looked at Abel, and a cold look appeared in his gentle eyes. “That’s a strange thing to say, Abel. Kaylen and Alex know that Lockton Corporation threw a welcoming party for them, but they went somewhere else. Don’t you think that’s problematic? Seema may be famous, but I don’t think they’re such an arrogant and impolite person. How else could you explain why Kaylen and Alex showed up here if not because they went to the wrong place?”“The welcoming party is for Seema. Did they invite you two?” Abel asked Dulcie. Dulcie shook her head. “Uh… No, actually.”Abel then asked, “Did Miss Ruth invite you to her party?”Dulcie nodded. “She did. We’re good friends! If she didn’t, I’d have been so mad at her!”Abel turned to Nicholas. “Hear that? How’s that for an explanation?”Nicholas stared at Ruth in stunned silence. He could not believe it. Ruth was good friends with Kaylen and Alex?“I can understand why Lockton Corporation feels embarrassed by Seema missing the welcoming
Callum turned to Kaylen and Alex and said that he had gotten confused. He had never thought to blame them. He then thanked them for coming and told Ruth to be a good host to them. Once he was done building his image as a good father and boss, he left in a hurry. Mr. Herbert had been standing not too far away, but he did not get the chance to come forward and help Ruth before his enemies left with their tails between their legs. He settled for staring at the group in front of him, especially Abel. After scrutinizing him for some time, he started talking to Nathan. “Don’t you think that Mr. Abel is a little too nice to Miss Ruth?”Nathan remained calm. “Is he? Doesn’t everyone normally do that when they see someone being treated unfairly?”Mr. Herbert found himself unable to say anything in return. Meanwhile, he was thinking. “But that’s Abel Blakewell! The person-in-charge of the Blakewell family and the richest man in Sommerset!“He never shows up to boring activities like t
Albert’s eyelids twitched. His heart also leapt to his throat. No matter what, Abel was the richest man in Sommerset. How could Ruth be so impudent?Rumors had it that Abel stayed away from women. Albert had given thought as to why these two would suddenly get married, and the only plausible reason behind it was that they were working together!So, how could Ruth be so rude to the one who was clearly the dominant party in their partnership?He wanted to lecture Ruth, but “the dominant party” spoke up first. “It was my luck to be able to marry Ruth.”Ruth looked prideful and smug. “You hear that? He’s the one who got lucky!”Albert found himself speechless. He had wanted to ask Abel to take care of Ruth on the grounds that he was an elder, but he could not say that at that moment. Somehow, he had a feeling that their relationship was not what he imagined it to be. Thus, all of his requests were unnecessary. In the end, Albert said nothing. But, when he was on his way back