Galen was stunned for a few seconds before looking at Ruth in surprise. “Are you confident that it’ll be smooth sailing in the company for you? Or are you counting on other people’s support?”As he spoke, he glanced at Abel indifferently.Abel did not join the conversation from the start. He just sat at the side and flipped through a magazine.When he heard Galen’s questions, Abel glanced at him. His voice had a hint of displeasure. “I guess you only deal with cases and never pay attention to the news. My wife invited VIPs of Lockton Corporation to the celebration party last night. Do you know what a VIP is? What makes you think she has to bear with Callum’s attitude after joining the company?”To Abel’s surprise, Galen had seen the news. “You mean the jeweler that even you couldn’t hire?”Abel’s silence proved that Galen’s guess was correct. He practically had the words “My wife is amazing” carved onto his face.Galen nodded in understanding. That explained it. Ruth had a lot of
Galen contemplated between defending his dignity and saving himself the trouble. After much consideration, he chose the latter.“On what conditions?”“It’s weird for you to ask this question. Callum should be the one to ask,” Ruth said with a smile.Galen was stunned for a moment. “You’re right.”In the end, Galen did not stay for lunch. He only spoke with Ruth for a while to know her plan and left.When the sound of the car engine disappeared in the distance, Ruth was still a little puzzled.“I thought he wanted to stay for lunch.”“He’s not as thick-skinned as Tom,” Abel casually said.He put the magazine down and said to Ruth, “Galen suggested you compromise because he thought it would be better for you. He’s not that incompetent.”Ruth nodded in agreement. “I know. I’ve heard of his way of handling cases.”Abel cocked an eyebrow in surprise. “You heard about him?”Ruth explained, “He’s Demi’s brother. She used to tell me stories about him, um, to boast how amazing he is.
After Ruth joined Lockton Corporation, Callum only kept his cool for one week.Callum called to tell Ruth to come home for dinner that weekend, and he specifically told her not to bring any outsiders with her since it was just a small family gathering.The outsider obviously referred to Abel.Ruth knew what Callum was up to. She could go against him by bringing Abel with her. But rather than doing that, she told Abel not to wait for her for dinner and drove to the Goldwell family’s mansion.She slowly parked her red Bentley in the yard of the mansion.Ruth could not be bothered to key in the password, so she used the program Alex had given her to open the door.Hearing the sound of the door opening, four people in the living room turned around with different gazes.Ruth glanced at them, and her gaze fixed on Nicholas, who sat beside Callum. “Didn’t you say this is a small family gathering and that outsiders are not allowed to join?”Seeing the direction of Ruth’s gaze, it was e
Ruth nodded. “So?”Callum looked at her with a cold gaze. “I’ll let you be the jury and give you the detailed information of the contestants.”He spoke magnanimously and waited for Ruth to ask him what conditions he wanted.Ruth was like her mother. She would do whatever it took to achieve her goals. She was smart and knew how to make the best choices, and she knew that she must pay a price to get what she wanted.However, Ruth’s reaction was different from what Callum expected. She did not pay attention to what Callum said, as if she did not care about his promises.She brought up another matter instead. “You signed a contract with Seema to organize this jewelry competition, but they never showed up. They clearly look down on you guys. Aren’t you worried?”“Stop sowing discord!” Callum said contemptuously, “I know you’re close to their assistants, but work is work. Seema is someone who keeps work and personal life separate.”He knew that a talented jeweler like Seema was arroga
Ruth raised her eyebrows and repeated patiently. “I said it doesn’t matter even if she has sold the company, since the goal has been achieved anyway.”Callum was shocked. He glared at Ruth viciously and then looked at Luna. Luna’s face was as white as a sheet. She had been looking for the right time to tell Callum about it.A talented jeweler like Seema was not interested in fame and wealth. They agreed to meet Luna because they took a liking to a product from Lockton Jewelry. Instead of Seema, the person Luna met was Kaylen. Although Kaylen looked like a bubbly and naive woman, she was arrogant. As Seema’s assistant, Kaylen did have the right to be arrogant. She asked for the details of the product and soon became uninterested.It was not easy to meet someone from Seema’s workshop, so Luna offered Kaylen different benefits for the sake of signing a contract with Seema.Kaylen rejected Luna’s offers several times, but Luna was persistent. In the end, Kaylen became annoyed and s
Callum sternly reprimanded Luna and Bella. However, his cold gaze landed on Ruth. “Stop inquiring about the company’s affairs! I was the one who let Luna negotiate with Seema, and I’m willing to accept all the consequences!”Luna sobbed softly. When Callum looked away, she showed Ruth a smug gaze. Ruth did not feel anything. She was probably numb to Luna’s provocations. She was only relieved because this saved her a lot of time.“Great! Since you said so, please announce at the board meeting on Monday that the 42% of Lockton Corporation’s shares you temporarily have will be transferred to Seema.”Callum looked like he had received the shock of his life. He froze on the couch and asked, “42%?!”Ruth ignored his reaction and said coldly, “That’s right. Do you think I was kidding when I said Luna has sold the company?”Nicholas listened to their conversation in shock. He was shocked to learn how bold Luna was and how much Callum doted on her.However, the most shocking thing was f
Ruth turned to look at Nicholas. Eilam appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of her to protect her from Nicholas.Nicholas’s eyes flashed with understanding, and he smiled. “No wonder you’re fearless. It turned out that you came prepared. I can tell that Abel really cares about you.”Abel even sent his personal bodyguard to protect Ruth.Ruth said nothing. She waved her hand to signal Eilam to leave them alone.She was not fearless because she had Eilam’s protection. The bodyguards of the Goldwell family were not that strong, and she could deal with them herself.However, she could not be bothered to explain that to Nicholas. “Why would I come unprepared when I knew they were up to no good?”Ruth leaned against the car lazily and evaluated Nicholas. She casually said, “Shouldn’t you be accompanying your wife right now to bear the anger of your father-in-law? Why did you come out? You refuse to back her up, huh?”Nicholas was not annoyed by Ruth’s mockery. He continued to di
Ruth received a call from Dulcie right after she drove out of the mansion.Dulcie excitedly said, “How is it? How did your dad react? Will he hand over the company or give up on Luna?”Ruth leaned back in her seat. “I don’t know. I only know that money and power are the most important to him.”Dulcie was disappointed to hear that. “What should we do, then? Why aren’t you worried?”Ruth casually said, “There’s nothing to be worried about. It’s still a piece of good news. I know it would be best if he handed over the company. But even if he doesn’t, it’s okay. We can still sue Luna.”“You’re right. That b*tch deserves to be sued! How dare she set you up and snatch away your things!” Dulcie said angrily.After a while, she became curious about another thing. “Speaking of which, the management of your company is quite unprofessional. The transfer of shares was done instantly, as if it was not a big deal.”That day, Dulcie had impatiently asked for the shares of Lockton Corporation a
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!