Apollo had gotten Abel the richest man’s contact number. After all, the richest man did not often stay in the main mansion. When he heard that Abel’s wife wanted it, he generously offered it to him at a mates’ rate. Ruth was stunned when she heard it. She felt that there was something off about it, but she could not quite figure out what it was. Just when she wanted to ask another question, Abel stood up. “Alright. Pack up. We have to move. If you continue dilly-dallying, your ex is going to move into the residential area ahead of you.”Those words successfully spurred Ruth into action. She quickly returned to her room to pack so that they could move into Kingsland Manor residential area before the sun set. The place was decorated like a European mansion. It had a lavish crystal chandelier, along with priceless furniture and decorations. Every inch of the place screamed lavishness, but also kept a low profile. There was also a huge courtyard in front of the mansion, and a
Ruth’s whole attention was taken by Abel’s alluring Adam’s apple, and she gave a casual reply, “I have a friend who’s in the investing business. They said this show is definitely going to blow up.”Abel found it amusing. “Is your friend Harper Williams?”No one in the entertainment industry aside from the genius investor Harper Williams would dare to say such a thing about the script of a show. He had never seen anyone else with such guts. Ruth’s head flew up, and she stared at him with wide eyes. “How did you know?”Abel was stunned speechless. Her eyes sparkled, and her face was full of surprise. A few stray strands of hair stuck to her fair face, which added to her charm. His eyes darkened, and he tucked her hair behind her ear. His voice was raspy when he spoke. “So, you want to work with Grand Empire?”“Yup!” Ruth nodded. “You’re close to Apollo, so you should be part of the higher management in Grand Empire, shouldn’t you? If you secure this project, I can guarantee y
He pondered over it for a moment before he decided to say tactfully, “Abel, I know the author. The Gate to the Heart is an absolutely worthy investment, but her other works aren’t very mature.”Saying that they were not very mature was him being tactful; they were horrible. Even if he did not take the plots into consideration and only considered the endings, two of them were terribly written. It was clear those works were just writing practice.How could those works be worth eighty million dollars?Apollo was fine with his brother supporting talented authors, but he should not be wasting money like that. Kallan was shocked as well, but he did not doubt his boss’s decision. “Alright. I’ll contact her.”When Apollo saw how calm his brother was, his eyes sparkled as a thought appeared in his head. The moment he spoke, his voice gained a mysterious lilt. “Does the author have some connection with Ruth?”Apollo knew that the owner of Kingsland Manor residential area had changed.
The sound of heels clacking against the ground came from up ahead. Ruth could tell that someone was approaching her quickly based on the rapid footsteps. “I’m sorry. We just moved here, and it’s really hard trying to find parking around here…”Ruth wound down the window, and a beautiful face showed up before her. Luna’s apology came to a screeching halt. “You?”“Every mansion has its own private courtyard. Ms. Goldwell, you’re one of the owners here. Can’t you park your car in your own courtyard?” The question was spoken casually, but it rendered Luna speechless. Of course she knew that every mansion had its own private courtyard and came with a huge garage. Caelus had always loved luxury cars. When they passed by the main mansion, he could not help but look inside. Apparently, the main mansion belonged to the person-in-charge of the Blakewell family, and it was rumored that he had a hobby of collecting luxury cars. But, unfortunately for him, he saw nothing. He only saw a re
Caelus could tell something was wrong while being some distance away. He strode over and stopped beside Luna. “What’s going on?”He did not need Luna to answer the question when he saw Ruth. He already had a guess. “It’s been a while, Ruth.”Ruth said nothing. Luna did not notice that there was something strange about Caelus’s behavior. Her eyes were trained on the security guards who were drawing closer to surround them. Her heart raced in trepidation, and she tugged on Caelus’s sleeves. “Are you done, Caelus?”Caelus snapped out of his daze. “They have a new policy and insists on us paying in full. We need a bit more money, but your father can get it, so it should be fine.”Once Luna heard that things were okay, she calmed down. That meant that she was technically considered an owner of one of the properties here. She straightened up and said to the security guard, who had come over in an elegant but proud voice, “I thought that Kingsland Manor residential area is off-limit
Caelus’s expression was dark, but he swallowed the truth. “Just ignore her.”Luna thought that he was disappointed in Ruth, and she felt smug. She turned to look at the gate and swore in her heart that she would move into this rich area no matter the cost. Ruth drove out of Kingsland Manor residential area. Even though she had managed to vent her anger, she still felt horrible. She stomped down on her accelerator, and her car wove between the cars. At that moment, her phone rang, and she put in her bluetooth earphones. “‘Sup?”“Ruth, Grand Empire agreed to it! They said their boss made the decision to buy the licensing rights to the novel and the other three works at the same price!”Screech!Ruth stomped on the brakes, and her car skidded off the road. She tightened her hold over the steering wheel. Her eyes were wide with shock. “Their boss made the decision?”“Yeah. His assistant contacted me.”“And he bought the other three’s licensing rights too?”“Yup? Includ
“I honestly can’t think of any other reason why he would want to buy Lockton Corporation’s companies.” Ruth was absolutely baffled. “I don’t understand it either.” Apollo pouted. This was indeed something that had been troubling him. Ruth shook her head. If she could not figure it out, she would just set the problem aside for the time being. She decided to talk about business instead. “I’ve seen the stuff you acted in in the past. Most of it were TV shows. Would you like to change your image?”When Apollo heard those words, his eyes lit up. “You want to give me the role of the male lead for the Gate to the Heart, am I right or am I right?!”He had studied this character extensively before. The male lead had both IQ and EQ. His intelligence was practically a cheat in the novel. For that, he loved this character to bits. His brother had not given him confirmation earlier, which made it clear that he was waiting for Ruth to make the decision. As long as he could convince Ruth
Abel said nothing. If he had been displeased before, he was absolutely livid right now. Ruth called Apollo her sweetheart?Who was Abel to her, then?He hung up. The cold beeps made Apollo’s heart leap into his throat. He quickly called his agent. “Book a flight ticket for me. I’m going to Palis to receive Solomon Stone! Do it now, pronto!”His agent was flabbergasted. Apollo would be showing great respect to Solomon Stone by welcoming him at the airport. Why would he need to receive him at Palis?How could he degrade himself like that?“Apollo, you’re an A-list actor—”“Shut up! Another second here, and I’m going to die!”He said nothing else. Ruth returned to her office and looked at her company’s situation. After she took over, the schedules for their projects had been pushed forward. They had started working on new reality TV shows, movies, and TV shows. Even if she was not in the company, Nathan did a good job managing the company, and, just as she expected, the
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!