All sorts of emotions raged in Abel’s eyes as he stared at the closed door. Then, it swung open. The first person Ruth saw was Abel. He was leaning against the wall with his shirt collar unbuttoned and his suit jacket draped over his arm. He no longer looked as aloof and regal as he usually was. In fact, he looked quite defeated. The morning light shone into the corridor and landed on him. It cast a shadow on the floor. Ruth was surprised. “Why are you here?”Abel just stared at her. “Why are you at the hospital?”Ruth was briefly stunned before she thought of something. Understanding flashed in her eyes. “Well, not here for food, obviously.”“Give me the medical report.”Ruth then remembered how nervous she had been and what the report stated. Her expression stiffened, and she instinctively hid it behind her. Abel went forward and grabbed her shoulder with one hand while he tried to take the report with the other. Ruth took two steps back and knocked into the door. T
Abel did not need to look at the report. Based on the conversation with the doctor, he could understand what had transpired. Ruth thought that she was pregnant, but was told that it was just irregular period. The doctor then thought they were preparing for a baby and said that they were in too much of a hurry. The result allowed Ruth to stray away from the potential “problem”. But it could not quell his anger. Ruth’s actions alone were problematic. If she were really pregnant, would she have quietly gone for an abortion?Would she not care about anything else for the sake of achieving her goals?Just what was he to her?Ruth frowned, and her confusion turned to realization. Her gaze turned cold, and she retorted coolly, “You’ve already guessed it, haven’t you? Why are you asking me?”He clenched his fists, and his voice turned cold as ice. “I want to hear it from you.”Ruth pursed her lips. Her eyelashes fluttered due to her nerves as she stared at him. The dim light
Feeling guilty, Apollo looked away and went after Ruth. He went beside her and eagerly supported her. “Are you feeling sick? Are you okay?”“Let me go!”“Stay away from her. You’re an eyesore to me as well!”Two voices spoke up at the same time. The first one belonged to Ruth, who was wary. The second belonged to Lyla, who scoffed at Apollo. But Apollo fearlessly followed them with a smile. “Don’t worry. No one can recognize me when I’m dressed like this.”Abel and Gabriel continued talking to each other after the trio left. After a few seconds of silence, Gabriel asked, “What exactly happened?”“It’s just a small problem. Apollo blew it out of proportion,” Abel answered coolly.Gabriel scrutinized him. “Did you two really come to the hospital for Ruth’s health checkup?”“Why else would we be here?”“Your grandfather’s here too. I thought that you two were arguing because of your grandfather.”Abel shut his eyes. He felt a little tired. Ruth had attacked Frank a long t
Gabriel and Frank were stunned when their gazes met.Gabriel was a coward who preferred to keep things peaceful. He would not confront Frank directly. But he also could not pretend that he did not see Frank and leave, especially after seeing Frank’s angry expression.After much deliberation, Gabriel forced a smile and walked to Frank. Although it was awkward, he still greeted Frank warmly. “Dad, you’re discharged from the hospital? Abel and I were on the way to your ward!”Frank said nothing. If he had not seen them getting into the car, he might have believed Gabriel.Frank’s expression darkened as he found Gabriel’s words mocking.Instead of asking whether his body had gotten better, Gabriel just talked about how he was discharged from the hospital. Was Gabriel mocking him for pretending to be sick?Frank always thought Gabriel was an honest man, but he did not expect him to be so calculating.It was only then that Frank realized Gabriel had deceived him. Gabriel had been pret
How could Lyla forget about Apollo after getting his help?“Didn’t you say you were busy with filming lately? You seldom come back, so I was surprised to see you at home. Why did you come today? Aren’t you busy?” Lyla frowned as she asked. She was directing her anger at Apollo.Apollo coolly said, “No matter how busy I am, I have to come back when my boss tells me to.” Lyla nodded in agreement. “I see. You can continue with your work, then.”Apollo was at a loss for words. His status at home had plummeted after Ruth appeared.Lyla and Gabriel used to dote on him when Abel was not home.They would call Apollo during their free time and urge him to return home during the holidays. They would also tell him not to overwork. When Apollo did not want to go home, they would visit him at the filming location without letting him know beforehand.Gabriel and Lyla would even ask Apollo to persuade Abel to accept the wife candidates Frank chose for him.But things had changed since Ruth a
Abel was caught off guard. He rubbed his temples.After a while, Abel got up and went to get a grapefruit iced tea from the refrigerator. However, he suddenly thought of something. He closed the refrigerator door and got Ruth a cup of hot milk instead. Ruth stared at that milk. She frowned and repeated herself in dissatisfaction. “I want a cold drink!”Abel coldly said, “Do you still remember why you went to the hospital today? Don’t you think it has something to do with you drinking cold drinks non-stop this summer?”Ruth spluttered.In the past, Abel could not even distinguish the different types of sanitary pads. When did he learn so much about periods?Ruth could not refute him because he was right. She took a sip of the hot milk and naturally brought up another topic. “Is this your room? Are we staying here tonight?”Abel said nothing and stared at her again. The meaning of his gaze was obvious. If Ruth had calmed down, he wanted to continue the previous topic.“The milk
The room was silent. Lyla and Gabriel could not hear anything.They wondered if it was a good thing. Usually, people shouted when they fought because they needed to vent their dissatisfaction and anger. Only then would they calm down to talk and solve the matter.While they wondered about this, someone opened the door, and Lyla almost fell into the room. Fortunately, Gabriel gave her a hand to stay standing.After they stilled, they became worried when they saw Abel’s cold and calm expression. The calmer Abel was, the angrier he was.It was as they expected: Abel and Ruth needed to fight to solve the problem.Gabriel calmed down and came up with an excuse. “Mrs. Hogan said lunch is ready, so we came to let you know.” Lyla nodded. “Yeah, let’s have lunch first. You two can talk after that.”Abel bypassed them and coldly said, “I have work to do, so I’m not staying for lunch.”Gabriel and Lyla could not make Abel stay. After watching him leave, they looked inside the room.Ru
The person who spoke was Lukas Reeves. He was an upright person. George had helped him before, so he respected George. He was one of the few in the company who still claimed Lockton Corporation belonged to the Lockton family.Lukas was not on good terms with Callum. He asked about the transfer of shares because he was curious about it, and he wanted to put Callum in a difficult position. He wanted Callum to step down as the company president as soon as possible.Nathaniel had told him that cooperation with Seema was crucial for Ruth to get Lockton Corporation back, so he decided to move the process forward.Callum’s expression darkened, and he said seriously, “Why would the cooperation be a lie?”“What about the transfer of shares? Why haven’t you registered the change of shareholders?” Lukas continued to ask.Some higher-ups, who did not know about it, finally figured out what Lukas was talking about. “The transfer of shares? Is the condition for our cooperation with Seema to t