Chapter 434

In the end, Abel sent Ruth back to her bedroom while he returned to the guest room.

Ruth lay in bed. Since only one light was turned on, the room was dim. She stared at the chandelier above her head for a long time. Then, as if she remembered something, she got up and headed outside.

The guest room door was shut tight. She knocked on it twice. When she got no reply, she opened the door, only to have Abel also open it at the same time.

Ruth already had one foot raised to walk in. She did not manage to stop in time and crashed into Abel.

He instinctively brought his arms up and caught her by the waist to help her stand on her feet. He looked at her. “What’s wrong?”

Ruth felt as if she had crashed into a bouncy rock. She staggered back and felt dizzy. When she finally regained her footing, she looked up and was stunned.

Abel had just come out of the bathroom and had a bathrobe on. Its collar was loose around his neck and showed his pecs. Water dripped from his hair and slid dow