Abel stopped moving. He stared at her and warned her awkwardly but sternly, “Don’t talk about this ever again. I might just end up getting angry and spank your butt.”How shameless… But the threat worked.Ruth no longer tried to tease him, but she still looked embarrassed. “I don’t think we can do it tonight.”Abel had yet to figure out what she was trying to say. “What?”Ruth did not explain any further. She just quickly got to her feet and jogged to the bathroom. After a long period of absence, her period had finally arrived. Ten minutes later, Ruth shuffled back to the bedroom with a hand over her stomach. The red flush on her face was gone, and she looked pale. When Abel saw it, he quickly went to her to support her. “What’s wrong? Did your period come?”Ruth leaned against him feebly. “Yeah. It’s late, but it’s here.”Abel held her gently with one arm and bent down to hook his other arm under her knees. He then carried her to the bed. At the sight of the sweat on
“Alright.”“It’s still hot. Blow on it more.”“Okay.”Ruth lay in his arms with her hair spilling down her shoulders. Her face was pale and haggard. Her dress was a mess, and one of the straps had slid off her shoulders. She also fisted his shirt. She kept on giving suggestions and occasionally frowned in displeasure. But Abel just kept patiently listening to her demands. He had to coax her for a long time before she finally finished her ginger tea. Then, he put down the bowl and held her shoulder while he reached under the blanket with his other hand to rub her tummy. He asked gently, “Feel any better?”Ruth’s tummy was warm, and that warmth spread through her entire body to chase away the chills and pain. Honestly, since she was taking medication and nursing her body back to normal, the pain was not as strong as last time. Perhaps she was making a fuss about it because she knew Abel would smooth her feathers. Ruth did not answer him. She just looked into the distanc
As Ruth promised, Abel stopped keeping Jasper in jail. He was soon released with Frank’s help. When Jasper returned home, he and Bella cried in each other’s arms.Bella’s heart ached when she heard Jasper complain about being mistreated in jail while crying.“It’s all Ruth’s fault! I’ll definitely take revenge on that b*tch!” Jasper hissed.Callum slammed his teacup on the table. “Don’t do anything stupid! I won’t be able to save you if you get on her bad side again!”Jasper hunched his shoulders in fear.Bella looked at Callum in dissatisfaction. “He just came back. Why did you raise your voice at him?”With Bella’s support, Jasper became bolder and asked tentatively, “Mom, what happened while I was in jail? Why is Dad so afraid of Ruth?”The word “afraid” made Callum’s expression darken.Bella snuck a glance at Callum and sighed. Her choked-up voice was full of sorrow.“What else could it be? Ruth got back what belongs to her.”“She got back what belongs to her? Is there an
Ruth wondered why Leroy got himself involved in this mess.“Do you think you’re his target?” Abel cocked an eyebrow.Ruth shook her head. “I don’t think so. It was true that he became famous by copying my designs, but he stopped doing it because he cared about his reputation. Also, he never showed off in front of me.”Leroy knew that his abilities were not up to Ruth’s level.He got his current status through marketing.If Leroy and Seema got too close to each other, the public could tell who was better by comparing their designs. If that happened, it would affect Leroy’s reputation.Eilam nodded in agreement. Then, he told Ruth the result of his investigation. “Mrs. Blakewell, Leroy is not targeting you or Seema. Someone entrusted him to preside over Lockton Jewelry.”That person was worried that the company’s reputation would plummet after the cooperation with Seema was suspended. He did not want other jewelry companies to look down on Lockton Jewelry, so he hired Leroy.Ruth
Eilam was a professional bodyguard who had worked for Abel for a long time.He might feel a little uncomfortable with Abel and Ruth being lovey-dovey, but he soon ignored the discomfort and continued the report.“I’ve looked into the source of the funds. They were all from the same company, Mighty Jewelry. Mighty Jewelry’s person-in-charge is acquainted with Leroy.”In other words, Mighty Jewelry had been secretly helping Callum, and Leroy worked for that company’s person-in-charge.However, Eilam had not found out why Mighty Jewelry helped Callum.Ruth was surprised to hear this piece of news. When she glanced at Abel and noticed he had let his guard down, she quickly snatched the documents back.She looked at Abel’s dark eyes provocatively. “Lockton Corporation is mine! These are the things my mom and grandpa gave me. They are premarital assets—”“Mighty Jewelry may appear to be an independent limited company, but it actually belongs to Lovehart Corporation. It’s the company o
“That’s because they hadn’t met you then. After meeting you, they want to become closer to you,” Abel explained in a low voice.Ruth narrowed her eyes and looked at him. “Really? Why do they want to become closer to me?”On the day of Callum’s birthday party, Lyla enthusiastically said she would attend the party and asked for a photo of Ruth and Abel.Ruth was clueless at first, but she figured out the reason for Lyla’s actions later. Lyla did not intend to attend the party. All she wanted was a photo of both of them.To be precise, she wanted Abel to accompany Ruth to the party.But Ruth had sent Lyla the photo. She should be at ease after receiving it.Why did Gabriel still ask Abel and Ruth to go back?“Well, probably because Mom received the photo, but Dad didn’t.” They still doubted whether Abel and Ruth had reconciled, so they wanted to create more opportunities for the two of them to talk.After being stunned for a while, Ruth came to a realization. “Did your father also
Ten minutes later, Ruth sat on the couch and looked at the trending photos with a weird expression.To be precise, it was not a scandal between Apollo and Demi, but between Apollo and Ruth.Apollo was worried about letting Ruth go to the hospital alone that day, so he asked Luc to accompany her. He did not expect the paparazzi to take a photo of them talking.Ruth’s face was not in the photos, so netizens deduced that it was Demi based on her figure and clothes.Coincidentally, the production team of the new drama had just released the behind-the-scenes of Apollo and Demi as well.They were both equally famous. The news of them dating caused some fans to stop supporting them, but new shippers also flocked to them. Each actor's die-hard fans were also fighting on the internet. They were saying the other party was not worthy of their idol.Abel glanced at the photos, then glared at Apollo menacingly.Apollo hunched his shoulders in fear. “I didn’t know that we would be photograp
Apollo immediately shot up from the couch. “They can’t do that! We’re not dating! Should I post a tweet to clarify it?”When Luc told him about the trending tag, he was stunned. He then told Luc to wait and see how the situation developed.Since it was a misunderstanding, he even calmly waited for Demi to get angry at him.However, he did not see her at the filming site all afternoon. When he went home at night, he heard about the real reason this scandal came out.“How are you going to clarify it? By saying that the woman in the photos is your boss? If the marketing accounts dared to post those photos, they must have other photos too. Do you want everyone to know that you accompanied your boss to see a gynecologist?” Abel asked in a cold voice.When Apollo heard Abel’s chilling tone and saw his menacing gaze, he hunched his shoulders in fear.Ruth kindly made a suggestion. “Saying that the woman in the photos is me will make other people misunderstand. Why don’t you just tell ev