Ruth did not even know what to say to this. What was this? Did he have too much money to spare?Just when she was about to say something, Abel said, “Hang on tight.”They had come to a very steep and sharp bend. Abel did not even slow down. He turned the steering wheel. The back wheels of the car had such great friction against the road that sparks flew. Ruth was caught off guard. She fell toward the driver’s seat and crashed into Abel. Her chest rammed against the center console, and it hurt so much that she grimaced and wanted to curse. At that moment, Abel elegantly placed his hand on her head and pushed her back. “Be good now. If you do that, I can’t overtake him with ease.”“…Excuse you?!” Was Ruth to blame for Abel failing to overtake Joey?!Ruth returned to her seat and glared silently at Abel. But Abel’s gaze remained trained ahead. He was focused, and his face showed no emotions as he steered the car with a natural ease. It seemed like he was not at all affected
Under Ruth’s puzzled yet displeased gaze, Abel moved his hands over the steering wheel and gear shift smoothly while he stepped on the gas pedal. Then, his Bugatti Veyron began to pick up speed and went neck-to-neck with Joey’s car again, even though it had never been able to speed up all this while during the race. However, unlike the previous time, Abel did not give Joey any chance to react. He beat Joey to the punch and drew closer to Joey’s car, just like what Joey did earlier to force Abel back. In fact, what Abel did this time was much more dangerous than what Joey did. He inched closer to Joey’s car. Joey was shocked by Abel’s reckless action and instinctively steered away to quickly avoid the Bugatti Veyron. At that moment, Abel sped up again and switched lanes to drive ahead of Joey. Before Joey could calm down, this new move shocked him once again and caused him to step on the brakes. He cussed, “F*ck!”Cheers filled the finish line as the crowd geared themselv
Joey raised his chin and challenged Abel. “Set a time. I’m challenging you to another race!”He was intent on teaching Abel a lesson.Ruth was startled by Joey’s voice, and she finally realized that there were people around them. She instinctively took a step back and awkwardly smoothed out her hair. Meanwhile, Abel just watched as Ruth stepped out of his embrace. Then, he turned to Joey, and the desire in his eyes faded away, only to be replaced by a cold, hard stare. “You’re no longer worthy of challenging me.” His voice was filled with displeasure. As he spoke, he helped Ruth adjust her coat and pulled her into his arms possessively. Joey could no longer think straight. “I’m not worthy? Why don’t you ask the people who I am? You took her place to race against me just now, didn’t you? I’ll give you the chance to set whatever requirements you want for the next round! Accept the challenge if you’re a man!”Ruth cleared her throat and patiently explained what Abel said, “He’s
There were many connotations attached to his apology. Joey had provoked Abel and was disrespectful to him, and he was even thinking about his woman.Keith did not dare to say it explicitly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he glared fiercely at Joey.Joey curled up on the sofa. He was unhappy and angry, but he did not dare to say anything. He was moping.Abel held the teacup with his well-defined fingers and took a sip. He did not speak, and his expression was unreadable.Keith Oakland was nervous. He turned to look pleadingly at Aquilo. After all, he was Joey’s best friend and a member of the Lovehart family. Keith hoped that Abel would give him some face if Aquilo spoke on his behalf.Aquilo Lovehart was silent for a few seconds before saying, “Mr. Blakewell, at the end of the day, this was my mistake. I was a bad host and didn’t tell Joey your identity.”“Ignorance is forgivable. I didn’t mind that,” Abel said calmly.Keith Oakland was stunned. As expected, the Lovehart
Ruth came back to her senses and looked around him. “Are you done?”Abel nodded and stared at her with his clear eyes. “You don’t seem satisfied with this outcome?”Ruth was stunned for a moment before she shook her head. “I didn’t know you were so good at driving.”Abel asked, “And now you know.”“Look over there.” Ruth pursed her lips and raised her chin slightly to indicate something. “So many of your new fans are all watching you.”Abel looked at her in puzzlement. “What are you trying to say?”“I’m just curious. My husband’s driving skills are so good, and his looks are outstanding. Didn’t he have a romantic encounter when he was racing in the past?” Ruth joked.Abel was speechless. “A romantic encounter?”Ruth took a sip of her wine and asked even more directly, “Well, it’s called a romantic encounter when someone barges into your room at night and sleeps with you.”Abel’s eyes twitched. His thoughts were immediately pulled back to that awkward and ambiguous night.Duri
Fortunately, he was no longer a racer.Ruth silently heaved a sigh of relief.Aquilo walked over to them with a glass of wine and sat opposite Abel.“Mr. Blakewell, should I address her as Miss Ruth or Mrs. Blakewell?” He looked at Ruth with a faint smile. Clearly, he had already figured out their relationship.Ruth looked up and said gently, “Just call me Ruth.”Aquilo gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity. She thought that it was probably because she had been in the entertainment industry for too long that she felt this strange sense of familiarity with good-looking people.Aquilo felt the same way about her. The two of them shared many topics in their conversation.Then, Aquilo stiffly changed the topic. “Joey isn’t a bad person. He just has no filter. Don’t lower yourself to his level.” Ruth put away her friendly and easy-going expression and hugged Abel’s arm. “Honey, Joey really is too much. Even his friends think he deserves it.”Aquilo was speechless. Was th
Aquilo’s smile faded.“I am a businesswoman. Benefits are my top priority. Since you have said so much, I’ll be frank with you. Can you ask your uncle, Sean, to stay out of my family’s private affairs?”Aquilo was stunned for a moment. He thought that her question was meant to mock him. However, when he finally heard Ruth’s question, he realized things were not that simple. Perhaps this was the purpose of their visit today.His expression grew more serious. “Uncle Sean is interfering with the Lockton’s family’s private affairs? What are you talking about?”Ruth chose to divulge some of the information that she had previously discovered. The gist of it was that the private company under Sean Lovehart’s name, Mighty Jewelry, was helping Callum stir up trouble in Lockton Corporation.“After Grandpa’s hospitalization, Lockton Corporation declined steadily. News about them in the Imperial City’s business industry were also dwindling.”Ruth leveled Aquilo with a steady gaze. “I want to
Ruth felt even more uneasy when she met Abel’s penetrating gaze.She had subconsciously raised her voice, and she sounded embarrassed and upset. “Yeah! That’s right! Someone pulled that same stunt on me before! It’s very disrespectful!”Abel was dumbfounded.“Joey deserved it, sure, but I didn’t do anything wrong. How could that b*stard make a fool out of me like that?!” Ruth scratched her head in frustration. She was getting angry as she recalled the past. “I wanted to compete with him again, but who would have thought…”Abel asked, “Thought of what?”Ruth waved her hand. “It’s fine. I didn’t lose out anyway. I beat him up.”Abel was speechless. After realizing the mistake, he felt helpless.However, knowing how she dealt with it, he felt even more helpless. “You beat someone up after losing the race? You’ve done such a tasteless thing before?”Ruth clenched her fists. “He deserved it, just like Joey did! No, he’s even worse than Joey!” When Abel heard this, he frowned sligh