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
Ruth was stunned for a few seconds before she glared at Abel.It was his fault for being ambiguous! Why was he turning it around on her?Ruth decided to ignore the question for the time being. However, both of them came to understand the way of getting along as a couple, which was an unexpected gain.Aquilo’s thoughts were also interrupted by Ruth’s words. His mind was filled with thoughts about why Sean valued Lockton Corporation so much.Even if the Lockton family was at their peak, they were not worthy of the Lovehart family’s attention. What benefits were involved that Sean had to help Callum like a charity case?As a result, Aquilo forgot about Keith’s request for help, and Joey ended up working in Regality.Ruth later heard about Joey again from Serenity.“Ruth, your husband has no taste! How can he use such a stunning beauty as a mere waiter? I’m tempted to take him home after one look at him! How can Abel underutilize him like that?”Ruth was sitting on a sofa. She had
After she hung up, Serenity quickly sent Ruth the photo.Ruth tapped on the picture, and her gaze changed subtly.“Isn’t this...?”A cold male voice suddenly came from behind her. “Joey’s appearance is quite popular in Regality. However, because of the Oakland family, it’s not appropriate to force him to receive clients.” Ruth jerked her head around and saw a familiar figure. “Why don’t you make a sound when you walk? You almost gave me a heart attack!”Abel walked around the sofa and sat down beside her. “Only people who have done something wrong become jumpy.”Ruth tilted her head to look at him. “If you’re going to say I’ve done something wrong, I’m going to get mad.”Abel leaned against the sofa and gazed at her.Ruth put down her computer and looked at him with a faint smile. “You’ve been checking out the list of contestants who raced at the Lost Legends League over the past three years. Are you looking for a certain woman?”Abel was stunned. “Who told you that?”Ruth n