“The long-lost Lovehart? What do you mean? What does the Lovehart family have to do with our family?” Ruth sounded puzzled as her eyes swept across Luna and Bella.Luna’s eyes were filled with tears as she cried, “Ruth, are you satisfied now? You’re the only daughter of the Goldwell family. No one will fight with you for Daddy’s love!”Ruth seemed to be frightened and gasped. “No way? You’re not the daughter of the Goldwell family? Then, the Goldwell family has no descendants?”Everyone was speechless. Her exaggerated performance rendered different expressions on everyone there.She subconsciously turned to look at Callum. His face was dark as he scolded, “You b*tch! Is this the place to be running your mouth off?! I don’t mind letting you do whatever you want in the privacy of our home, but today, you’re being too impudent in front of our esteemed guests!”Abel sat down on the couch opposite Callum and casually tried to calm him down. “Mr. Goldwell, please calm down. After all, I
Smack!The unopened folio fell onto the coffee table.Callum stared at Ruth coldly and warned her, “I know what’s going on with Luna. You don’t have to interfere. Do you think that just because you have Mr. Blakewell backing you, you can disregard your elders?”Ruth stood up. Her hand was still held up as though waiting to receive something. She looked up and met Callum’s cold gaze. Then, she suddenly said, “Grandpa is awake.”Callum’s body stiffened, and his expression changed drastically. “What?!”Ruth ignored him and turned to look at the bodyguard who had handed Aquilo the leather bag. Almost instinctively, the bodyguard took two steps forward, picked up the brown folio on the coffee table, and handed it back to Ruth.It was not until Ruth received the folio and sat back on the sofa that the bodyguard realized something. He was the Lovehart family’s bodyguard! But why was he afraid of Ruth?Abel sat on the sofa and did not say anything. He just watched as Ruth dealt with t
Ruth and Abel’s car slowly drove out of the courtyard. Callum was dazed and stood rooted to the spot.What did that wretched girl mean? What did she see? There was no way she could know! With Sean’s methods, everything would go flawlessly!Even if she could tell, it did not matter. Did she have any evidence to expose him? Even if that old coot woke up, Lockton Corporation had already turned the world upside-down. It was impossible for it to be the same Lockton Corporation as before.Meanwhile, in the car, Ruth rubbed her temples, her face was filled with fatigue.The Lovehart family had changed from interfering from the shadows to openly getting in the way. Her path toward obtaining Lockton Corporation was getting harder and harder.“How do you think Callum got in touch with the Lovehart family? If he has the ability to do business with Sean, why did he insist on taking over Lockton Corporation? What’s so good about my family’s company?” Ruth was puzzled.Abel kept his gaze train
The door slowly opened, and a familiar face walked in with a silly smile.Ruth raised her eyebrows imperceptibly. She remembered this person. It was Erica Harmon, who had been her gossip buddy since Ruth first entered Lockton Corporation. Later on, Ruth was promoted from a low-ranking employee to a small shareholder and changed her office location. She rarely came to the company, and she had not seen Erica ever since.Ruth was a little surprised by her arrival. “You’ve become a full-time employee?”Erica walked closer with her hands behind her back. “Not yet. The internship will only start at the end of the month. When the time comes, they’ll arrange for a full-time placement for me.”Ruth nodded. “Then, is there something I can help you with?”Erica walked to her desk and procured from behind her back a beautiful bouquet of flowers. “This is for you. Thank you for saving my favorite designer!”Ruth was speechless. She stared at the bouquet and frowned visibly.When Erica saw
After she left, Ruth sat dazed in her seat for a long time.Other than showing her new work to Abel, no one else knew about it, including Dulcie and Alex.Moreover, it was only the first draft, and she had yet to refine it…Could Leroy read her mind? How did he end up promoting the same theme?“That’s not right.” Ruth thought. It was not that no one else knew...She turned around, and her gaze landed on her computer. A cold glint flashed across her eyes.She turned on her computer and logged into her social media account to send a message to Alex. [Starting now, help me monitor the surveillance cameras in my office, as well as the usage traces from my end.]Alex replied quickly. He was clearly unhappy. [No. I want to accompany Dulcie. It’s not easy for her to get a few days off! Are you still human?!]Ruth was stunned for a moment before she finally remembered...Some time ago, she had gotten into a fight with Abel and vented her anger on Dulcie and Alex to make them work over
However, when it came to her, she realized that that was not the case. Not only did Lyla try her best to match Ruth with Abel, but she also treated Ruth like her own daughter without any selfish motives.Ruth replied, [Please wait a moment. I’ll be right down.][No need! We still have to wait for Abel. The temperature outside has dropped again. Don’t run back and forth in your thin clothes.]Ruth put away her phone and looked at the floor number. The elevator had arrived.The elevator doors opened, but she did not go out. Instead, she pressed the button for the first floor.The moment she looked up, she saw the side profile of the middle-aged man beside her and was stunned.There was a sharp argument going on, and his voice sounded a little familiar.Ruth’s expression changed slightly. A second before the elevator door closed, she quickly raised her hand to block it.At that moment, there was a commotion at the entrance of the VIP ward.Luna stood at the door. She was dressed
Luna’s voice was slightly choked and full of grievance. Her eyes were already red and teary, but she stubbornly refused to let her tears fall.Notus looked at her and seemed to have thought of something. His voice softened. “Tom said that your grandfather isn’t awake yet.”“I’m only visiting because I want to be filial. Does it matter if he wakes up or not? Besides, I can wait here for him to wake up! You’re just like them. You don’t want me to visit because you think I’m not from the Lockton family!” Luna could not stop her tears from falling in the end. “Or are you prejudiced against me, that’s why you don’t treat me as your biological daughter…”Ruth stood in the corner of the corridor and leaned against the wall. She was observing the father-daughter relationship.Luna’s acting skills had improved. Even Notus could not resist. If he did not suspect anything, he should relent soon, right?Notus looked embarrassed for a moment. He opened his mouth to comfort Luna, but in the end
“Mom, where are you?”“I’m waiting for the elevator. It’ll be here soon! I thought that the first time I see your grandfather, the family must be neat and tidy, but Abel took his time and only just arrived—”“There’re some *ssholes who are rude to me.” Ruth pouted. She sounded sad.There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, and Lyla’s voice instantly turned serious. “What’s going on? Who is it?”Ruth turned around and glanced at Notus, who was stunned. “Someone from the Lovehart family.”Lyla cursed. “I’m coming up!”After Ruth ended the call, there was dead silence in the hospital corridor.The corners of Tom’s eyes twitched, and he was speechless.She could do that? Was that her way of complaining? How could someone complain so arrogantly?Notus stared at Ruth in shock and disbelief. “Y-Your mother is coming over? No, your mother is alive?!”He did not specially investigate the Lockton family, but because of Luna, he learned about the family’s situation.D