“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
Notus stared blankly at Abel, Gabriel, and Lyla. “Daughter-in-law?”“I heard that the Lovehart family acknowledged an illegitimate daughter. The entire Lovehart family is celebrating! I have no objections if you want to dote on her, but you stepped into my family’s territory and was rude to a member of the Blakewell family... Notus, how shameless can you be?!” Lyla said coldly. Notus frowned. Illegitimate daughter… Those words stung.“Miss Lyla, be careful with your words. My youngest daughter is not illegitimate!”Lyla sneered. “That’s right! Maybe it’s actually Janet and your twins who are—”“Lyla,” Gabriel interrupted her mockery in a deep voice. Lyla was silent for a moment before she snorted, but she did not continue.Abel looked at his parents and his eyes flickered. He subconsciously looked up at Ruth.Ruth had noticed it, too.Gabriel clearly knew about the Lovehart family. Then why did he feign ignorance the last time Abel asked? Now, he was stopping Lyla from bring
What’s happening now?! Just because the Blakewell family was here, he changed his mind?Gabriel, who was considered the most mild-mannered in the group, spoke coldly as if he was mocking her, but his words also resolved Luna’s doubts. “You’re embarrassing yourself! You’ve been in the Lovehart family for some time now, and yet Janet hasn’t taught you any manners? When an elder speaks, the young ones shut up. Haven’t you learned such basic etiquette before?”Luna was slightly stunned. She was getting a feeling of deja vu.When Gabriel went to the Goldwell family to discuss Ruth and Abel’s wedding with Callum, she had also been reprimanded like his.The younger generation was not allowed to say anything when the elders were talking.But Ruth was a “young one,” too! When Lyla arrived, she did not even ask Tom about what happened and immediately stood up for her!In the past, when George was still healthy, he was also unconditionally protective of Ruth. It was because of his favorit
Before Abel could answer, Lyla had finished complaining about Notus and looked over at them. “What are you two talking about?”Ruth immediately straightened up. “It’s nothing. I’m just talking about how well you guys treat me!” Lyla was somewhat surprised. “Really?”“Of course! What else is there to say? The young ones can’t interrupt when the elders are talking,” Abel said calmly.Gabriel’s expression was a little unnatural. He was just casually looking for an excuse to reprimand Luna. He was usually not that strict.Lyla shot Gabriel a glare, then she looked at Ruth knowingly and comforted her gently. “Don’t listen to him. He’s quick to talk and favors family over reason. We don’t have that many rules in our family.”Ruth smiled and looked at the silent Gabriel. Then, she looked at Lyla and said seriously, “I mean it. Thank you for today, both of you.”Lyla held her hand. “We’re a family. There’s no need to thank us! We’re actually very happy that you thought of us in this si
In just a few months, Ruth had produced many outstanding movies and had so many friends watching over her. She even recognized the true colors of those who were up to no good.At the thought of this, George felt proud... and sad.“Moreover, no matter what outsiders think, I really like Ruth. We also sincerely accept her and are willing to be her shelter.”Lyla’s voice was gentle and calming, and her words warmed Ruth’s heart.A pair of warm hands enveloped Ruth’s small ones and gave her a small squeeze. Ruth turned her head and met a pair of deep and gentle eyes that spoke of silent affirmation.Lyla’s words were also from Abel’s heart. He was willing to back her up and support her so that she would always be this bright and proud.When George heard Lyla’s words, he also saw the young couple’s actions and became filled with relief. “I know, I believe it, too.”He actually heard everything just now.When he heard Notus’s shameless words, he had quickly jumped out of bed and want
Lyla accompanied George for dinner and chatted for a while.Ruth sat beside him quietly. Her cold and distant face was the picture of obedience. It was hard for her not to feel like a baby in front of them.In the corridor, Abel received a call from Eilam, who summarized the information he had just found.Rose Lockton’s experience with the outside world was very simple. She was the heiress of the Lockton Corporation. She chose a humble but honest man to marry into the family, and they ran the family business together.Immediately after their marriage, Rose had a child. She went overseas to recuperate for half a year. After giving birth, she stayed for another year because her body was weak.On the surface, everything seemed very normal, but there were only a few reports about Rose and her daughter overseas. The hospital where she gave birth was a private one, and the medical records were long gone. The hospital had been renovated and their previous medical records were lost.“But
Abel asked, “What is it?”Gabriel shook his head. “If I had to guess, I think Notus also has his own selfish motives. He wouldn’t want his own daughter to be called an ‘illegitimate daughter,’ right.”Therefore, he temporarily placed Luna in this position and made further plans for the future.Abel frowned. He remembered that when his mother said the word “illegitimate daughter” just now, it had hurt Notus. Lyla spoke thoughtlessly and immediately mocked Janet and her twins.“So, is she an illegitimate daughter or not?” Abel asked.“Not really.”“How so.”“Everyone thought that Notus just couldn’t withstand the pressure from his family, so he gave up his true love and married Janet. Actually, that’s not the case...”Since Notus dared to rebel, how could he have compromised so easily? However, Zach was not an easy person to deal with. He used underhanded methods to send Janet to Notus’s bed.Janet soon got pregnant and gave birth to a pair of twins. However, when the children
On the way back, Ruth asked Abel, “Did you just say that Notus’s reaction was suspicious? Why?”Abel held the steering wheel with one hand and rested his other elbow on the window. He did not even turn his head when he heard her question. He kept his gaze straight ahead, and his voice was indifferent.“It doesn’t match the public image. He used the excuse of being a kind father to look for his daughter for so many years, but it seems superficial.”Ruth pondered this.Ever since they found out that Notus had left the company to travel overseas in search of his lover, he had established an affectionate persona in everyone’s hearts.Such a person would definitely dote on the daughter of the person he loved.However, that slap today… Not only did Luna doubt her identity, but everyone else also thought that something was wrong.“Perhaps it’s possible that he realized and suspected Luna’s identity?” Ruth deduced seriously.Abel answered casually, “The Lovehart family is still going t