Mrs. Greenwell and Mr. Jackson could come out at any time. Was he really that shameless? And he wanted her to beg him? If she did not beg him, would he just continue here?During the brief pause, a warm hand climbed up her back. Ruth was shocked and blurted out, “Please! Let’s go to the room!”Abel’s low laughter vibrated in her chest. He stood up while holding her in the current position—with her legs around his waist—and took her back to the bedroom.After he stripped his suit jacket and unbuttoned his shirt, Abel lay on top of her on the bed and said with an evil grin, “Mrs. Greenwell and Mr. Jackson aren’t home.”“Huh—”Without giving her a chance to speak, Abel pressed his lips down on Ruth’s again.He held her hand and intertwined their fingers like he always and pressed her down against the soft bedsheets.Just then, his phone rang.Abel frowned slightly and ignored it. He was more focused on kissing Ruth.The phone continued to ring until it stopped, then it rang again
In Grand Empire’s office, Katie sat on the sofa and stared at the phone. Her face had turned pale.His attitude toward Ruth was clearly different from what she had expected.She never wanted to believe that Ruth was lucky enough to open Abel’s heart just because of this strange marriage.Joseph, who was sitting nearby, had clearly heard the voice from the other end. He looked as though he just received a death sentence.He knew that he would get punished for this!It was scary enough to let Katie disturb Mr. Blakewell, but it was worse that Mrs. Blakewell had heard it.Having Joseph work overtime for a month was considered a kindness from Mr. Blakewell! But Joseph had to find an opportunity to explain himself to Mrs. Blakewell.“Katie, I already told you that it’s not good to disturb them at night...”Joseph came back to his senses and tried to persuade her, but Katie suddenly raised her voice. “Their marriage is just for mutual benefit! Abel would never love her!”Joseph wa
Lily was puzzled. “No, I can’t say I’ve been keeping up with the situation over there. Solomon is in the country, isn’t he? If you need help, look for him!”Ruth said, “Even my husband couldn’t find out anything, so I don’t think Solomon would come up with better results. Moreover, Notus has been overseas all these years, which means that the person I want to know about should also be overseas...”When Lily heard this, her eyes lit up. She did not hear the whole of Ruth’s sentence and only caught a few keywords.Solomon could not find anything, and neither did her rich husband Abel.Ruth was handing this matter over to her, which meant that she was better than these two big shots. Hahahahaha!“Tell me, who do you want to investigate? I’ll turn every database upside-down to find them!”“Notus used to have a lover, but he cheated on her. She left the Imperial City while still pregnant.”“Wow, I like these kinds of melodramatic love stories!”Ruth suddenly lowered her voice and sa
Abel thought for a moment and asked, “What do you want to know about?”Ruth asked seriously, “Tell me something I don’t know about you! Something interesting that no one else knows!”Abel said calmly, “My evaluation in the financial reports is too one-sided. I’m actually not the richest man in Sommerset anymore.”In moments, countless shocking guesses popped up in Ruth’s mind. “Promotion of the marketing account? A fake tycoon who’s actually poor? He went bankrupt recently?”“In the latest international billionaires’ list, I’m ranked third. The first two spots are occupied by a business magnate and a foreign royal figure. This number was just calculated this year and hasn’t been officially released yet. Even the rest of the Blakewell family are unaware of it.”Did that mean that he was richer than billionaires outside the country?Ruth felt like she was on a roller-coaster ride. She thought the ride was about to derail and plummet into a chasm, but instead, it flew up into the cl
Ruth felt excited and asked, “Does that mean you’re going to the launch with me?”Abel said, “How can I not be present at my wife’s product launch? And have you forgotten that you’re collaborating with a designer from Blakewell Jewelry?”Ruth said seriously, “I don’t plan on revealing Seema’s identity tomorrow. If I reveal too much information at this time, we won’t be able to control the direction of the public opinion.”Abel nodded. “Then don’t make it public. I’ll attend as a partner.”Ruth was speechless.They were going to attend together either way, right?The venue of Seema’s press conference was booked by Lockton Corporation. It was at the Camere Hotel.Luna’s press conference was also here because the hotel was owned by Lovehart Corporation.At 7 p.m., many celebrities from both the media and fashion industries arrived at the venue.Dulcie and Alex stood at the entrance to greet the guests politely. Backstage, Demi and the models who would showcase the new accessories
The public’s views about Luna’s situation had continued to run wild. Therefore, the reporters’ words were sharp and merciless. Luna was clearly much calmer than before. She smiled at the reporter who asked the last question. “Your question is unnecessary. Katie has said that our family is doing well. I hope everyone will stop asking such sensationalized questions.”Exposing that reporter’s intentions with a single phrase actually made her appear composed and magnanimous. The reporter immediately kept quiet.Luna continued, “I hope everyone won’t buy into rumors and speculate about our private lives. As for the endorsement, I can only say that even if I’m not from the Lovehart family, I’m still the second daughter of the Goldwell family. Mr. Goldwell has always treated me like his own daughter, which I was and still am.”The meaning of her words sounded quite arrogant, as though she was saying, “I’m relying on the Lovehart connections, so what? Even if I don’t have a relationship w
“Horrible? But you like me, don’t you?”“…”The noise from the reporters in the back rows grew even more.Someone had already secretly made a call. “Chief Editor, this is shocking news! Stay on all the live-stream platforms. The content is too explosive!”Luna watched their reactions and was still a little confused until she heard the familiar conversation. She whipped around and saw the photo that she most dreaded becoming found.She had even forgotten about it until it suddenly appeared in her inbox recently.Luna suddenly stood up and tried to cover the screen like a lunatic. “Turn it off! Who put this up?! Turn it off! No one is allowed to look! Security, chase them all out!”The camera shutters were still clicking rapidly as everyone took all the photos they needed.The security guards remained indifferent, but the first ones to take action were Luna’s personal bodyguards. He quickly went forward to protect her and tried to prevent the reporters from crowding around her.
THAT was Abel’s take away from the scene just now?! And Ruth understood it perfectly!Abel walked on with a dark look on his face. Ruth followed behind and tried her best to smile apologetically. She tugged at his sleeve and coaxed him gently.Apollo was speechless, but he silently thought they were too eccentric a couple.......The press conference upstairs was a tumultuous scene. Leroy’s new line had yet to be introduced, but no one was interested anymore. They were all shocked by Luna’s scandalous private affair.In the VIP lounge, Notus flew into a rage and slammed the table. “What the hell is going on?! Who leaked the photo? How could there be such a mistake?”The person-in-charge lowered his head and as he endured Notus’s wrath. “We’re not sure, either. It was so strange just now. We couldn’t even stop it. We could only unplug the whole system!”“You couldn’t top it? Was there a ghost possessing your equipment?! I think all of you are...” Notus suddenly paused.Didn’t so