No wonder she saw her in Abel’s office last time.In the next moment, Katie asked kindly, “Miss Ruth, do you need me to bring you up?”Ruth forced a smile and said nonchalantly, “No, thanks. I’ll get my husband to come down and pick me up.”Katie knew that she was pretending to be calm. She smiled politely but did not insist. She walked around Ruth and went to the elevator.However, she had only taken two steps when she heard the receptionist say, “Wait, Miss Katie!”Katie turned around. “I can go up by myself. There’s no need to arrange for someone to pick me up.”The receptionist sounded embarrassed. “No, I didn’t have the full details earlier. I’m sorry, but you can’t go up.”Katie was confused. Ruth raised her eyebrows slightly as she watched.“I just checked the records and found your name on the company’s blacklist. No matter what, you are not allowed inside...” The receptionist’s voice was weak, and her voice became softer and softer.But Katie had heard her, and her el
As soon as Ruth finished speaking, she walked past Katie and walked toward the elevator.In less than ten minutes, their roles were reversed. Neither of them had been prepared for it.Ruth had taken two steps forward when she suddenly thought of something. She turned to look at the front desk receptionist and pointed at Kallan. “He’s here to pick me up. Can I go up now?”The receptionist looked confused and flustered. When she was asked this, she quickly nodded. “O-Of course. I’m sorry, I just...”“It’s alright. You’re doing great.” Ruth assured her and walked on toward the elevator with Kallan and Eilam in tow.The receptionist and Katie were left behind in the lobby. One looked solemn, while the other looked nervous.......In the elevator, Ruth gave Eilam a scrutinizing gaze. “You’ve been busy with something.”Eilam’s heartbeat sped up involuntarily, but his voice was calm. “As you have requested, I followed a distance away from you, so I came in a little slower.”“No.” Rut
She slammed the car door and turned to the middle-aged man beside her in extreme displeasure.“Dad! Why do you have to target Seema? It’s not just because Blakewell Corporation wants to work with them, right? I like this designer, too!”Notus opened his eyes and shot her a glance. “Did you hit a wall?”Katie did not approve of the Lovehart family targeting Seema. Today, she managed to reach an agreement with Notus after much persuasion. She had to negotiate with Abel on behalf of the Lovehart family. If he agreed to give up on Seema, the Lovehart family would be willing to cooperate with the Blakewell family.Even if Seema was out of the picture, there was still Leroy to contend with.“Abel is busy, I didn’t get to see him,” Katie said casually. “Are you willing to blacklist an innocent designer just for Luna’s sake?”Notus pinned her with his gaze. “Katie, if Blakewell Corporation refuses to cooperate with Seema, will you still think that they are innocent?”Katie looked unco
When Katie heard this, she stared at Notus in surprise. Then, she turned away and closed her eyes dejectedly.That earlier thought must have been her imagination. It seemed that Notus still cared about Luna.For such a lousy matter, he actually notified the social media platforms and put in so much effort just to keep a few photos from leaking out. Back when Katie had her debut in the entertainment industry, she never received such care from him, even when she was criticized by netizens.The abrupt ringtone of a call broke the inexplicable tension in the car.Notus took out his phone and answered the call. “Hello?”“Mr. Notus, did your daughter offend someone? That video was uploaded again, and there’s some new coding around it, so it can’t be removed! Someone must be behind this!”The car was so quiet that Katie heard everything clearly. She whipped out her phone and accessed a social media platform to take a look. There, she saw that a new hot topic had indeed been posted. She
Watching her clumsy acting, Abel said mildly, “The office is temperature-controlled.”Ruth moved her chair to his side and reached out pitifully. “But I’m so cold. Your office is so big and empty. If you don’t believe me, you can feel my hand.”Abel did not understand what the size of the office had to do with her feeling cold. However, when he saw her outstretched hand, he subconsciously reached out to take it.The moment his fingertips touched her hand, he could not help but frown. It was ice-cold, as though it had been soaked in ice water.She had not been exaggerating.“Why are you so cold?” He held her hand with both hands and rubbed it gently.Ruth felt like she was enveloped in a warm and cozy fire. The warmth spread from her palm to her entire body, and her blood flowed more freely.She decided to push her luck and leaned in closer, almost resting in his arms. “Honey, you’ve been ignoring me, and my heart feels cold.”Abel was speechless. He had lamented more than once
Abel’s familiar breath fell warmly against the side of Ruth’s face. Her eyelids trembled and her cheeks reddened.She moved carefully to find a more comfortable position. During the process, she even secretly lowered her eyes and glanced at Abel’s crotch.Then, she looked at the computer screen, and only then did she realize that he was really working. It seemed that there was a problem with Blakewell Corporation’s overseas company and Abel was working overtime to deal with it.Ruth thought about saying that Abel should not be so petty nor stay away from home because of a small matter. But if he was not mad about the photo, then why was he being so distant? He did not even reply to her messages after their phone call this afternoon.Ruth had been busy all day. Even though it was not a major issue, her nerves were still on edge. At this moment, she leaned into Abel’s familiar embrace and listened to his steady heartbeat and the clicking of the mouse. Soon, she started to feel a litt
Ruth waited for a long time for his response. After she had calmed down, she realized that his attention had gone back to his work. She also stared at his screen, but her gaze was not focused. It was as though she was in a trance.A few minutes later, Abel finished his work and turned off his computer. “Tell me, what are you sorry for?”Ruth snapped out of her daze. “Huh?” Looking at his calm eyes, Ruth’s mouth formed an “oh” as she realized that Abel was continuing the topic from just now.How could he switch between his private life and work life at the drop of a hat? Ruth was envious of that skill.“I shouldn’t have called you this afternoon and told you not to interfere in my business,” she said in a muffled voice as she lowered her head. She was no longer as arrogant as before.Abel asked, “That’s all?”Ruth shook her head and looked at him. “It’s not like I don’t trust you. You already told me to do whatever I want, but I even called you specifically to tell you not to he
Ruth’s face was as red as a tomato, and her eyes darted about.She thought. “Why would someone do such a thing and still have the nerve to ask?”Abel had never been such a gentleman before!Seeing the rare shyness in her eyes, Abel’s smile deepened. He leaned closer and said in a bewitching voice, “If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as an agreement.”Just as Ruth was about to speak, he dipped down and kissed her.The kiss was light and gentle, but it gradually tempted her into losing her self-control bit by bit.Ruth slowly closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck.......At dawn the next day, the lights in Blakewell Corporation’s building finally went out as sunlight spilled through the windows. Only the president’s office remained brightly lit.......At noon, Ruth finally woke up in the master bedroom of Kingsland Manor residential area.She did not remember how she came home last night. She only remembered that Abel, that ROGUE, had whispered in her ear
Galen stood nervously at the side. At first, he wanted to step in and help, but he held himself back.In the end, he gave up and watched the fight.The more he watched, the more startled he was.Despite her delicate frame, her moves were calculated and ruthless.Many of her moves were lethal.She was a young woman who was loved. She was pampered and adored by everyone. How was such a person so ruthless in combat?It was as if she often fought to the death…Mr. Watson was shaken as well. He covered his neck with one hand, while his other hand hung limply by his hand. He looked at Lily in shock. His other hand hung weakly by his side. He looked at Lily in shock.How could such a small and delicate-looking person possess such strength? Was she really the heiress of the Cavendish family?“Do you want to verify it? The wounds match with the one who attacked me. I broke his right wrist on the spot, though. After that, I didn’t wait for reinforcement to come. I moved immediately an
Her hand paused while hefting the silver fork.Ruth’s husband was really very considerate. He loved her sister truly and everyone in her family.She decided to find a boyfriend like him for herself in the future.“I definitely will!” She thought.She stood in the spacious living room and looked at the man beside Galen who wanted to get to the bottom of this investigation. Her fingers tightened on the fork. “Words might not be enough to explain. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you give this a try?”Galen had not reacted when Charles spoke, nor when Abel had talked about switching it to a blunt weapon, but he definitely did now. “Nonsense!” he said sternly and stood up.Lily’s fighting spirit was ignited, but his stern rebuke deflated half of it. “Why not? Is it now allowed? You said attacking a police officer wasn’t allowed, didn’t you?”“He doesn’t count!” Galen said with disdain.Lily’s aggressive stance was completely deflated. “Well… if he doesn’t count, then his skills
The seemingly innocent question was directed at the young police officer.He looked troubled.Her delicate appearance did not help.The young police officer turned to the stern-faced man beside Galen for some help. The man pursed his thin lips and spoke in a deep voice.“Your Excellency… Madam… the nature of this case is severe, but the process of investigation is smooth. If your daughter doesn’t reveal the whole truth, it’ll be difficult for us to reach the crux of the issue. I assume that you don’t just want the result from this investigation but also the truth?”His firm voice was authoritative yet respectful.Charles turned to look at him. His brown eyes were calm, and he was sizing up this person.The police officer’s cold demeanor momentarily faltered. He quickly looked away and did not dare look him in the eye. “We’re just following procedures. To prevent this matter from escalating further, we hope for your cooperation.”He sounded intimidated yet resolute. It seemed
He was already determined to stake everything on his plan.“Right,” Lily said, “What about those bodyguards assigned to protect me? How were they swapped?”“Abel offered them ten times the price and bribed the group of bodyguards hired by Denver. The two poor people were taken down. The rest were replaced by our own people,” said Galen icily.Lily was shocked. She looked at him and then at Abel, who was driving calmly.Ruth looked at her husband with the same shocked face.So, this was how money made the world go round!When Denver had transferred money to that company, Lily had caught wind of it, but it seemed Abel had found out even sooner.He had already made arrangements to take drastic measures.“Don’t they have any morals? I heard that those kinds of organizations have principles. They won’t willingly betray the ones who employed them,” said Ruth.“As long as it’s not a terrorist organization, every organization needs connections. William’s group was already in dire stra
It was mainly because Denver clearly fabricated an alibi. But he had appeared on the scene and had been taken away.It was indeed quite puzzling.At that point, everyone looked at Abel in confusion.Abel looked straight ahead and did not speak. He only spoke when he was asked directly.“The father and son lost because they didn’t know each other’s motivations. It’s easy to bribe their people to send a message to the other and get them to the scene…”Before they set off, Sean received news that Denver was going all out and wanted to go down with Lily in the manor in the suburbs.Sean did not doubt it because Denver had been acting increasingly strange recently.He was transferring his assets and buying and renovating manors. It was as though he was prepared for death.He had even arranged for his funeral.Afraid that his son was taking things too hard, he put down whatever he was doing and rushed over to the scene.Since that was taken care of, it was easy to deceive Denver af
“See what you are doing? What if something happens to your sister?”Charles was not known for showing affection or caring about people outright.However, when his daughter cried and threw a tantrum, he could not stop himself.Charles stood by Lily without hesitation and scolded Abel for his incompetence.Ruth was originally filled with resentment and wanted to vent it out on Abel too, but when she saw that the father and daughter duo had joined forces to attack her husband, half of her resentment dissipated.With four bodyguards that had been arranged to deal with two outsiders, coupled with Lily’s abilities, her life was indeed not in danger…She glanced at Lily hesitantly. At this moment, Galen had cleaned up all the stains on her palm.Other than the redness between her thumb and index finger, she did not seem too badly hurt.All the resentment was gone. In fact, she was even a little protective. “Why did you have to deal with the four bodyguards?” Lily lowered her head an
Everyone was speechless.This discussion was fruitless. Everyone had their own opinions, and no one wanted to give in.In the end, Reina and the old man took a car, while Ruth, Abel, Charles, Galen Barker, and Lily got into another.The fire slowly died down.The cars left one after another.After Mr. Lockton got into the car, his cloudy eyes became shrewd. He asked his daughter, “Do you think that police officer is also interested in Lily?”Otherwise, why would he be so active and rush to the front? Why would he find such a lousy excuse to be the one to drop her home?“I think so, but unfortunately, Lily doesn’t seem to be as interested as before,” Reina said helplessly.Otherwise, why would she reject such a good opportunity to get into his car?Wouldn’t she have acted pitiful enough to earn his sympathy to get into the car?Mr. Lockton frowned. He was in deep thought.The last time he had heard that his granddaughter had fallen in love with another man who happened to be
Also, she was sure that if it was Luna being attacked at that time, he would have helped her without hesitation.This man was just like Notus. He was stupid, stubborn, and hypocritical.The reason why she spoke on his behalf was that she could not stand Luna’s smug face. Even if she wanted to drag someone down, she had to ask first.It was just the truth. She would not die if she made that clear anyway.Luna’s smug look cracked as she stared fixedly at her. Her gaze shifted from doubt to resentment and unwillingness.Aquilo was not surprised when Lily accused him. He knew that he had done something wrong. If not for Abel’s careful consideration, they would have died here today.However, he was quite surprised to hear her defend him.As he was handcuffed and escorted to the police car, he could not help but turn to look at her.“Lily…”Lily was about to walk to her car.She paused for a moment and turned to look at him calmly.Her usually playful eyes were indifferent at that
Aquilo opened his mouth but did not know what to say.Just then, a team of uniformed police officers rushed over to the scene to rescue the hostages.Looking at the people standing before them, they could not tell which ones were the hostages.Galen Barker walked over from behind and glanced at them. “What are you still standing here for? Get out quickly!”This manor had an ancient Sommersetese courtyard.The place where they were gathered was a small open space in the courtyard.After passing through the desolate artificial mountain pavilion, they arrived at the large courtyard outside the manor. There were many people gathered there, with many police cars parked nearby.A fire truck had also arrived.To Lily’s surprise, Sean Lovehart and his father were also there and were being escorted into the police car.When he saw her coming out, Denver’s face filled with hatred. He wanted to rush to her and strangle her. “You’ve got guts! You risked your life to drag us down with you!