As soon as the thought appeared, she immediately dismissed it.No way! Would she really give up the life she had here in this big mansion for such a small matter?It was already quite late. After struggling with her thoughts for a while, Ruth finally felt sleepy.She did not know how much time had passed when she felt the bed dip slightly. Abel effortlessly pulled her toward him gently, which caused the blanket to unravel. In the next second, she fell into his firm embrace.His familiar scent put her at ease. Ruth wrapped her arms around his waist and murmured, “Abel...”“Hmm?” He patted her back and asked softly, “Did I wake you up?”Ruth did not respond. Just as Abel thought she had fallen asleep again, a muffled voice said, “If you’re busy next time, don’t let me into your study.”Abel hesitated for a moment and realized that she must still be bothered by what happened. “I’m sorry, I didn’t notice.”Even though he had seen her almost every day, he was blown away by her dolle
Luna’s suicide attempt had indeed made Aquilo pity her. However, Aquilo had the misfortune of landing himself in hot water. After he caused trouble in Abel’s territory and was taken away, no one received any news about him.Luna had been lying in the hospital for a few days, but she did not receive any well wishes from the Lovehart family. Instead, Callum came to see her.Bella followed behind him. As soon as she entered the door, she hugged Luna and wailed, “My poor baby, this is all my fault! I shouldn’t have agreed to your father’s ridiculous suggestion! I shouldn’t have pushed you into the Lovehart family’s trap!”When Luna saw her parents, she felt touched. She sobbed as she comforted Bella, “It’s okay. I’m fine, aren’t I?”“What do you mean ‘fine’?! Those people were ruthless! They used you and threw you aside without a single thought! They didn’t even come to visit you while you’re hospitalized! I told you that nothing good would come out of working with such people!”Bel
For some reason, a feeling of trepidation rose in her chest.Callum continued, “With the current state of our family, do you think Lovehart Corporation would let us get in touch with them?”Luna forced a smile. “Why not? I’m your adopted daughter.”“It’s not that. It’s just that because Ruth was pushing so hard, I lost sight of myself and agreed to the Lovehart family’s request. I treated you like a bargaining tool for my own gain—”“I was against it back then, but you insisted on going ahead with it! You even said that nothing would go wrong! Look at what’s happened now to our daughter! I must have been crazy to listen to you!” Bella scolded Callum harshly. There was an indescribable feeling of disgust in her tone.Callum lowered his head and listened to her complaint without saying a word.Luna took a deep breath and said, “It’s just a minor issue. Why make such a big deal out of it? You’ve raised me for so many years. It’s only right for me to help you with something before I
Callum’s eyes turned cold as he grabbed Bella’s wrist. “Shut up! How long are you going to keep this up? Don’t you find it embarrassing?”Bella’s body trembled slightly, and panic flashed across her eyes.Then, as if she had realized something, her panicked eyes filled with mockery as she yanked her hand back fiercely.“Are you still trying to be intimidating? You can’t contact Sean, and Lockton Corporation is about to be finished! Did you think that I didn’t know that the profits in the past were all fake? If you don’t inject funds into the corporation now, your position as the chairman will be in jeopardy!”“Foolish woman!” Callum sneered disdainfully. “Putting aside the fact that your savings were all transferred to my account, even if you take them all out now, it won’t solve the company’s problem!”Grand Empire’s attack this time clearly showed Abel’s attitude toward this issue. If he supported Ruth, Lockton Corporations stood no chance against her.This would not do! He did
There was a sharp clang of metal as the chairs collided.Callum looked tall and strong, but he could not squeeze past the slender Ruth. When she sat down, his chair was pushed to the side and was almost flipped over.“Ruth!” He voiced his displeasure.Ruth turned around and glanced at him. She said nonchalantly, “I’m sorry, but this place is cramped. I don’t think it’s big enough for a hot shot like you, Mr. Goldwell.”Callum said nothing. He glanced at George and waited for him to reprimand Ruth. However, George only smiled and said nonchalantly, “You’re still as clumsy as when you were young! Be careful not to hurt yourself!”Ruth’s voice was coy as she replied, “I won’t!”A hint of malice flashed across Callum’s eyes.This scene was so familiar that it was suffocating.Wasn’t it the same in the past?Regardless of whether it was Rose or Ruth, they would have support in everything they did. Callum was like an outsider. He had no say and had to take their opinions into cons
After Callum left the ward, Ruth pestered George for a long time.She clearly knew that there was something wrong with Callum. Knowing that he had issues about Ruth being fully capable of taking over Lockton Corporation without anyone’s help or support, why would he make such a decision?Did he want her to thank him?Was what Callum had done all these years worth thanking?She only hated herself for not having enough evidence to publicize what he had done.George was still smiling. His voice was gentle and loving. “Are you still upset about this? After all, he’s your father. Just give him some idle shares to show you’re a filial daughter!”Ruth suddenly asked, “Grandpa, is he really my father?”George paused for a moment before laughing. “He’s certainly not the greatest father, but we can’t stoop to his level!”Ruth was silent. After knowing that she could not get anything out of him, she gave up.She stayed with George for a while longer before leaving the ward unhappily.On
It was absolutely impossible to ignore this outcome!She told Abel about what happened in the ward just now. After hearing this, the latter was silent for a few seconds before speaking indifferently.“Grandpa has his own thoughts on the matter. Haven’t you always listened to him? Why are you so upset now?”Ruth looked at him in disbelief.Abel felt her gaze and tilted his head to look at her. “What’s wrong?”Ruth asked, “Are you trying to get me to accept this outcome?”Abel paused for a moment. “No, I was just curious. I thought that with your personality, you wouldn’t mind.”Ruth pursed her lips and remained silent.Her grandfather might be surprised by her objections, but Abel definitely should not be surprised.He knew that there was something wrong with her grandfather’s medicine in the past, and he also knew how dissatisfied she was with the Goldwell family.More importantly, he had always supported her decisions unconditionally in the past. He rarely tried to convince
“Isn’t that obvious?” Ruth thought to herself.There was something wrong with Luna’s identity. The information was too flawless. It was obvious that someone had deliberately set it up. Moreover, if Ruth’s guess was correct, the person behind this should be Sean.The Lovehart family’s trivial affairs had dragged the Lockton family into it…Anyway, this was not new information.Ruth lost interest and tore off the mask on her face. Just as she was about to say something, Serenity said, “Wow! You really are depressed! Are you out of your mind?”Ruth was silent.“Don’t you think these earrings look familiar?”“Huh?”“They belong to you! To be precise, they’re the earrings your mother left for you!”The water sloshed as Ruth slowly sat up straight and looked at her phone. She opened the image file again and looked at the picture seriously.At the same time, Serenity’s disbelieving tone came from the other end of the phone. “Did you really forget? The first time I came to your house