After what happened at Luna’s press conference, that b*stard Nicholas did not even offer his condolences. This time, he was adding insult to injury.Callum had known all along that Nicholas was only interested in his own gain and was not a good person. But he never expected him to be so ruthless when he turned against the Goldwell family.He hung up the call and immediately dialed Nicholas’s number.The person on the other end seemed to have been expecting his call because it was answered quickly. “Hello?”Callum was so angry that he dropped all pretenses and interrogated him, “Nicholas, what is the meaning of this?!” The voice on the other end was soft as always. “Dad, what’s wrong?”Callum took a deep breath. “Why is the bank demanding money now? Didn’t we agree to return it a year later? We’re family, but you doubt I can’t pay it back?”“About that...”Nicholas sounded a little helpless. “With Lockton Corporation’s current situation, the risk management department will defi
“Your sister doesn’t even want it anymore. What’s wrong with letting Samantha wear it? Besides, we’re all blood relatives. What’s Luna’s is also Samantha’s!”“How shameless can you be? What kind of logic is that?!”“Oh my god, Callum, look at what your son is saying!”Seeing that they were about to start arguing again, Callum felt like his head was about to explode.He wanted to open his mouth to say something, but then Bella appeared out of nowhere, so the battlefield became even more chaotic.Compared to the noisy quarreling atmosphere of the Goldwell mansion, Kingsland Manor was especially quiet these past two days.In order to worsen the situation of Lockton Corporation to the extent where the bank could urge Callum to pay, Ruth did not deal with any of Lockton Corporation’s affairs during this period of time. She was only occasionally urged to provide progress reports on her cooperation with Seema.Everyone suspected that the bold words she had said to the board of director
It was only when she was carried to the sofa that she realized what he meant.He saw her dressed like this, so he was certain that she was here to seduce him?!Ruth smiled faintly. She nimbly moved out of his arms and sat on the office chair beside him. She crossed her legs casually, looking relaxed and alluring.“I just saw that you were obsessed with work and wanted to draw your attention. Haven’t you ever heard of ‘clickbait’?”Abel had heard this term before, and he was successfully hooked.Abel stood up from the sofa and casually unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt. His face and voice were both calm. “To a certain extent, it’s a form of deception.”Ruth raised an eyebrow. “It’s just in the title. Only those with ulterior motives would be fooled.”Abel did not speak and took two steps forward. Ruth lifted her leg and pressed it against his advancing leg.The hem of her skirt slid down a little as she moved. Her legs were crossed elegantly, and under the warm light,
[Wasn’t there a rumor about Blakewell Corporation’s person-in-charge and Miss Ruth being together? Is this meant to debunk those rumors?][As expected of the richest man in the city. Ruthless!][Is it possible that he acted so quickly because of Miss Ruth? After all, everyone knows that Miss Ruth doesn’t get along with her father.][The ship sails on!]Initially, many people mocked Ruth and Lockton Corporation. However, for some reason, the Ruth-and-Abel shippers occupied the high ground again. The comments section was filled with joy.They were more confident than Ruth and Abel themselves, and felt that there would be some development soon.Ruth smiled and turned to ask Abel if Joseph was steering the public again.Coincidentally, she saw Abel open the drawer under his desk to take something out. She looked down and saw a very small object in the neatly arranged drawer…Her eyes locked onto it until the drawer closed.Sensing her gaze, Abel looked up at her. “What’s wrong?”
Ruth lowered her eyes and tapped away or scrolled absentmindedly on her phone.Instead of answering, she asked, “Is there anything important in your study?”Abel’s lips curled up in amusement. “Is there anything unimportant in my study?”Ruth’s hand froze on the screen.Yes, for a businessman like him, the study was filled with work-related documents. There were numerous contracts, documents, and information stored here. There was nothing here in this study that was not important.“I see,” Ruth said lightly.Abel felt that her reaction was strange, but when he thought about how her thoughts often jumped here and there, he thought that she was just chatting as usual, so he did not pursue the matter. He simply lowered his head and continued working.Hearing the sound of the documents rustling again, Ruth opened her eyes and looked at his side profile until she dazed out.Feeling a little depressed, she quietly got up and returned to the bedroom.…...Ruth did not sleep well t
Apollo and Ruth walked to the dining room as they chatted.Abel pursed his lips and watched Ruth blankly. Her mood did not seem right. It was as if she had been ignoring him since last night.His suspicion continued all the way to the dining table and was confirmed again.Every time he stretched out his utensils, he would be intercepted halfway. Then, he would watch helplessly as his favorite food went to Apollo’s plate instead.“Here, this is for you! It must be hard on you to come over so early in the morning!” Ruth was overly enthusiastic.No matter how dense Apollo was, even he had noticed that something was wrong.Feeling his brother’s sharp glare, he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. “Sis, it’s enough. I’m actually not that hungry. How about I wait in the car?”“That won’t do! You’re still growing. Have this, too!” As she spoke, Ruth took away the only cup of warm milk that was in front of Abel.Apollo was speechless. He was already a full-grown adult.Abel
Ruth had always adhered to the principle of settling internal conflicts in private. Besides, how could she show weakness in front of a woman who liked to flaunt her connection to Abel?With a graceful twist of her wrist, she took hold of Abel’s arm naturally.“No, thank you, and my husband never neglects me. You’re too kind, Miss Katie. Why didn’t you bring your sister along?”Katie’s smile froze.Luna was like a label now. She had humiliated both the Lovehart family and the entertainment industry.It was rare to have a gathering with old friends. Katie had hoped that everyone would have the good sense not to bring up that woman. But to her surprise, she was being put through the ringer before she even reached the gathering.“Ah, Miss Katie, why do you look so pale? Did I say something wrong?” Ruth asked in surprise.Katie pursed her lips and looked at her with an inexplicable expression. “I can’t really get used to the idea of having a sister yet, but if you’re willing, I don’t
“Whoa! Mrs. Blakewell, for real?”“You hid it so well that we didn’t hear anything about this!”“That’s your own problem. I knew it long ago. I even helped them keep it a secret. Right, Sis?” Owen’s smug voice sounded particularly abrupt amid the discussion.Ruth looked at Abel, stunned. His introduction was too sudden. Was it because of their conversation just now?Hearing Owen’s words, she snapped out of her daze and looked at him. “Yes, after all, Owen is VERY close to Apollo. He’s one of us.”Owen’s expression changed slightly.He had forgotten that he had pretended to be a couple with Apollo to fool Ruth!“Haha, of course. Apollo and I have been close since we were young! By the way, why isn’t he here today?”“He’s looking for his girlfriend.”Owen ended the topic by staying awkwardly silent.Perhaps it was because Abel had officially introduced Ruth, many of the people there who were indifferent at first came forward to chat enthusiastically with her. Their attitudes we