[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
Everyone was both nervous and excited. They watched him with eyes filled with intrigue.There were even some who dared to jeer and said, “So Abel had a crush on someone, too! It’s just that he stepped into the grave of marriage early. What a pity!”“That’s right! Wasn’t Frank pushing too hard? It’s the same for our family. It’s such a headache!”“Pressing for marriage is the biggest problem at our age!”Everyone seemed to have forgotten how they tried to please Ruth earlier. At this moment, they did not care if she was embarrassed or not.Abel frowned and was about to say something when Owen thoughtfully changed the topic. “Let’s move on to the next one. Crushes are a thing of the past. What’s there to talk about?!”The drama had unfolded, and it changed the atmosphere in the private room.Everyone had their own ideas. The ones with the most deeply affected individuals were Katie and Ruth, of course. Especially Katie.After the topic moved on, the way she looked at Abel changed
However, Ruth was not in the mood for gossip. Her mind was filled with what Abel had just said.“Are you serious? What good would it do for him to lie? Did he say that just to protect my reputation?”“Are you tired?” Abel asked with concern. “We’ll leave once you’re finished with the game.”Ruth was speechless. From his tone, it made it look like SHE was the one who wanted to play this drinking game.“Let’s go now!”Abel was never really into the game. He just came because he was already here and wanted to show courtesy to Matt, the resort owner, and enjoy a meal.Everyone already knew this about him. Therefore, no one was surprised that they left early.Coincidentally, it was more convenient for them to gossip about the couple after they left.As soon as the door of the private room closed, the young heir who started the game immediately became excited. “Abel and Ruth actually knew each other from before! Their connection runs so deep! No wonder Abel never got close to other w
Ruth’s excuse for leaving was because she was tired.As the owner of the resort, Matt knew that they wanted to leave the party, but he could not really say much against it. Instead, he thoughtfully arranged a room for them to rest in.Coincidentally, Abel was not thinking about resting as he brought Ruth to their room.The moment they entered the room, Abel’s phone rang. He went to answer it on the balcony.Ruth poured herself a glass of water and gulped it down to calm herself down.As soon as she put down the cup, she saw Abel finish up his call and return from the balcony. His calm gaze landed on her.Then, his gaze moved down and landed on the empty glass of water on the coffee table.Ruth followed his gaze and said angrily, “What are you looking at? Have you never seen a lady drink water?”Abel said calmly, “I’ve never seen a lady pour only for herself.”Ruth’s eye twitched as an impulse to retort surged within her. Didn’t he have hands? He could pour himself a drink!
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!