Seeing how down she was, Ruth stopped teasing her. After a moment of silence, she spoke with a more serious tone.“Don’t be upset. She genuinely likes you. She just thinks that Apollo isn’t worthy of you and is afraid that he’ll mess things up for you.”After a long silence, Demi asked, “So, she really doesn’t approve of us being together?”Ruth started to feel a growing sense of anxiety and hurriedly said, “Of course not! She’s not like that. It’s just that she mistakenly thought Apollo was—”“Alright, say no more. These are all trivial matters!”“It doesn’t feel like it,” Ruth said in her mind.“Men will only dull our sharp minds! Oh, but I’m still a little unhappy. I don’t think I drank enough tonight. Wait for me. I’m coming over to drink with you! I’ve fallen out of love! Abel won’t be annoyed that I’m hogging you, right?”“He won’t, but there’s no need for you to start drinking, either, because his mom wants—”“Alright, I’ll be there in twenty minutes!”Demi hung up.Ru
Ruth did not know what to say.The case was closed. When two people hated each other, it was not a matter of simple dislike.Demi let out a long sigh and said, “But I only realized tonight that I was too naive! Tell me, how is it that I can still fall for such a trick at my age?”Ruth’s eyes twitched. “Uh, being twenty doesn’t mean you’re old! You’re in your prime, the peak of your youth!”Demi paused for a moment. She was a little tipsy and her thoughts were muddled.After reacting for a few seconds, she nodded in agreement.“That’s true.”“So, tonight, you weren’t upset because you thought his mother doesn’t like you, but because you realized that you’ve been tricked? What trick did you fall for?” Ruth was curious.Demi thought for a moment and said, “It’s a bit of both. Anyway, it’s so uncomfortable here. My 36D chest is throbbing!”Ruth was speechless.It was nice to know that her best friends were the kind of beauties who would not doubt themselves even if they were feel
Ruth smiled in relief. “Exactly, you think the same way, don’t you? Our entire family thinks so, too! Mom even asked Abel and me if it was true.”Demi’s expression was complicated. “Then, is it true?”“Of course not, silly! He’s going to give them to you! Mom misunderstood, thinking that his relationship with you was a secret cover-up!”After knowing the truth, Demi took a long time to recover.It was just so outrageous. To think that she had been seriously heartbroken for so long tonight.After she was done feeling sad, she came to find Ruth. After all, she had the image of an arrogant celebrity. Everyone around her thought that she despised Apollo, so it was not appropriate for her sadness to be known outside.So, she mixed genuine and fake grievances as she complained, occasionally making jokes to disrupt her own complicated emotions. She did not want to lose her composure too much.She looked down at the wine glass in her hand to hide her emotions. After a while, she said fa
Ruth jogged after him and took his arm.“Are you angry? You’re not only jealous of men, but also women?”Abel turned to look at her but said nothing.It was past 12 a.m., the bedroom was quiet, with only the soft, soothing sounds of Ruth’s voice, which was indeed quite good at appeasing.Lying on the bed, Abel reached out and pulled her into his arms. In a helpless, low voice, he said, “Alright, I’m not that easily angered.”Ruth nestled against him, hugged his waist, and looked up at him. “But you’re clearly unhappy. Is it because of your grandfather?”Although Abel’s attitude toward her was cold and distant, he usually did not ignore her.If someone came to disturb their private time late at night, Abel would undoubtedly be unhappy. However, today he did not protest and even told her not to disturb him, indicating that his mood was far from pleasant.“After being together for so long, do you think I’ll be affected by the Blakewell family’s actions?” Abel lowered his eyes and
“…Understood.”Ruth hesitated. “Then, do you still resent the idea? Since Luna brought it up, she won’t give up easily. The Blakewell family knows our wedding date, they might just choose the same day! But if you really—”Abel said, “As long as you’re happy, I’ll support you. Avoiding danger is what a man should do.”Ruth was perplexed and thought. “You can change your stance so quickly?! How did I not know this before?”......Ruth was right. Luna would not let go of such a good opportunity to show off. Even if they refused, she would not change her plans.Luna’s wedding date was set for the same day as Ruth and Abel’s. She even spread the news that she pitied her sister for being fatherless and had specially set the wedding on the same day as hers, hoping that her biological father would walk her down the aisle. It was treated as though RUTH was marrying into the Lovehart family.Various online supporters, along with bystanders who did not know the full picture, praised Luna
But, so what?Just because Abel, as influential as he may be, listened to a few words from Charles, did that mean Charles had the right to boss Abel around?He was not even Ruth’s real father!“Ruth, you’re too protective! How can your aunt not know her limits?” George could not bear to disappoint her. As he reprimanded her, he picked up his phone.Ruth said matter-of-factly, “Aunt Reina may know what to do, but Duke Cavendish doesn’t! He’s very competitive. What if he gets carried away?”George reprimanded her again, “That’s impolite, and stop calling him that. He’s your father.”Ruth did not care. “He’s not my real father. Does he really think he’s choosing a son-in-law?”George was speechless.As he spoke, the call was connected.However, there was no sound from the other side.While they were talking, the call connected, but there was no response from the other side. George glanced at the phone screen. He held it to his ear and tentatively called out, “Reina?”The person
Charles was actually the one who answered George’s call and happened to hear Ruth’s words.He was seething with anger for a while and did not know how to respond. When he saw Reina approaching, he coldly handed her the phone.The atmosphere in the castle fell into a strange silence.Generally speaking, at such times, the servants and bodyguards would automatically retreat. This was especially true for those who were reporting on official business. They knew better than to cause trouble at this time. The duke tended to involve others without reason when he was angry.However, Abel was unaware of this.Of course, it was also possible that he did it intentionally.Abel casually comforted him, “Did Ruth say that? She’s not wrong, you indeed aren’t her father. But it was impolite of her for being so direct. I apologize on her behalf.”Reina was speechless. She thought. “Silly boy, if you want to play like this, I can’t guarantee that you’ll get home tomorrow night.”Charles glared a
Then, he went to the balcony and the view became brighter. Abel lowered his voice. “How would you know if I’m not reacting?”Ruth said casually, “Prove it!”Abel remained silent as he contemplated what she meant. He was sure that the reaction she wanted was the same one he had in mind. But this “proof”...During the pause, Ruth also realized that her words might have conveyed a different intention. She did not mean THAT!“I-I only asked you to prove that you missed me! Not to prove a reaction, no… I didn’t mean anything else...” She quickly clarified. This was more embarrassing! She should not have said anything.Abel stared at her for a while before he switched to the rear-facing camera to capture the view outside. “Do you see that?”Ruth was clueless. “What am I supposed to see?”Abel seemed to take a deep breath. “Is there anything else you’d like to see?”Ruth was flabbergasted. This was getting a bit out of hand!Abel continued, “It’s afternoon here, and the sun is still