Apollo’s eyes flickered. “You know Demz?”Lily raised her chin proudly. “Of course! I know all of Ruth’s friends! It’s a pity that I haven’t seen Abel in the past, but I’ve finally seen him now! He’s as handsome as I imagined. It’s just that Father and Mother are so annoying. They claim to have important matters to deal with and won’t let me play with everyone. Fortunately, Ruth promised me a while ago that I could come see Grandpa. Otherwise, they might not have brought me along this time!”Apollo was speechless.Lily was talking so much that he did not even know where to start with her. She was quite the little chatterbox. So, he decided to dive straight into the topic that interested him the most.“Your mom and dad have different nationalities. Why don’t you look like a mixed-race all? You actually look like a pure Sommersettian!”“Mother said that it’s enough for a girl to inherit her mother’s beauty. I don’t need to be like Father!”This little chatterbox had quite a sharp t
However, there was no record of Rose’s delivery time and date, and he had not found specific information related to it, either. The fire would explain it.Everything seemed to make sense, but it also seemed unusual. The Cavendish family was at the head of the aristocracy. Why would he risk his life for one individual?It was quiet in the car.Apollo suddenly realized that mentioning her biological father might have touched upon a sore spot for Ruth. He wisely changed the topic. “What about you? Why are your reasons for calling him ‘father’?”Lily said self-righteously, “Oh, this and that.”“Such as?”“You’re really something, aren’t you? When someone says ‘this and that,’ it means they don’t want to answer!”“Well, you could’ve just said that.”Neither of them was flattering themselves in this conversation.Ruth shook her head in amusement and tilted it to look at Abel. Although he was driving calmly, he was actually concerned about her answer, so she explained kindly, “Actual
“Father, don’t be angry. We definitely didn’t mean it that way.”Abel’s voice was gentle as he comforted them. “It’s not that the Blakewell family looks down on anyone, but we were concerned that without any respected elders in the Blakewell family, we might unintentionally neglect the two of you. My grandparents and a few uncles really want to meet everyone, so the entire family was waiting.”George knew what was going on. Upon hearing this, his eyebrows twitched slightly. “Without any respected elders.” The phrasing was ingenious.As expected, when the angry Charles heard this, he immediately deflated like a balloon and even felt a little guilty. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know your father didn’t have any elders.”Abel pursed his lips slightly and fell silent for a few seconds. He did not correct Charles’s misinterpretation. “Don’t worry, from now on, Ruth’s grandfather will be your grandfather! With two grandfathers now, it can make up for the lack of paternal grandparents!”Ruth’s e
After taking a shower, Ruth curled up under the covers and listened to the pitter-pattering of water in the bathroom. Her heart felt a little itchy with longing.There were too many people at home tonight, which meant they had not had much chance to talk. Especially Charles, who was very concerned about meeting at the Acker family’s place, and with whom Ruth had spent a lot of time persuading. Only God knew how much she wanted to spend time alone with Abel.Her phone buzzed. Ruth picked it up and saw that it was a message from Reina. She had sent a screenshot of a chat.That Prideful *sshat: I still don’t think it’s appropriate to avoid the Blakewell family and go to the Acker family. Can you ask Ruth if any of the uncles from the Blakewell family will also be at the Acker family’s place?Reina: Why don’t you ask her yourself?That Prideful *sshat: You ask.Charles, who may have temporarily lost his mind due to Ruth calling him “daddy,” came to his senses and felt that somethin
Charles stopped abruptly because the person standing at the door was Ruth.Ruth raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had not expected this uncharacteristic reaction.The well-prepared, rational, and clear-cut words that he was about to say simply stopped.“Father, who are you waiting for?”Charles quickly schooled his expression. “You haven’t gone to sleep yet?”Ruth nodded. “I knew you couldn’t sleep, so I wanted to talk to you. Can I come in?”Charles paused for a moment and looked hesitant. “You’re an adult now. It’s not good to have a man and a woman talk alone in a room so late at night.”Ruth smiled. “Indeed, I’m an adult now and have the ability to see reason. But you don’t seem to think so. You even treat me like a child.”Her words were pointed and caused Charles to purse his lips in silence.After some thought, he finally turned to the side and moved aside. After some thought, he eventually stepped aside.Ruth walked in and, after another moment of thought, Charl
This scene was too familiar. In the past three years, whenever Ruth and Charles discussed something in a seemingly calm manner, the air would always grow tense. When this happened, it was either Lily or Reina who came to defuse the situation. The reason why Reina could get Ruth to go to Charles herself was probably because she had seen the changes in Ruth and felt that she would not confront him head-on anymore.Unexpectedly, the topic still ended up going in that direction.Knock, knock, knock!A rhythmic knock on the door broke the tense atmosphere. Ruth and Charles turned around and saw Abel at the door.Charles found Abel even more unpleasant to look at, second only to Caelus. “What are you doing here?”Abel walked inside. “Ruth said that she has something to discuss with you, so I came to check on her.”Charles and Ruth stared at him.Ruth thought. “That’s right, I almost forgot why I came here.”She was silent for a moment and carefully considered her words. “Father,
It would be hard for someone like Charles to accept this kind of unequal family status. However, from Ruth’s standpoint, he felt that it was actually a good thing.He hoped that it was the case!Ruth fought the urge to smirk. Abel was not a big shot for nothing. He easily guessed Charles’s line of thinking and identified what he was most concerned about. Then, he addressed the root of the problem. It was far more effective than Ruth’s forced communication.She glanced at Abel and turned to look at Charles. “We’re not lying.”Abel echoed, “You and Aunt Reina can stay in the country for a while. Seeing is believing, after all.”It was true that such a situation was hard to fake. Only by explaining it seriously and making Charles feel at ease would this matter come to an end.Ruth followed Abel back to their room and looked at him with great admiration.After the door closed, she was even more generous with her praise. “Honey, you’re amazing! You actually pinpointed his main concer
Abel opened his eyes. The dim yellow light made his eyes look darker.The conversation from last night was fresh in his mind, and he knew what she meant by “giving it a try.”But...“We agreed to that, but you went to another man’s room. You said that you were thinking about me, but you hugged someone else before me. Your first words were also to someone else. Do you think I’ll believe that?” His cold voice was filled with accusation.Ruth was stunned for a few seconds before a smile appeared in her cunning eyes. “Honey, are you jealous?”Abel turned his head away and could not be bothered with her. “No, I’m just tired.”Ruth supported herself against his chest and rolled nimbly to the other side. Her gaze burned into his.Abel turned his head coldly and looked away, but Ruth persisted in meeting his eyes.After a few rounds, Abel almost lost his composure from her crawling around on him. He was prepared to reach out and hold her the next time she crawled over him, but he did n
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!