Chapter 716

Ruth briefly explained that when she was a child, she had offended the Rivas family when she was defending Luna, which led to Julius taking an interest in her.

It was a chance encounter.

Because of her talent, Julius insisted on taking her in as his disciple.

“You also said that you helped Luna for the sake of the Lockton family’s reputation. Later on, Luna started using that to cause trouble for you. The bar incident three years ago is a classic example. What about before that?”

“Are you suggesting that Luna purposely arranged for me to offend a member of the Rivas family?” Ruth asked.

Abel nodded. “We can deduce a potential scenario. If it’s confirmed that your mother’s cause of death was poisoning, then it indicates that the Goldwell family has been in contact with the Rivas family long before. Your later conflicts with the Rivas family might not have been coincidental.”

Moreover, if it were not for Julius, Ruth might have died a long time ago.

Before Callum was taken a