Jasper jumped up and ran away. “You old fart, are you crazy?! If you hit me again, I’m going to fight back!” Jasper had been pampered since he was young, and Callum had never hit him before. George never minded him, so Jasper fostered a spoiled attitude. He was undoubtedly unwilling to accept being whacked suddenly like this.Jasper grabbed George’s feather duster and was about to retaliate when Eilam appeared out of nowhere and quickly grabbed Jasper’s wrist. Then, he easily yanked it back and kicked Jasper’s knee with his shoe. Everything happened very quickly. Jasper was half-kneeling on the ground. One of his hands was pinned behind his back, and his head was pressed against the coffee table.“Argh!” After Jasper cried out in pain, Bella’s nervous voice followed. “Oh my god! Where did you come from? Let go of my son! I’m calling the police!” “You should report it! Coincidentally, I already told the police that the murderer’s son might attempt to break into the house and
Thwack! The feather duster hit his mouth. Eilam’s expression was cold, as if he was not the one who had just hit him. He kindly said, “Watch your words in front of the elders.” Jasper wanted to say something, but the feather duster was pressed against the side of his face. Eilam’s actions were laden with threats and insults.Jasper gnashed his teeth so hard that they were about to break. Only then did he swallow his resentment. “Are you ready? You know how to bow, right? Bow and say, ‘Happy New Year,’” Ruth told Jasper casually. “This money is quite easy to earn.” Perhaps it was because there was no way out, or perhaps it was because the last sentence had a certain appeal, Jasper finally gritted his teeth and bowed in greeting. Then, he angrily took the two envelopes and stood up to leave. The pressure was on Bella. She watched helplessly as her son left without looking back.She forced an awkward smile. “Well, since my child is done giving his greetings, I won’t distur
After a long time, Reina was getting impatient and was about to ask the bodyguards to chase her away when suddenly...Plop! Bella knelt miserably on the ground. Reina raised an eyebrow and stopped moving.Bella bowed to George. Her face was already flushed red. She said word by word, “Dad, my apologies. I wish you a happy New Year!” George looked at her coldly for a few seconds and handed her an envelope. “This is the last time I’ll tolerate this. You shall not address me as ‘Dad’ anymore.” Bella took the envelope with trembling hands and turned to look at Reina with a mocking gaze. “Do you still need me to bow to you? Will you even accept it?” Reina and Bella were considered peers of the same generation. But there was no tradition of bowing to one’s peers... as long as one was not afraid of offending the other.Reina was not afraid, and she smiled subtly. “Why can’t I accept it?” She sat up straight and assumed a proper posture. “Bow three times. I’ll accept your apolog
Reina had a rough idea in her mind. Her voice became harsher. “Speak! Don’t make me go to Callum personally to verify it!” Ruth was about to talk when the doorbell rang. The door opened and an imposing figure walked in quickly. “What does the Lovehart family want by walking you down the aisle? Do they think that I’m dead?” Charles and the Acker family uncles did get along well, but as they chatted, they inevitably brought up some sensitive topics. Such as whether he was here to attend Ruth’s wedding or not. If he was here, why let the Lovehart family walk Ruth down the aisle? Would he have any regrets in the future? Would Ruth be treated badly? At that moment, Charles felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck him! Putting aside whether or not Ruth would feel wronged or not, he felt pretty wronged at this moment.What?Ruth’s eye twitched. Before she could settle this problem with Reina, another one arose. Fine! Since they were both here, she could explain it to them
Ruth felt that confirming the guest list was still a long way off. In reality, it was just that she had not been involved in it. All the invitations were prepared by Lyla. She had already spoken to George about the Lockton family, and George replied that he could not confirm the guest list from Reina’s side for the moment.And this uncertain factor, naturally, was the people Charles wanted to invite.“I’ve already communicated with my in-laws about the guest list last night. You don’t have to worry about it. What could Father and Reina have to discuss? They’re being so mysterious!” Charles’s deep brown eyes flickered with confusion.Ruth was still hesitating if she should tell him about Callum when Abel suddenly said, “It’s probably about the Lovehart family.”Charles nodded, and his interest diminished.After a few seconds of silence, he seemed to recall that when Abel mentioned the Lovehart family, he said that they should be familiar with Notus. He also said that Notus wanted
Ruth beamed with a dazzling smile.After knowing her for so long, this was the first time Charles had seen her smile so happily. He was left in a daze for quite some time.Ruth was a little embarrassed by his gaze. She quietly covered her mouth and teasingly said, “What’s wrong? Was my laughter too exaggerated? Is it unworthy of the demeanor of a royal princess?”“You will always be the little princess of my heart!”Ruth was not used to her cold and strict surrogate father suddenly being so straightforward.Not only was she not used to it, but Lily, who had just woken up and was standing at the top of the stairs, was also stunned. “Hey, if Ruth is your little princess, what about me?”The sudden voice brought Charles back to his senses.He coughed awkwardly and forced himself to remain calm. “You both are.”“No, there’s only one little princess. If there are two of them, then it’s not special! Tell me! Tell me who your favorite is!”Lily ran down in her pajamas and looked at h
Abel’s gaze turned to his closet, and he casually picked out a coat and handed it to her. “He probably feels that it’s not convenient to air his dirty laundry in public.”Ruth nodded thoughtfully. “That makes sense. Although I call him Father, it’s not like we’re biologically related!”Abel’s hand paused. He looked at Ruth and hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “Don’t say that in front of him. It’ll hurt his feelings.”No matter what, Charles’s affection for Ruth was genuine. Abel had seen his situation first-hand, so he could empathize.Ruth took the coat from him. “Oh, right. We have to watch our words now. Our relationship is quite good at the moment!”Abel raised an eyebrow. “Was it very bad before?”Ruth pressed her lips together. “Well, it wasn’t that bad.”She casually brought up past events and her impressions of Charles from before. Anyway, they were not close, and they would always have disagreements over a few words.Abel did not seem surprised and repeated w
Luna’s voice cracked. “W-What? What do you mean?”Notus said sternly, “I don’t mean anything else. The Lockton family raised you. It’s only right for you to pay a visit to Mr. Lockton. I’ll pick you up tomorrow and send you there.”Luna was speechless.......Ever since Reina followed George into the study, she had been in a daze for two days straight. When Ruth was talking to her, Reina was absent-minded and slow to react to anything she said.Seeing her reaction, Charles frowned subtly.......The sun was shining brightly on the second day of the New Year.While Abel played chess with George in the garden, Lily pulled Ruth to the balcony on the second floor to look at the wedding photos. They sighed as they browsed through them. Reina sat on the sofa with a magazine in her hand. However, she had not flipped through the pages for more than ten minutes. Charles was going out to watch the chess match, but when he passed by the living room, he suddenly stopped and stood the