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
Seeing Charles’s obvious worry, Reina sighed softly and said, “There are just some things that I must face. Actually, I’m already prepared for it.”She had made the decision to come back and publicly attend Ruth’s wedding. It was just a matter of encountering someone she disliked. Reina had not done anything wrong, so there was nothing to fear. The only reason she was hiding was to avoid affecting the overall situation back in Endore.“No, I’M not prepared!” Charles suddenly growled. He stood up and walked out.Reina was puzzled.What did he need to prepare for?Charles did not like the Lovehart family. He had imagined countless times that when he saw that hypocritical sc*mbag Notus, he would teach him a lesson.However, he had never thought that he would see him under such circumstances. He could not even declare his identity, let alone reprimand Notus. It was too frustrating, and he could not accept it.In the garden, the sun was bright and beautiful.Charles stood beside t
It was good that Ruth had run away. Luna did not want any unexpected incidents today. When Notus suddenly wanted to go visit the Lockton family with her, for some reason, Luna felt that Ruth might be the reason for this.Luna was different from before. She did not want to be used as Ruth’s scapegoat anymore.“What’s wrong?” Nicholas turned to ask her.Luna shook her head and withdrew her gaze. “It’s fine. Let’s go. Grandpa is waiting for us.”Nicholas nodded and drove toward Kingsland Manor.He surveyed his surroundings and casually asked, “I heard that your house was funded by Callum.”Luna paused for a moment, trying to figure out what he meant. She answered carefully, “Yes, it’s a gift for me, so it’s registered in my name. And now that I’m part of the Lovehart family now, the house was not counted among Callum’s frozen assets.”“Since it’s yours, you have the right to manage it independently,” Nicholas said.Luna was beginning to understand his point. “We’re husband and wif
Meanwhile, Notus’s black car slowly drove out of Kingsland Manor residential area.Notus leaned back in the backseat and looked fatigued. He had been so excited to come here. Alas, he was bitterly disappointed.It was as if he had fallen from the clouds to the cold, dark ground.However, after calming down, he thought that this seemed more reasonable. If he really saw her, it would feel unreal.He had been looking for her for so many years, and there had been no news of her. She was the one who had been avoiding him.Perhaps she would not forgive him so easily, just as he would not give up looking for her.“It doesn’t matter.” After so many years, he was not in a hurry.As long as Notus knew that she was back, as long as he knew that they lived in the same city together, he would be satisfied…“Pull over,” Notus ordered the driver coldly.They were still in the Kingsland Manor residential area. Even if they had driven through the main gate, there was still a stretch of private
Charles was stunned and asked curiously, “How are we supposed to interact?”Ruth said very seriously, “Like friends!”Charles remained puzzled.“You keep emphasizing that I should respect you because you’re my elder. Isn’t it tiring? Moreover, it’s supposed to be a private visit, so why don’t you let go of that stance? If you keep nitpicking everything, it’ll suppress my true nature!”Charles found the first two sentences absolutely ridiculous.Regardless of whether he emphasized it or not, he was still an elder. Moreover, just because they had the room to themselves, that did not excuse Ruth from disregarding etiquette, right?However, when he heard the last sentence, his dissatisfaction turned into surprise. “Your true nature?”Ruth blinked and held her face in her hands in a cute manner. “That’s right! I’m lively, cute, playful, and innocent!”Charles was at a loss for words. His silence made Ruth feel awkward, as she became creeped out by his strange gaze.Perhaps because