Chapter 726

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