Lily firmly believed in her previous theory.Ruth said nothing. It was as if she had been convinced.She looked at Lily with a scrutinizing gaze, thinking about something else.She thought that perhaps she really was not the daughter Notus had found.After all, she had lived with her mother for a few years. During those few years, her mother had always done whatever she wanted. Her mother did not look like a woman whose lover had abandoned herShe did not even try to avoid the Lovehart family.There was also that token and the pair of earrings. They were also the things that Ruth was sure had something to do with Notus.His mother did not have any special feelings for those things. She had just treated them like they were regular belongings.“Ah, it doesn’t matter. We’re just one step away from the paternity test results. When the results are out, the truth will be revealed.” Lily waved her hand impatiently.Ruth snapped out of her thoughts. “Paternity test? Did you manage to
Things would be fine as long as Lily did not have any other feelings for Notus. “I don’t care. I have to verify it! Besides, this matter is also related to you. You can’t let me give up halfway, right?” Lily’s attitude was very firm.To be honest, Ruth was also curious, but she did not want her to take such drastic measures. She thought for a moment. “Leave this to me. I’ll get the DNA sample for you.”Lily’s eyes lit up. “Really?”Ruth was helpless. “Why would I lie to you? Besides, you’re in my territory. Why would I let you potentially hurt yourself for such a minor matter?”Lily scratched her head awkwardly. “I’m not going to hurt myself. You’re overthinking…”“It’s not that I’m overthinking. It’s just that there’s something inherently wrong with this matter! If Father went on a business trip, would you arrange for special services for him and intercept him?”“How is that possible? Father wouldn’t do such a thing!”“Then would you help Father arrange it?”Lily thought a
Ruth returned to the bedroom to take a shower and went straight from the walk-in closet to the study on the first floor.Abel was on the phone when he saw her from the corner of his eye. He gave the person he was calling a few more instructions and quickly hung up.“Finished talking to Lily?” he asked.Ruth stood up from the sofa and walked up to him. Leaning against the desk, she crossed her arms and looked down at him. “Do you know what she’s been doing recently?”Abel nodded and said lightly, “I can roughly guess.”Ruth narrowed her eyes. “Then how did you guess her motives? Aren’t you surprised at all?”Abel met her scrutinizing eyes and quickly understood what she meant. He said rather ambiguously, “Grandpa asked me to keep it a secret.”Ruth was confused.She looked at his puzzled expression.It took Ruth a while to react. Perhaps what Abel meant was that Lily’s investigation was a step in the right direction. He could guess what was going on and was not surprised becaus
Abel hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are you sure you want to verify this?”Ruth was amused. “At this point, what reason is there not to do so? Besides, you must have helped Lily to find out about this, right? You didn’t plan to hide it from me, did you?”Lily could not find any information about Notus overseas, so there was no reason for her to suddenly find it in Sommerset.It was true that she had connections, but Janet’s medical records in the Lovehart family’s medical and beauty industries were very secretive. Not everyone could obtain them.“You already know that Callum isn’t your biological father. If Notus isn’t…”Abel’s words were careful, but he did not finish his sentence.He just stared at her quietly.People who grew up with such mysterious circumstances surrounding them would always want to find out the truth. Lily was an obvious example.What about Ruth?Would she also want to find her biological father?Her grandfather took care of Lily and did not rest
Abel stared at her for a few seconds, a smile appearing in his dark eyes.However, he pretended to be confused. “What do you mean?”Ruth was speechless.“Mrs. Blakewell? Ruth? Miss Ruth?”Ruth frowned and looked up at him in dissatisfaction.Coincidentally, she locked eyes with him. There was a teasing smile in his eyes.She immediately reacted and slid down from his lap. “It’s fine. Goodnight!”“Sweetheart.”Ruth felt a tight grip on her wrist. The next second, she was pulled back into his warm embrace. “Be good. Stay with me to deal with work for a while.”Ruth pursed her lips and turned to look at the desk. “What? You need someone to stay with you? Most men let their wives sleep first and work overtime silently!”Abel wrapped an arm around her and placed his free hand on the keyboard. He lowered his head and gently planted a kiss on her forehead. “Come on, you know you love me.”Ruth was speechless.There was no way to reject this.Ruth leaned quietly in his arms, feeli
“I know what you are worried about. The rumors on the Internet are just rumors. The Lovehart family has never said anything about it. But have you forgotten that I agreed to it when I visited the Blakewell family?”Notus’s gentle voice comforted her.Ruth’s frown deepened.Notus did not notice. He thought for a few seconds and continued, “I heard that your aunt met the Acker family. She’ll be back on the day of the wedding, right?”Ruth replied, “Of course.”Notus’s interest was piqued. “Are you very close to your aunt?”Ruth smiled and said, “Mr. Lovehart, you’re absolutely right. The only elders in the Lockton family are my aunt and Grandpa now. If I don’t get close to her, who else can I get close to?”“No, I mean, were you close to your aunt in the past?”Ruth did not say anything and just looked at him indifferently.Notus felt a little guilty when he saw that. He said in a stiff tone, “I was thinking that when your wedding is arranged by the Lovehart family, your aunt wi
Lily’s actions seemed dangerous, but they were actually quite slow, giving people enough time to dodge.However, Ruth had a tacit understanding with Lily, so how could she not know what she was up to?She stopped dodging and sat still in her seat, watching the knife and fork fly toward her face.The next second, a large hand blocked the sharp utensils.At the same time, Lily held the tray firmly with her other hand and did not spill a single drop of coffee.Ruth’s eyes flickered as she looked up at Notus in a daze. Even though she had guessed that he might block the sharp utensils for her, she was still a little surprised to see him do so.“Are you okay?”Notus sounded worried. He turned around and glared at Lily. “What’s wrong with you? Do you know how dangerous this is? Call your boss over!”His voice was so loud that Lily shrank back in fear. However, when she saw the blood seeping out of the back of his hand, she raised her eyebrows slightly.“It’s fine. Just be careful ne
Notus frowned and his expression did not look good.“If our conversation today had been civil, it wouldn’t have come to this,” Ruth continued.Notus asked coldly, “You know that I’ve let you down. How can we be civil?”Ruth laughed out loud. “Is that so? The people who know the truth will think that you have let me down. The people who don’t will think that I am trying to climb up the social ladder by using the Lovehart family.”“You…” Notus could not continue.“I know you think that I have no choice but to get married from the Lovehart family’s side. And that’s why I have to listen to you. That’s why you want to see my aunt and order me to make arrangements. You know that I’ll have no right to refuse at that point.”“What makes you think that? I just—”“If things come to that point, I’ll indeed have no right to refuse.” Ruth interrupted him and said seriously, “Also, I won’t be resentful about this. I have never thought about getting married from the Lovehart family’s side, nor