The words that she had painstakingly thought of saying disappeared when he replied. Her mind was blank. Instinctively, Lily chose the simplest and fastest way to end the call.The car fell silent. Her face was burning.The sudden silence brought Ruth back to her senses. “What’s wrong?”Lily suddenly turned to look at her and paused for two seconds. Then, she started to scream, “Ahhhhhh, Ruth! I scolded someone just now! I actually scolded a man with an attractive voice! I’m dying! I’m dying! What should I do? How can I salvage the situation?”Ruth’s eyes twitched.Lily was attracted to nice voices.Every boyfriend she had had had one thing in common—a nice voice.To her, scolding a man with a nice voice was a heinous crime…“He doesn’t even know you. What’s there to worry about?” Ruth did not care.Lily said seriously, “How can you say that? I still want to know him! He has a good relationship with Demz. We might be able to eat together sometime… Maybe we can even drink toge
Dr. Tom wanted to set the scene by being mysterious, but Abel interrupted him. “Is there a parent-child relationship?”Tom was speechless.It seemed like Abel was privy to insider information.“The sample similarity rate is 99.99%. There’s a parent-child relationship.” Dr. Tom sounded curious. “Can I ask whose samples these are?”Abel paused for a moment. “I can’t tell you. I didn’t ask for his permission.”Dr. Tom was confused.“Wow! I sent the news to you immediately! However, you can’t even let me know who they are, huh? What does your family take me for?”Without waiting for Abel to answer, he continued tactfully, “Forget it. Ignorance is bliss!”Abel suddenly changed his mind. “You’re not an outsider. Alright, I’ve decided to tell you.”Dr. Tom was speechless.“Also, do me a favor.”Dr. Tom knew that nothing good would come of it.Half an hour later, Lily took a shower, put on a face mask, and slowly walked down the spiral staircase. “Ruth, did Dr. Tom call you? I can’
Ruth was actually quite surprised.To be honest, even as Abel’s wife, she had only just learned of this news.How had he moved so quickly? He had even prepared a new identity!In order not to cause trouble for her aunt and the rest, she planned to keep a low profile during this period of time. She did not want to be in the limelight or cause trouble. She wanted to minimize her presence.But Abel was smarter.Abel efficiently made a plan to ensure everyone would be okay!If Notus wanted to meet up with Reina and the rest, then he would have to do it on Abel’s terms.“When did you get this?” Ruth pushed Lily aside and asked Abel blankly.Abel explained, “After Aunt Reina left, I transferred her and Lily’s household registers to Grandpa. Then I crafted simple new identities for them.”Hiding their identities was not a solution.Lily was a wild child. She had just arrived at Imperial City and wanted to know about everything.Imperial City was not big, but it was not small either
Why was Abel telling her this?He did not know what kind of person Lily was.This was harming Demi’s brother!“Brother? Demz has a brother?” Lily’s eyes lit up as she lay on Ruth’s lap and leaned toward Abel hopefully.Abel acted as if he did not see Ruth glaring at him. “Yes, I didn’t know that she had a biological brother. I only found out about their relationship after I heard from my uncle that he had a fiancée who was his sister’s good friend.”Ruth was speechless.Why was Abel so adept at digging these things up?“He has a fiancée?” Lily only caught that fact.“Not anymore. His fiancée is now married to someone else,” Abel said casually.Lily heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s a relief! No matter how much I like him, I can’t be a mistress…”Just as she finished mumbling, she met Abel’s deep eyes. Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt guilty that her little secret had been exposed.She stammered and was about to say something to salvage the situation when she heard Abel
The New Year festivities were coming to an end, and everyone was getting busy again.The Lovehart family was no exception.This morning, Katie went out a few minutes late and complained about Aquilo as usual. However, Luna carefully stood up for Aquilo and caused a family dispute.“Luna, stop standing up for him just to win his favor! I’ve been arguing with my brother for years. You don’t have to judge me.”She could not take it anymore. This was the first time she did not consider Luna’s feelings by snapping at her in front of the entire family.Janet glanced coldly at Luna and then at Notus. Notus frowned impatiently and got up to go upstairs.How could Luna let him go so easily?She said aggrievedly, “Katie, what did you just say to me? Are you trying to twist my intentions? If this family doesn’t want me, I can leave. I won’t come back ever again!”As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and prepared to walk toward the door.Notus stopped in his tracks and looked at
“Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Lily. My sister is Ruth, and my mother is Reina. My grandfather is George Lockton. I heard that my father is Notus, so I came to take a look!”Aunt Wang was dumbfounded. She was trapped between Lily’s sweet smile from the front and a knife-like gaze from the back.She seriously regretted hurrying over to open the door.Seeing that the person in front of her was not moving, Lily walked around her and stepped into the house.Her gaze swept across the people in the room and landed on Notus’s familiar face. “You’re Notus Lovehart?”Notus’s eyes flickered as he recognized her.Wasn’t this the girl with the plate who had rushed out of the cafe yesterday to stand up for Ruth?At the thought of the bloody knife and the paternity test last night, something gradually dawned on him. So, that was it!Looking at Lily again, he stared at her face carefully and was momentarily dazed…“You’re the wife my father was forced to marry?” Lily’s gaze landed
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you don’t like me, I’ll just leave. There’s really no need to bring an outsider to disgust me!” Luna stubbornly replied. She tried to shift the blame and imply that Katie and Lily were in cahoots.Lily replied with a smile, “Don’t worry, you’ll leave sooner or later. There’s no harm in waiting a few more minutes.”Luna was speechless.Janet and her daughter’s silent support only fueled Lily’s arrogance. Aquilo was caught in the middle and held back his temper.Meanwhile, Notus stared blankly at Lily, lost in thought.Two minutes later, the Lovehart family was sitting in a row on the long sofa. Luna was standing next to them, looking flustered.Lily took out the documents from her bag and handed them to everyone. “This is the report on the paternity test I did yesterday. The samples belong to you and me, Mr. Notus. You can take a look!”“Where did you get the sample?! Who knows if your report is true!” Luna cut in sharply.Lily shrugge
Lily turned her wrist and easily avoided his large hand. She stared at him coldly. It was as though she was a completely different person from the obedient and cute girl moments ago.Notus froze when he met her eyes. Through Lily’s eyes, he seemed to see another figure.The last time he saw Reina. The way she looked at him was filled with disappointment and coldness.“Reina—”“My name is Lily.” Lily’s eyes flickered. “Mr. Notus, you can either give me an explanation in front of the entire family now, or we can go to the hospital and do a paternity test in person.”After a pause, she glanced at the dumbfounded Luna beside her. “Bring Luna along. Today, it’s either of us, or none at all.”Lily’s call went through, and Ruth’s voice came from the other end. “What’s wrong?”Lily put the phone to her ear. “The Lovehart family suspects the authenticity of the report. We’re going to the Imperial City First Hospital for a new test.”There was a pause on the other end. “Okay, I’ll make t