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
Luna’s face turned pale, and she hid pitifully behind Aquilo.She really did not know what to do when faced with such a tough decision.After a few seconds of silence, she could only take a gamble. “Alright, Miss Janet and Katie probably suspect my identity, so they’ve always looked down on me. Let’s confirm it again!”After a pause, she added, “A marriage alliance with the Blakewell family isn’t comparable to mistaking one’s own family members!” Luna’s restrained and sensible appearance could compel one to take pity on her. It was almost as if the world owed her something.Aquilo immediately declared that he would only acknowledge Luna as his sister. He also mentioned that they got along so well and that she must be their father’s true daughter. He warned everyone once more against being misled by malicious individuals.Lily sighed with exaggerated emotion. It was a miracle that her greedy sc*mbag father could give birth to such a loyal son. Of course, to be honest, she did n
Notus’s eyes lit up.He did not think there was anything wrong with Lily’s words.Notus’s children had to have the ambition to fight for it. After all, he had wanted to find his daughter so that he could find a more suitable heir for the Lovehart family.Most importantly, she said, she would still want Aquilo’s father… Did that mean that she wanted to acknowledge him?Notus was a little excited, but his face remained composed on the surface. He pretended to rebuke her, “Alright, why are you stooping to the level of a little girl? You, too, stop teasing your brother.”Aquilo was speechless, and so was Lily.Could he be a bit more normal? Why did he suddenly use such an indulgent tone? How disgusting!She rolled her eyes and looked at Notus. “Just tell me if you’re going to give it to me or not.”Notus smiled and said gently, “Of course, it’s just a room, isn’t it? My daughter deserves the best in the world!”Luna, Notus’s “daughter,” was left puzzled.Lily and Notus went to th
After breakfast, Ruth was still worried about Lily and decided to go to the Lovehart family to find out about her situation.Just as she was about to set off, she received a call from Dulcie.......The morning sun was shining brightly through the bare branches and into the car. It was dazzling, but there was no warmth. The person in the front passenger seat turned to look out of the window. Her gaze was distant and absent-minded.The back of her hand felt warm. Ruth subconsciously turned around and met a pair of deep and warm black eyes.Abel asked in a low voice, “What are you worried about?”Ruth shook her head and sounded a little melancholic. “I’m not worried. It’s just that when I went abroad, I had a disagreement with my teacher. I haven’t thought of how to approach him yet.”That was why she did not ask the Rivas family for help when she secretly investigated the Rivas member who was secretly backing Luna. It was not out of spite, but that she was not mentally prepared y
After a moment of silence, she could not help but ask, “If they hadn’t called you, when did you plan to send this invitation?”Ruth sat up straight and said with a serious face, “Probably at the last minute, and I would have come to the Rivas family myself, but it’s not the right time yet.”“Why?”“Introducing you to my teacher is one thing. Investigating my mother’s connection with the Rivas family is another. If I mix them together, the purpose becomes less clear. I don’t want them to think that I came to find them because I was forced to do so.”Abel turned to glance at her in surprise. However, upon further thought, he realized it was consistent with Ruth’s style.She was indeed calculating and goal-oriented. However, she had her own persistence and determination at times. For example, even if she had to give up all her goals, she would still be tenacious for the sake of her loved ones.Abel reached out and held her hand again. “Those who love you won’t care about that.”...
In the reception room, Abel and Ruth stood in the spacious center. Frederick Rivas was an elderly man dressed in traditional clothes. He had a stern face, and when his sharp eyes swept across the two of them, he sneered.At the door, a middle-aged man in loose black training attire walked into the scene and seemed to explain, “Dad, I asked Ruth to come back. I have something to tell her.”Frederick snorted unhappily. “If you have something to say, say it outside. Why are you here? Didn’t you promise before she left that we wouldn’t interfere in her life?”Julius walked up to Frederick’s seat and sat down. “It’s related to the Lockton family. I only found out about it when Dulcie told me.”At this, Frederick got even angrier. “She’s becoming too proud and thinks we don’t need to interfere anymore! If I recall, I was the one who insisted on letting her join the Rivas family. Since she wants to leave us, who am I to insist?”Hearing this, Julius also got angry. “Do you think the Ri
“How sincere can a billionaire be? I heard that you don’t even have any dating experience. You don’t know how to win a girl’s heart. How can you expect us to be reassured?”Abel paused.It was not because of anything else. It was not the criticisms that bothered him, but rather the fact that his lack of dating experience was such a drawback. He felt somewhat helpless.Just as he was about to speak, Ruth leaned closer and said in a hushed voice, “This is Dulcie’s grandfather, Frederick. I call him grandpa too, so you don’t have to call him anything fancy. This is Dulcie’s father, who also happens to be my teacher.”Abel nodded in understanding and greeted sensibly, “Grandpa, Mr. Rivas.”Julius glared at him in dissatisfaction. “Did I agree to him calling me that?”Ruth explained with a smile, “Grandpa is already planning to test Abel, and he’s concerned about my marriage. I thought I should introduce him first, so that he understands the proper etiquette.”Julius berated angrily,
There was a long silence.It was so quiet that Ruth finally realized what was wrong.Bang!Frederick slammed the table angrily and stood up. “You’ve really drawn a clear line between our family and yours. It’s my fault for asking you to come back today!”“No, Grandpa, I—”“You don’t have to bring him to the Rivas family because of that! I don’t deserve to be called grandpa by you!”With that, Frederick quickly left without giving Ruth a chance to respond.Julius looked at Ruth with disappointment in his eyes.Ruth panicked. “That’s not what I meant. I didn’t mean to cut ties with the Rivas family!”Julius remembered the role he was supposed to play, and his anger subsided, which allowed him to respond more rationally. “Then, what do you mean? Are you saying that you didn’t plan on telling us about the Lockton family’s affairs or the wedding?”Ruth pursed her lips and told the truth. “I planned to settle the Lockton family before coming back to apologize to you and Grandpa.”
Galen stood nervously at the side. At first, he wanted to step in and help, but he held himself back.In the end, he gave up and watched the fight.The more he watched, the more startled he was.Despite her delicate frame, her moves were calculated and ruthless.Many of her moves were lethal.She was a young woman who was loved. She was pampered and adored by everyone. How was such a person so ruthless in combat?It was as if she often fought to the death…Mr. Watson was shaken as well. He covered his neck with one hand, while his other hand hung limply by his hand. He looked at Lily in shock. His other hand hung weakly by his side. He looked at Lily in shock.How could such a small and delicate-looking person possess such strength? Was she really the heiress of the Cavendish family?“Do you want to verify it? The wounds match with the one who attacked me. I broke his right wrist on the spot, though. After that, I didn’t wait for reinforcement to come. I moved immediately an
Her hand paused while hefting the silver fork.Ruth’s husband was really very considerate. He loved her sister truly and everyone in her family.She decided to find a boyfriend like him for herself in the future.“I definitely will!” She thought.She stood in the spacious living room and looked at the man beside Galen who wanted to get to the bottom of this investigation. Her fingers tightened on the fork. “Words might not be enough to explain. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you give this a try?”Galen had not reacted when Charles spoke, nor when Abel had talked about switching it to a blunt weapon, but he definitely did now. “Nonsense!” he said sternly and stood up.Lily’s fighting spirit was ignited, but his stern rebuke deflated half of it. “Why not? Is it now allowed? You said attacking a police officer wasn’t allowed, didn’t you?”“He doesn’t count!” Galen said with disdain.Lily’s aggressive stance was completely deflated. “Well… if he doesn’t count, then his skills
The seemingly innocent question was directed at the young police officer.He looked troubled.Her delicate appearance did not help.The young police officer turned to the stern-faced man beside Galen for some help. The man pursed his thin lips and spoke in a deep voice.“Your Excellency… Madam… the nature of this case is severe, but the process of investigation is smooth. If your daughter doesn’t reveal the whole truth, it’ll be difficult for us to reach the crux of the issue. I assume that you don’t just want the result from this investigation but also the truth?”His firm voice was authoritative yet respectful.Charles turned to look at him. His brown eyes were calm, and he was sizing up this person.The police officer’s cold demeanor momentarily faltered. He quickly looked away and did not dare look him in the eye. “We’re just following procedures. To prevent this matter from escalating further, we hope for your cooperation.”He sounded intimidated yet resolute. It seemed
He was already determined to stake everything on his plan.“Right,” Lily said, “What about those bodyguards assigned to protect me? How were they swapped?”“Abel offered them ten times the price and bribed the group of bodyguards hired by Denver. The two poor people were taken down. The rest were replaced by our own people,” said Galen icily.Lily was shocked. She looked at him and then at Abel, who was driving calmly.Ruth looked at her husband with the same shocked face.So, this was how money made the world go round!When Denver had transferred money to that company, Lily had caught wind of it, but it seemed Abel had found out even sooner.He had already made arrangements to take drastic measures.“Don’t they have any morals? I heard that those kinds of organizations have principles. They won’t willingly betray the ones who employed them,” said Ruth.“As long as it’s not a terrorist organization, every organization needs connections. William’s group was already in dire stra
It was mainly because Denver clearly fabricated an alibi. But he had appeared on the scene and had been taken away.It was indeed quite puzzling.At that point, everyone looked at Abel in confusion.Abel looked straight ahead and did not speak. He only spoke when he was asked directly.“The father and son lost because they didn’t know each other’s motivations. It’s easy to bribe their people to send a message to the other and get them to the scene…”Before they set off, Sean received news that Denver was going all out and wanted to go down with Lily in the manor in the suburbs.Sean did not doubt it because Denver had been acting increasingly strange recently.He was transferring his assets and buying and renovating manors. It was as though he was prepared for death.He had even arranged for his funeral.Afraid that his son was taking things too hard, he put down whatever he was doing and rushed over to the scene.Since that was taken care of, it was easy to deceive Denver af
“See what you are doing? What if something happens to your sister?”Charles was not known for showing affection or caring about people outright.However, when his daughter cried and threw a tantrum, he could not stop himself.Charles stood by Lily without hesitation and scolded Abel for his incompetence.Ruth was originally filled with resentment and wanted to vent it out on Abel too, but when she saw that the father and daughter duo had joined forces to attack her husband, half of her resentment dissipated.With four bodyguards that had been arranged to deal with two outsiders, coupled with Lily’s abilities, her life was indeed not in danger…She glanced at Lily hesitantly. At this moment, Galen had cleaned up all the stains on her palm.Other than the redness between her thumb and index finger, she did not seem too badly hurt.All the resentment was gone. In fact, she was even a little protective. “Why did you have to deal with the four bodyguards?” Lily lowered her head an
Everyone was speechless.This discussion was fruitless. Everyone had their own opinions, and no one wanted to give in.In the end, Reina and the old man took a car, while Ruth, Abel, Charles, Galen Barker, and Lily got into another.The fire slowly died down.The cars left one after another.After Mr. Lockton got into the car, his cloudy eyes became shrewd. He asked his daughter, “Do you think that police officer is also interested in Lily?”Otherwise, why would he be so active and rush to the front? Why would he find such a lousy excuse to be the one to drop her home?“I think so, but unfortunately, Lily doesn’t seem to be as interested as before,” Reina said helplessly.Otherwise, why would she reject such a good opportunity to get into his car?Wouldn’t she have acted pitiful enough to earn his sympathy to get into the car?Mr. Lockton frowned. He was in deep thought.The last time he had heard that his granddaughter had fallen in love with another man who happened to be
Also, she was sure that if it was Luna being attacked at that time, he would have helped her without hesitation.This man was just like Notus. He was stupid, stubborn, and hypocritical.The reason why she spoke on his behalf was that she could not stand Luna’s smug face. Even if she wanted to drag someone down, she had to ask first.It was just the truth. She would not die if she made that clear anyway.Luna’s smug look cracked as she stared fixedly at her. Her gaze shifted from doubt to resentment and unwillingness.Aquilo was not surprised when Lily accused him. He knew that he had done something wrong. If not for Abel’s careful consideration, they would have died here today.However, he was quite surprised to hear her defend him.As he was handcuffed and escorted to the police car, he could not help but turn to look at her.“Lily…”Lily was about to walk to her car.She paused for a moment and turned to look at him calmly.Her usually playful eyes were indifferent at that
Aquilo opened his mouth but did not know what to say.Just then, a team of uniformed police officers rushed over to the scene to rescue the hostages.Looking at the people standing before them, they could not tell which ones were the hostages.Galen Barker walked over from behind and glanced at them. “What are you still standing here for? Get out quickly!”This manor had an ancient Sommersetese courtyard.The place where they were gathered was a small open space in the courtyard.After passing through the desolate artificial mountain pavilion, they arrived at the large courtyard outside the manor. There were many people gathered there, with many police cars parked nearby.A fire truck had also arrived.To Lily’s surprise, Sean Lovehart and his father were also there and were being escorted into the police car.When he saw her coming out, Denver’s face filled with hatred. He wanted to rush to her and strangle her. “You’ve got guts! You risked your life to drag us down with you!