“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.”
Charles had already put Abel in a difficult position when Ruth had gone overseas.She had to help Abel get the Rivas family’s approval!Anyway, this was an issue she had caused.Abel looked at her serious expression and smiled slightly. “That’s right. When you face Grandpa and Mr. Rivas again, just keep acting cute!”Ruth felt incredulous.Didn’t her sacrifice touch him at all?Why was he exposing her motives like this?“Let’s go. We’ll come visit the Rivas family again when we’re prepared. We’re not here to ask about the Lockton family anyway. We just want to give them an apology and invite them to our wedding.”“No way.”Ruth sat up straight. She looked resolute.Abel looked at her in slight confusion. “What?”Ruth met his gaze. “Since we’re already here, we can’t run away! We have to face our mistakes like true warriors!”Abel rolled his eyes.Today was the day of the freshman assessment of the Rivas Family Training Grounds.The Rivas family was very strict when it cam
As soon as Julius said this, the entire venue fell silent.The final round of the assessment was to fight a senior. They could pick any senior they liked. As long as they could last five moves against their opponent, they would pass.This was the most difficult stage. Every year, only a third of the fresh candidates would pass.Therefore, they usually chose a senior who was close to them in age.Most of them had already decided on who to pick. However, a dark horse had suddenly appeared!Looking at the pretty young woman in front of them, many examinees’ eyes lit up.Some of the bolder ones could not help but pipe up.“Mr. Julius, are you kidding? Is the new instructor really the pretty young woman beside you and not Mr. Blakewell?”“You’re not joking, right? We’ve heard of the mysterious apprentice’s reputation. They’re talented and outstanding! I can hardly believe that this girl is the mysterious apprentice!”“Hahaha, that’s right! She looks so delicate! Wouldn’t Mr. Julius
Abel let her go without a fuss and even nodded in agreement. “Right, my bad. You’re an instructor, and you definitely have to act serious.”Ruth was dumbfounded.Was he making fun of her?……Due to Ruth’s appearance, the event became even more lively.When the seniors who were not present heard this news, they hurriedly ran over to watch.They all greeted Ruth with an air of familiarity.Abel, who was sitting in the first row, raised his eyebrows slightly. He was a little surprised. Ruth was popular here. Everyone was very friendly to her.Well, it could be due to her rank.In places like this, the strong would naturally be respected.By noon, a few candidates had arrived at the third round ahead of time.Many people had chosen to spar with Ruth.A commotion broke out below the stage.It was surprising to see that the seniors were the ones jeering and not the arrogant newcomers.The candidate on stage was confused, but his confusion only lasted a moment. He quickly regain
Normally, it would not be possible to see the second floor from where the audience and the judges were seated. However, Abel was sitting at the edge and could just about peer into the second floor.Abel’s eyes flickered as he got up and walked toward the stairs at the end of the corridor.The assessment was still ongoing.Ruth was about to walk back when a voice from below the stage stopped her.“Ms. Ruth, please wait. I would like to spar with you!”It was hard to believe that Ruth had defeated the first candidate so fast. People were starting to speculate that the first candidate was a weakling.The young man who had spoken just now was different. He was one of the best among the candidates.Ruth sized up the young man in front of her and was about to walk back when someone in the judge’s seat coughed twice, attracting her attention.She turned around and saw Finnian winking at her.Ruth’s eyes flickered. She understood.This was someone that Finnian had his eye on. She had
It was a powerful punch.Being punched in the face during a fight was one thing. However, as a man, being punched by a woman was extremely embarrassing.The young man’s face was red with embarrassment and anger. He punched her back fiercely.Ruth had predicted his move. However, she still appeared laid-back. She easily caught his fist and subjugated him with a backhanded grab.The referee announced that exactly five moves had been made, and Piers had passed this round.Ruth was not in a hurry to let go of him. Instead, she leaned in closer and told him in a low voice, “I’m letting you off on account of Finnian. However, brat, this is the definition of lucky. Do you understand?”Piers’s face was even redder than before as he fiercely tried to break free from Ruth’s grip.However, he realized that he could not break free despite using all his strength.He tried again with more force. Ruth let go at this moment. Thus, he staggered and almost fell off the stage.The referee kindly
Julius’s eyes widened in dissatisfaction as he listened to Abel.Abel retracted his gaze and looked at the two men in front of him. “She’s very guarded. When we first met, other than the fact that she was the eldest daughter of the Lockton family, I didn’t know anything else about her.”Frederick’s eyes flickered in understanding.He wanted to ask if Ruth was apparently level-headed at all other times.He pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment. Then, he retorted, “We just met. Why are you telling us your life story?”Abel lowered his gaze. “Even though I was in love with her, it took me a long time to find out her secret identity as a famous jewelry designer. She also excels in other fields.”Julius was stunned. How had Ruth hidden this from them?Frederick frowned and listened to Abel’s accusatory tone before chiming in.“That means that you didn’t work hard enough to make her let her guard down in front of you! If she had trusted you enough, she would have told you