Denver paused for a moment and then laughed. “Why would I have such an exclusively designed weapon? Everyone knows that Mr. Julius loves you and the Rivas family’s heir is on good terms with you!”Without another word, Ruth took a few steps forward and tried to check what he was holding. Denver’s expression changed slightly, and he stumbled back two steps.Seeing the situation turning unfavorable, the referee instinctively stepped forward to intercept her. “Ruth—”“He used a hidden weapon first. I was trying to protect myself!” Ruth tried to explain.The referee was a senior member of the Rivas family. Although he wanted to side with Ruth, he saw with his own eyes that it was indeed Ruth who had used her hidden weapon.He was silent for a moment and glanced at Julius. After getting a nod, he said, “The competition is suspended. Regarding the hidden weapons, we still need to investigate this carefully later.”“Investigate what? Isn’t it obvious?” Denver was very displeased with th
The scene was utter chaos.The Rivas family was skilled in using poison, and it was very difficult to uncover their traces, even with modern medical practices.In situations like this, a poison doctor from the Rivas family was needed. While waiting for the doctor, Julius personally went forward to take a look. Then, without saying anything, he gestured for Ruth to leave with him.Abel glanced at Denver before he followed Ruth.After taking two steps, he stopped and turned to look at Piers. “Come along.”Piers subconsciously placed himself on the same side as Ruth. He had wanted to stay and observe the situation to see what would happen to Denver. But on second thought, he figured it might be more effective to help Ruth plead for leniency.Hence, he finally stood up and left with Abel. ......As soon as Abel and Piers walked into Julius’s study, they could hear him speak with suppressed anger.“What on earth were you thinking?! I’ve already said that your investigation has n
If Piers had been left alone at the stage, he would have been ostracized by his fellow students and the seniors. Even the most steadfast person could waver from this.However, bringing him along changed the situation. It allowed him to avoid the pressure of public opinion and brought him closer to Ruth’s side.“Mr. Julius, just call me Abel.” Abel did not clarify and only corrected him politely.Julius snorted, but answered his question, “There’s a small issue with the surveillance camera: It’s currently under repairs.”Abel narrowed his eyes. “What a coincidence.”Julius said nothing.Abel continued, “Do you need help? My company has competent staff who can handle such matters.”Julius said coldly, “So does my family. There’s no need for us to trouble you for such a small matter.”Abel was speechless. Julius still held a grudge against him.He was indeed angry, but since things had come to this point, it was useless to try and stop him. Julius might as well take the opportuni
The voice belonged to Julius. Ruth and the others were behind him. Frederick did not come this time. Perhaps it was because the shock and disappointment of the previous events were too great.The room instantly fell silent.Everyone stopped complaining.Denver’s eyes lit up when he saw Julius. His heart was filled with anticipation.Was Julius concerned about him?That meant that he had made the right bet! Everyone had seen Ruth shoot out the silver needle! Was Julius worried about him? Was he completely disappointed in Ruth?“Ruth used such a dirty trick on her fellow apprentice right in front of everyone! She’s horrible! She attacked me today, but who’s to say that she won’t attack someone else tomorrow? Mr. Julius, I know you’ve always been fair and just. I just want to let the new students know that the Rivas family is an upstanding family that always fights for justice!”Denver’s words were calculated. He had purposely put Julius in a position of authority, meaning that Jul
#Denver started to panic but soon thought of something and quickly calmed down.“I’m honored that you’re paying attention to me. But now, we’re discussing how to deal with Ruth. It’s meaningless for you to avoid talking about her.” He put on an act of pitiful helplessness and rubbed his index finger subconsciously.It was as if he was making sure that there was nothing.At this moment, Hamish, who had been quiet all this while, also spoke up for Denver in a low voice.He was a little nervous, but he said righteously, “Mr. Julius, you still want to side with Ms. Ruth and insist on picking on Mr. Denver!”Denver pretended to reprimand Hamish. “Don’t be rude! Mr. Julius has his own reasons for doing this! Ms. Ruth’s treatment is different from ours!”The two of them echoed each other, making the students surrounding them feel even more indignant.They looked at Ruth and Julius with even more dissatisfaction.Clap! Clap!Ruth applauded slowly and looked at Denver with admiration.
Julius looked at him coldly. “This ring is a hidden weapon of the Rivas family. Where did you get it? Where is it now?”Denver shook his head in panic. “This is impossible! You must have done this. You’re trying to frame me! This is the Rivas family’s territory. Ruth is your favorite student! You’re all targeting me!”At this point, he could only start frantically shifting the blame.There were no surveillance cameras at that angle.The entire institute knew this.Thus, the sudden release of a surveillance video caught at this angle would definitely arouse everyone’s suspicions.Denver did have a good point. However, his reaction spoke otherwise.When the others saw his reaction, they kept their mouths shut.Julius could not be bothered to entertain his nonsense. “No one saw the ring after that. It can’t have disappeared into thin air. Someone here definitely has the ring!”Everyone looked at each other in confusion.However, Julius’s next words shocked them all!“There’s no
Hamish’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked away.“There’s a doctor here. He won’t die,” Ruth looked at Hamish steadily and said coldly. She continued, “But everyone here is a suspect now. I advise you not to get too close to each other. You never know when misfortune might hit you.”When the other new students who went up to check on Hamish heard this, they quietly moved away.The young man next to Hamish did not dare retort after being rebuked by Ruth. He subconsciously took his anger out on her. “Don’t sow discord between us!”Ruth wanted to say something, but she pursed her lips.It was Hamish’s turn to be searched, but they did not find anything.However, when they searched the young man, the sharp sound of the metal detector rang out.The investigator immediately turned his head to look at Adrian. Adrian personally went forward, and the onlookers also nervously stuck their heads over.The young man lowered his head in a panic.He saw a black, uniquely designed r
Hamish and his friend stopped arguing and looked over.Denver lowered his head, hiding his expression.He was silent for a long time. He seemed to have accepted things. “I admit that I was the one who attacked first. However, I was forced to do so.”Julius frowned and looked at him. “Who forced you?”“Ruth is your favorite apprentice. We can’t compare to her, and we don’t dare to do so. She can do whatever she likes here. With you and Mr. Frederick backing her up, we simply accepted this.”He paused for a moment. “But I was the one who picked this batch of new students! Every student was carefully nurtured by me and my fellow apprentices. Ruth just suddenly came back and snatched away the fruits of our labor. Mr. Julius, not only did you not stop her, you even indulged her. What can you say about that?”At this point, he suddenly raised his head and looked questioningly at Julius and Ruth.Everyone knew that Julius doted on Ruth.They had accepted this.However, no one could a
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!