“B*stard! Who gave you the right to speak like this to your elders!” Notus scolded her sternly, his low voice threatening. “If you continue to spout nonsense, I don’t mind canceling your wedding and making you marry someone else!”Luna’s expression changed drastically, and the dissatisfaction in her eyes turned to fear.She had used her marriage with Nicholas to manipulate Notus for so long. She thought that her status was stable, so she was unscrupulous.However, she did not expect Notus to shove her back to her original state with just one sentence.In essence, she did not have much of an advantage.The Lovehart family chose to acknowledge her because of the marriage, and the Blakewell family recognized her status because of the marriage.At the end of the day, she was just a tool.She was a tool for the two families to work together.Ruth leaned against the car and watched the show, her eyes full of mockery.Only at such a time could Luna recognize her identity.One had to
The scene was deathly silent.Ruth and Eilam looked at him as if he was stupid.“Do you think my aunt was here and hiding from you? Don’t be a fool.”Ignoring Notus’s stunned expression, Ruth opened the car door and got in.The car slowly drove out of the hotel parking lot. Ruth called Lily.The phone rang for a long time before it was answered. Lily lowered her voice and asked, “How was it? How was it? Notus came, right?”Ruth’s guess was confirmed. “Did you ask him to come?”Lily suppressed her laughter. “I bet he was seething! I’ll make him even angrier!”She had overheard the call that Ruth had received before leaving the house.She had no remorse for what she had done. Who was the mastermind behind the unfair treatment in the Blakewell Corporation’s hotel?The whole city had been talking about the wedding between Luna and Nicholas.On the big screen of the Lovehart Mall, a music video and the countdown to their wedding were playing on a loop.On Ruth’s side, it was cle
Ruth stopped the secretary. “I’ll go up by myself. Abel should be done with his work by now.”It was almost time to get off work.There were many people entering and exiting the building.When Ruth walked into the VIP elevator, she happened to hear a few hushed discussions beside her. They were surprised.“So, she’s Mrs. Blakewell?”“Her aura is regal. No wonder she’s so arrogant!”“Mr. Blakewell indulges her; of course, she’s arrogant! It’s just that she’s too arrogant, and it makes people uncomfortable!”Ruth was puzzled as she watched the elevator doors slowly close. It was too late to press the open button.The elevator reached the floor of the president’s office. She walked out of the elevator and met the strange gazes of the people around her. She was even more puzzled.Her reputation here could not be that bad, right?The last time she came over, wasn’t everyone still very friendly?As her thoughts spun, she found herself standing in front of the office. Just as she w
Ruth automatically understood that Abel had tacitly agreed that it was a convenient time to chat.She pushed open the door and walked in slowly. “I passed by, so I thought of picking you up from work! Also, I thought I should tell you that I bullied someone under your name!”From the corner of her eye, she saw Kallan lower his head again.As expected, it had something to do with this.She pursed her lips slightly and asked hesitantly, “This matter caused you trouble, didn’t it?”She knew about the Blakewell family’s situation.Frank had always had a strong desire to control everything. Now that Abel was out of his control, he would definitely cause trouble for him.Moreover, Nicholas was strongly supported by Frank in the marriage alliance with the Lovehart family. Now that Ruth had suddenly interfered, he would definitely not let Abel off.She had not expected them to move so quickly.Just as her mind was racing and she was quickly figuring out what could have happened, Kalla
Because of the popularity of Luna’s wedding, this matter attracted a lot of attention.At first, there were only two dominant opinions in the comments section.Some people supported Ruth and said that revenge was beautiful.However, there were also people who supported Luna. She had tried to extend goodwill to Ruth. But Ruth did not appreciate her kindness and even burned the bridge after crossing it.The public opinion was guided by someone, and the two opinions were almost evenly matched.However, because Luna was not popular in the early stages, there were not many people who supported her.Hence, at this moment, the marketing account took a different approach and emphasized that Ruth’s partner was Abel and that she was bullying others because she had climbed up the social ladder.This resulted in Ruth being criticized, and it was now a one-sided situation.“Stop reading those comments.”The phone in his hand was taken away. The man frowned and said in a low voice, “It’s Ka
The corners of Kallan’s mouth twitched as he left.It was very difficult to change Abel’s mind.Anyway, this was really satisfying! He needed to keep his mouth shut and not try to cause any more trouble.The office door closed again.Ruth’s eyes were smiling as she walked over to Abel. She leaned against the desk and tilted her head to look at him. “Abel, you’re being so generous. Is it just to support me?”Abel reached out and easily pulled her into his arms. “You consider this generous? Is it that easy to satisfy you?”Ruth subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck and looked up at him with a smile. “It’s good to be content in life!”Abel ruffled her hair and looked at her lovingly.“But if that’s the case, some people will start talking sh*t again. They’ll say that I’m a vixen who uses you to bully others. What if they scold you too?” Ruth asked him seriously.“What can we do?” The corners of Abel’s lips twitched. “Since they’ve said so much, you might as well act lik
At the Lovehart family’s villa, Luna took the hotel incident out of context and posted it on her marketing account. She even used the jealousy of Abel’s female fans to express her disdain for Ruth’s actions.As expected, a huge discussion broke out. Most of the netizens were disdainful and dissatisfied with Ruth.Just as Luna was feeling smug, she saw the message posted by the Blakewell Corporation’s official Twitter account. She could not believe it and read it carefully several times.Was Abel actually willing to go this far for Ruth?Looking at the cruel comments under her post, she felt a bit gratified.However, that feeling was short-lived because very quickly, she received a call telling her that her previous marketing accounts had all been banned and that no news could be sent now.Luna’s voice was sharp. “How did this happen?”The person on the other end said in a business-like manner, “It should be the work of the Blakewell Corporation’s public relations team. We can’t
At the thought of this, Nicholas’s suppressed anger surged again. He looked at Luna with a sinister gaze.Luna was terrified.She dared to be arrogant in front of Notus and provoke Ruth, but she was extremely afraid of Nicholas.When she saw his angry expression, her body trembled uncontrollably.Notus originally felt a little guilty.However, when he saw Luna’s fearful and nervous expression, he frowned unconsciously.No matter what, Luna was now a member of the Lovehart family. Where did Nicholas get the courage to treat her so rudely in front of him?“Luna’s actions were indeed rash. But at the end of the day, you have too little say in the Blakewell family, Nicholas. That’s the problem. Why are you so afraid of standing up to Abel to resolve this issue?”Nicholas and Luna were stunned when they heard this.Nicholas’s face darkened. He glared at Notus.Luna fell into serious thought because of this sentence. What would happen even if Nicholas confronted Abel?Abel would n
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!