The wedding favors rained over a wide area.After a series of screams, someone spoke first.“Oh my god! I got a thousand dollars in vouchers! I can exchange them for cash at the bank under the Blakewell Corporation!”“I got them too!”“Me too! Me too!”“I got three thousand in vouchers!”“Is it true that I got a voucher for a hundred thousand dollars? Someone pinch me to wake me up!”“Aaah, I only got a greeting card, but it’s so pretty! I wish the couple a happy marriage!”Charles stood on the stage and accidentally heard the last person’s words. It was a young woman. He looked at the young woman who was watching the live broadcast below the stage and raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.Then, he reached out to the host.The host handed him the microphone.Charles personally asked the young woman, “Did you pick up a red card or a pink one?”The young woman was stunned for a few seconds.It was only when the people beside her nudged her that she came to a realization. Meet
Ruth hesitated. “Will it be bad if we leave first?”Abel nodded in understanding.Then, he turned around and gave Lyla a look. Lyla received her son’s signal and quickly reminded the host to proceed to the next segment.Under the guidance of Abel’s parents, Ruth and Abel entered the hotel first.The members of the Acker family stood at the entrance of the hotel and welcomed the guests warmly.Charles had enough of interacting with Ruth’s fans. He turned to leave quietly.However, he did not have to. The same young woman from before pointed out that everyone was leaving and urged him to leave too.Charles was touched by her sincerity.He was also stunned for a moment. When he turned around, he realized that he was alone.They did not even tell him!He looked so upset that everyone started to laugh.After he left, the host began to guide the official media outlets into the venue in an orderly manner.No other media outlets were allowed in. Thus, the wedding had an elegant
The front hall of the Camere Hotel was looking empty.Many of the younger guests found excuses to leave in a hurry.Notus was confused.Then, he accidentally heard the conversation between two guests who walked out. “There’s also a top-notch VIP card! If we’re lucky, we might be able to snatch it!”“I’m not interested in that. I’m interested in Seema’s jewelry!”“They’re only giving out 99 sets of her jewelry. The chances of getting it are very small!”“Help me keep an eye out. If anyone doesn’t need it, I’ll buy it from them!”“It depends on luck!”Notus did not know what they were talking about, but he knew about Seema.She had worked with Ouyan and would appear at Ruth’s wedding.Her eyes flickered as if she had thought of something. He instructed Lucas, “Go and check on the situation at the Pearl Moon Hotel.”After giving his instructions, Notus welcomed the guests who had just entered. He exchanged a few pleasantries with them and sent them to the venue.When he came o
Was Janet taking the initiative to propose a divorce?Janet did not care about his expression. She waved to the waiter beside her, placed her champagne flute on the waiter’s tray, and turned to leave.She could not believe how ridiculous she was to have loved Notus!She had thought that even though Notus only married her for her family and wealth, she would accept it as long as he remained faithful and did not seek that other woman!She has spent decades competing with that other woman for Notus’s heart. She had sacrificed so much just for Notus to not even spare her a glance. In fact, he had even insulted her, belittled her, and ignored her all these years.She finally realized that there was no reason for this marriage to continue.“Stop right there!”Notus raised his voice and said unhappily, “Janet! Stop right there!”Janet straightened her back and did not even stop in her tracks.Her high heels clicked on the marble floor, decisive and resolute.This attracted everyone’
The car in the lead was a domestically produced business car. It was followed by a few cars of the same brand. They were all black, mysterious, and somber.Compared to Duke Charles’s appearance, this was very low-key.However, just the act of being able to pass through the cordoned-off road was very high-profile.The car stopped at the entrance in an orderly manner.One bodyguard stepped forward respectfully and opened the car door.At this moment, the members of the Acker family and the Lockton family came out to welcome the new guest. They shook hands with them amiably and then welcomed them in.Everyone present and the people watching the live broadcast were stunned.“Guys, do any of you know this big shot?”“The members of the two families personally came out to welcome him. He has to be someone of equal status, right?”“Wait, do you think it’s Mr. Blakewell’s grandfather?”“I don’t think so. Since Ruth’s family is here, it must be someone from her side.”“Hmm! That co
“Don’t blame me! That brat lied to me and said that she wanted to keep a low profile! What lies! I kept a low profile, but her father made it so grand! This makes me look very stingy as a grandfather! I can’t have that!”“That’s right! Was he afraid that we’d steal his limelight? He gets to walk Ruth down the aisle publicly! What’s there to be jealous about? Why did he still set us up?” Julius, who was behind Frederick, grumbled angrily.Frederick snorted. “No, we have to think of a way to give out wedding favors as well!”At this point, Julius was in a difficult position. “Dad, we should have done that in advance. We don’t have time for it now.”Julius was afraid that by the time they were done, the wedding would have ended.“Why not? Can’t you get someone to send a few helicopters over?” Frederick asked casually.Julius was speechless.Piers hid in the corner of the elevator, not daring to respond at all.He did not want to get caught in the crossfire.The elevator dinged an
The guests were dressed to the nines in the wedding hall.The orchestra played soft music, which added to the classy and elegant air of the wedding.The arrival of Frederick and Julius made the banquet even more extravagant. More people started to show up after their introductions.A foreign young man looked at them in confusion.Seeing that a few people had left, he took a few steps forward to greet Frederick in fluent Endorese.The translator at the side conveyed his message to Frederick.Frederick nodded slightly at him with a lukewarm expression.He was much colder than he was with the other people earlier.The foreigner was quickly squeezed out of the circle. He asked the accompanying translator in confusion, “Does he not like me?”The translator smiled and said in a formal tone, “It might be a misunderstanding. There’s a language barrier, so there will inevitably be some hiccups.”The young man was confused. “But Prince William’s good friend was very friendly to me. He’
Ruth explained seriously, “A bridesmaid stays by the bride’s side and serves her at all times!”Pearl came back to her senses. “I know! But you have so many bridesmaids. No one will notice if I leave! I’ll be back soon!”Ruth looked at her coldly.Pearl’s smile slowly disappeared, and her voice became more serious. “You’re right. We’re besties. If I leave, everyone will notice! I can’t leave!”When the two of them returned to the dressing room together, the frenzied people inside heaved sighs of relief.“The two of you are finally back! Why are you running around at such a critical moment? If you don’t change your clothes soon, we’re going to be late!” As the person spoke, she took out the Lady in Red jewelry set.At the same time, the person in charge of Ouyan also took out the fiery red wedding gown.Ruth and Pearl cooperated with the stylists. Soon, they had changed into their clothes and had donned jewelry.Ruth had a slightly different makeup look this time. It was more pr
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!