On the high platform facing the door, Abel was wearing a fiery red suit to match Ruth’s dress. His temperament was extraordinary. However, his usually cold face looked softer.Separated by a sea of people, he looked over and walked toward Ruth.The crowd automatically opened up a path for him.Abel smiled. “Are you nervous?”His familiar voice easily dispelled Ruth’s anxiety. She blinked and asked, “How is that possible?”Her voice was calm and composed, but only she knew that as she watched him walk toward her, her heart beat even faster.She was not nervous.She was excited.Their relationship had started off as a misunderstanding, but so many things had changed…For the first half of her life, Ruth had lived in a loveless household. Ever since her mother passed away and her grandfather fell sick, she had been treated terribly…She never expected to have found such a tender love.Abel was bad at showing his affection, but he always respected her opinions and put her first.
Julius realized what he had said and looked guilty for a moment. He explained awkwardly, “I didn’t mean it like that. I just…”“You’re right. If she knows the truth, she might not acknowledge me.” Charles’s low voice sounded a little disappointed.Julius was speechless.He really wanted to slap himself.He always spoke without thinking.Abel held Ruth’s hand as they walked down the aisle. Behind them were bridesmaids in pink dresses. The best man appeared out of nowhere and consciously followed Abel on the other side.They reached the altar.The host also came back to his senses and quickly improvised. He made a concise speech and moved things along.However, there was a problem.When it came to seating the family of the bride, there were many guests who were not satisfied with the distribution of seats.The head of the Lockton family sat in the middle of the table with Frederick and the head of the Acker family by his side.However, there was a scuffle between Charles and
“Of course, Father deserves this seat the most, but Julius has come a long way to attend my wedding. We can’t push him away, right?” Ruth’s gentle voice sounded.Charles turned around and met Ruth’s eyes.He was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted.Was she talking about them?Was she saying that because they were family, she knew there would be no hard feelings if she seated him further away?Charles let out a small sigh of relief.He covered his mouth and coughed lightly. With the posture of a generous host, he gestured for Julius to sit at the seat they were squabbling about and then seated himself further away.When Abel saw this, he smiled.He met Ruth’s eyes and nodded in approval.“You did great.”“He’s a man. It’s easy to manipulate him like this!”Abel narrowed his eyes and looked at her with a strange gaze.There were no issues with Abel’s parents. Gabriel and Lyla sat at their assigned seats.Then the host announced that the parents of the couple would be
“Heavens! Are you saying that Miss Ruth will enjoy all the benefits of Duke Charles’s position, but does not have any obligations?”“That’s right, and the royal family has admitted to it!”The foreign guests were discussing Duke Charles’s intentions, while the local guests had moved on to another topic.Some gossipy rich ladies were surprised to find that Reina was not present during the gifting ceremony.Reina was Madam Cavendish, after all. Why was she not seated next to Duke Charles?“I thought that the duke would not come because of the Lockton family.”“He’s Ruth’s father in name. Of course, he’s here for her.”“Reina’s daughter is his biological daughter! There’s something wrong with naming Ruth his heir!”“Wait, you’re right! His biological daughter isn’t to be seen!”“Fortunately, only the official media is around and won’t write nonsense. If those tabloid reporters knew about this, the gossip would be endless!”When Ruth heard these voices, her expression turned even
Backstage, in the changing room, while waiting for her makeup to be changed, Ruth called Lily. “Where are you?”Lily said that she wanted to make arrangements for Ruth’s wedding.However, Ruth really did not know what Lily wanted to do.“I’m at the entrance of the hotel, I’m snatching wedding favors. Hahahaha, I’ve snatched a house and a car! I got a few thousand dollars too! Officer Barker has been quite lucky too!”Ruth was silent for a few seconds before she understood.Lily was with Galen, and they were snatching wedding favors...What were they doing?“You’re my cousins! Why are you snatching wedding favors when I’m getting married? Do you think that we won’t give you any?” Ruth leaned back in her chair.Lily lowered her voice. “Don’t be angry. I came up just now and was watching the ceremony. It was only because Officer Barker called me to ask some questions that I went down! He was asking questions about you. I was doing you a favor!”Ruth did not care about anything
Lily replied, “You said it! You can’t ever go back on your word!”“Obviously.” Ruth rolled her eyes.“Hehehe, the car I just won is a low-end Porsche. Can I get Abel to change it to a Ferrari? I like white ones.”“Get lost.”“Fine! I’ll get lost! I’ll go to the store tomorrow morning to pick up the sad little Porsche!”After hanging up, Ruth stared at her phone screen in a daze.……Lily was waiting in the hall on the first floor. She actually did have a mysterious mission to carry out.Before the wedding started, Reina had given her a blacklist. The people on it were not allowed to enter. There were also some foreign representatives who were not invited but rushed over after hearing the news.She was Duke Charles’s official daughter in public. Making her reject high-profile guests was a smart choice.However, she did not expect that this mission would let her know some unexpected inside information.Denver had just arrived. He was also on the blacklist. Lily only smiled and
Lily blinked, not expecting Janet to say that.She looked steadily into her eyes.After a while, she said, “My mother has never seen you as an opponent.”Janet smiled bitterly. “I only found out about that recently. If I had known earlier, I might not have had to go through so many years of pain.”Lily’s eyes flickered. It was difficult turning Janet away when she looked this pitiful.Did her mother look like this when she was sad and desperate for that scumbag back then?She wondered how Reina felt back then.“There’s no room for mistakes at today’s wedding banquet. I don’t have the right to include anyone outside the invitation list, but I can call my mother. Please wait a moment.”“Okay, thanks.”Lily took out her phone and went to the corner to send a short message. She quickly returned. “My mother is waiting for you upstairs. Please go ahead.”Janet nodded slightly at her and walked toward the elevator in her high heels.Lily looked at her back in a daze.Janet was qui
Charles and Reina brought Ruth and Abel to greet the guests on Ruth’s side.Well, they said they were guests from the bride’s side, but Ruth barely knew them.She did not know as many people as Abel did.Fortunately, Abel knew them all and had business dealings with them. Things went smoothly.Halfway through, Reina received a call and instructed the waiter to greet Janet at the door.“Are there any more guests coming?” Ruth asked curiously.Reina shook her head. “She’s not considered a guest. She’s Notus’s wife.”Ruth was confused.Seeing that Reina had no other reaction, she did not ask further.Before long, Janet came up right when Ruth and Abel were greeting the members of the Rivas family. “We don’t need introductions here. Take your time. I’ll be back soon,” said Reina.Ruth nodded. “Call me if you need anything.”Ruth turned to the Rivas family members.“Have you settled your family matters? When can you return to the training grounds?” She stared at Piers with a f
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!