After Ruth left the ward, Lily quarreled with everyone again.She came out the victor.Because her method was much more direct.She wasn’t angry, nor did she criticize them. She just poked at their guilty consciences sarcastically. “You guys are quite amazing. You’re really amazing. You played me and my cousin like fools. If you had lost this battle for power, then my cousin and I would have just died, right? It’s fine if we were still young and didn’t have the right to know. But we’re all adults now. Why would you keep this from us? You’re the only real family here. You’re united against a common enemy. Ruth and I are just toys. It’s fine if we don’t have the right to say anything, but don’t tell us that we’re not entitled to our own feelings.”Reina turned her head helplessly. She did not expect Lily to argue with them after Ruth had just left.However, Lily’s words allowed her to grasp the main point.Reina came to her senses and corrected her seriously. “Why would you think t
Ruth’s lips twitched as she looked helplessly at the man beside her.Abel smiled slightly. He tilted his head and interrupted Lily. “Looks like your cousin is overthinking. You don’t need to be comforted.”“Huh?”“Didn’t you drive here? Go back on your own. We still have something to do.”Lily was dumbfounded.She had just helped them out and was already being chased out?How could he do that?She leaned over from the console and hugged Ruth’s arm. She said coquettishly, “No! I want to be with Ruth! We don’t want to be separated!”At this point, Abel wanted to repay kindness with ingratitude. After all, Abel was also an accomplice.After all, he had been in private contact with Reina, and he had already understood the situation with just a few words.Thus, he had to know something.But before she could say anything, she felt a chill at the back of her head.She silently retracted her body, but she could not bear to let go of Ruth’s hand. She hugged the back of the passenger
Ruth wanted to ask more, but Abel held her hand and walked in.The office was decorated simply. From the moment they entered, two rows of candles mapped out a path, and the floor was covered with a layer of rose petals.The path led to the sofa. There was a pile of exquisite gift boxes surrounded by bright flowers.Ruth stood at the side. “Are these gifts that I didn’t open?”She had spent the entire day opening the gift boxes at home yesterday and had only managed to organize a small portion of the wedding gifts. Those were given by friends and close family on both sides, so she had personally opened them.As for the others, they were sent to Kingsland Manor for Mrs. Greenwell to deal with.But why were there still so many gifts here?“They’re birthday presents.”As soon as he finished speaking, Kallan calmly picked up the small signboard on the desk and stood beside the birthday presents.Three sets of eyes landed on his face.Kallan’s calm expression did not collapse. He w
Ruth did not know when it started, but Abel could always perfectly capture her emotions and comfort her patiently.Earlier in the ward, when she found out the truth, she asked her grandfather if he had never cared about the Lockton Corporation.This was because she realized that she had tried her best to hold on to it and protect it.However, it turned out that they did not care at all.At that moment, she felt like a joke.She felt that all of her hard work was meaningless.However, Abel had comforted her.Her chest felt warm. Her eyes were also tearing up, gradually blurring everything in front of her.She sniffled and tried to return his smile, but tears rolled down her cheeks.She wiped her cheeks in a panic and said in a delicate voice, “You’re annoying! You made me cry again! You’ve embarrassed me twice in one afternoon!”How could she maintain her cold and arrogant image in the future?“Why are you crying? Don’t you like the birthday presents?” Abel smiled and reached
Night fell.The residence was enveloped in silence.Ruth’s birthday presents were moved back home. After dinner, she could not wait to go back to her room to open them.Although these 24 birthday presents were just a romantic gesture, she was still curious about what these gifts were.When she got to the 16th gift, Ruth gradually realized it.These gifts seemed to be more than just a gesture. Every one of them was carefully chosen.It matched her age at that time and her personality.When she was holding her 18th birthday present, she suddenly remembered that when Abel handed it to her, he had naturally mentioned the contents of the box.In that case, the gift was not prepared by Kallan. Had Abel personally prepared it?Because of this realization, Ruth smiled unconsciously. Her heart felt full.After opening the 24 gifts, Ruth felt as if she had celebrated 24 birthdays again. Looking at the row of exquisite gifts in front of her, she had a realization.Abel had filled the h
Abel’s eyes were dark, and his voice was calm and hoarse. “It’s already so late. Honey, do you still have work here?”Ruth slowly approached him under his burning gaze. “Can’t I just drop in?”The warm light fell from above and enveloped her in a warm halo. It gave her skin an angelic glow.Her voice was charming, and her beautiful eyes were sparkling.Just as she was about to reach him, she lost her balance and fell on him.The next second, Abel’s hand easily pulled her into his arms.Ruth sat on Abel’s lap and wrapped her hand around his neck. Her other hand slid down the side of his face and finally landed on his Adam’s apple.“They say that men who work hard are very handsome. That’s true. Every time I come to the study, you give me butterflies.”The hand on her waist tightened unconsciously.Feeling Abel’s heavy breathing, she smiled triumphantly. Her movements became bolder as she caressed the second button on his collar. “But I think there are times when you’re even mor
The night was getting darker.Neon lights were flashing at night in the Imperial City. It was bustling and lively.At the Regality Bar, a girl in her early twenties was dressed boldly. Her exquisite makeup made her young face look more charming and mature.She raised her head, and her slender neck looked even more alluring under the light.After a few glasses of wine, her mind became clearer. Her gaze swept across the dance floor, and she suddenly felt a little dull.She stood up shakily, picked up her bag, and prepared to leave.Not far behind, a few men with colored hair and roguish smiles looked at each other. Silently, they put down their glasses and followed.Lily stood at the door, waiting for the car.When the night wind blew, her mind seemed to be much clearer.However, she had no idea where she would go.She originally lived in Kingsland Manor, but her mother, father, and grandfather had been staying there for the past few days. They probably wanted to wait for Ruth
This street was full of bars.There were no streetlights or surveillance cameras in the alley over there.It was usually used to store random junk, and very few people passed by. Those who frequented this place knew that the alley was filled with couples seeking excitement.The taxi driver stopped and then shook his head before driving off.Young people had no morals.A black SUV followed behind the taxi.In the car, Galen saw Lily’s familiar figure from afar, surrounded by a few men.He subconsciously stepped on the accelerator and drove quickly.As soon as he arrived, he saw Lily smiling innocently and walking into the alley first.Galen suddenly stepped on the brakes and stopped in front of the taxi. His fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly. His sharp eyes stared fixedly at the figure’s back in disbelief.Was this girl really as Demi had said? Was she that naive?This was just reckless!Did she even know what she was doing?In that instant, Galen felt an inexpli
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!