After Galen left, Lily calmed down for a while before slowly getting up.On the way to the washroom, she quietly sized up the layout of the small apartment.It was simple and well-decorated. However, it did not look lived in.It looked like the residence of a single man. However, in the bedroom she had just stayed in, there were clearly some feminine touches, such as a table lamp and a dressing table.The bedroom slippers she was wearing also felt snug. They did not feel like they had been bought at the last minute.On the counter in the washroom, there was a mess of bottles and jars. They were all branded skincare products.There were also a lot of disposable toiletries…She frowned and her eyes were filled with disdain.Was the cold and unsmiling Officer Barker actually more playful than her in private?Was he hiding a mistress?She picked up a half-used bottle of facial cream with her thumb and index finger and sized it up. She clicked her tongue and appraised it. Was he m
Lily slowly smiled.She began to eat and asked casually, “Why didn’t you send me back to the Loveharts last night?”Galen did not look up. “No one in the Lovehart family would be willing to take care of a drunkard.”Lily’s smile faded.So, she did not enter the Lovehart villa at all.After a few seconds of silence, she asked again, “How did I get up here? Why don’t I remember anything?”Galen took a sip of water and did not mind her suggestive tone at all. He replied casually, “You were unconscious. I don’t expect you to remember anything.”“Is that so? Then how did I get upstairs?” Lily continued to ask with a smile.Galen was indifferent. “How else can you come up? I carried you up.”The smile on Lily’s face vanished.To think she wanted Galen to say he had carried her up gently like a princess…He was already being kind by not letting her spend the night in the parking lot…“Well, thank you.”“You’re welcome.”The dining table was quiet except for the sounds of food be
Galen was slightly stunned. Just as he was about to speak, Lily spoke first. “You say things without thinking about what effect your words would have on other people, but when you apologize, you still want people to accept it without any objection?”Galen seemed to be especially easy to talk to today, and he was very affirmative of her.“Well, what do I have to do to make you accept my apology?”Lily raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes shining. “Are you willing to do anything?”Galen’s voice was calm. “Yes, if it doesn’t go against basic laws and morals— and if it’s within my capabilities, of course.”Lily’s eyes curved into crescents. “How about being my boyfriend?”Galen’s deep gaze landed on her face.Lily had a naive, sweet kind of beauty about her.Of course, he ignored the sly glint in her eyes that could not be hidden.His lips parted slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Lily casually waved her hand.“I’m kidding!”Galen’s expression darkened, and his voice was
Galen said nothing.“Abel also knows! Do you think they’ll misunderstand our relationship?”The meal ended in silence.Although Galen looked expressionless, he actually had a headache.He knew Abel very well. He was extremely protective of his loved ones.He may not be particularly kind to Lily, but since Ruth saw her as a sister, so did he.If Abel thought that Galen had a weird relationship with Lily, who knew what would happen?After breakfast, he tactfully tried to chase her away. “Where are you going later? I’ll drive you there.”Lily was curled up on the sofa, looking like she did not intend to move.“Did you cash in the wedding favors you snatched on the day of Ruth’s wedding?” Galen suddenly thought of something.Lily could not help but sit up straight. “That’s right! I have a car and a house!”Galen raised his chin slightly and gestured to her. “Let’s go. I’ll take you to cash them in.”Lili wanted to tease him by staying in his house and seeing how he would react.
Ruth got the address of the apartment from Demi.Maybe out of curiosity, Demi had dropped in as well…After a pause, Abel added, “I bet there are three or more people in the car.”The atmosphere in the car in front was not too good.There were four people in the car.One of them drove while the other three stared at each other.Apollo sat in the front passenger seat and stared fixedly at Galen. His gaze was filled with scrutiny.Demi sat in the back seat and looked at Lily, who was feeling guilty. Her eyes were filled with pain.In the end, she was the first to break the silence.“So, you abandoned your principles in order to ensnare him?”“No, your brother already said that we didn’t stay together last night. He might not have stayed over at all.” Lily carefully smiled, completely unlike her usual arrogant and domineering self.“What?” Demi raised her voice. “You don’t even know the facts. What’s wrong with you? Why are you trying to protect him?”She had rushed over after
“When did I say that I found it troublesome?” Galen interrupted Demi.Demi paused for a moment, unable to react.On the other hand, Lily’s eyes lit up when she heard Galen. She was so bashful that she forgot to keep up her act. She leaned forward and craned her neck over. “So, you don’t think it’s troublesome? You have feelings for me too?”“Nonsense! If he didn’t have any feelings for you, would he have tricked you into going to his residence last night?” Apollo piped up unhappily.Lily’s face was red, and there was a dark glint in her eyes. “That’s true. Besides, he… was very strange this morning!” Apollo and Demi said in unison, “What do you mean?”After Demi asked, she looked at Lily’s bashful expression, and her last bit of hope was extinguished.Her voice cracked.“No, didn’t you say you didn’t stay together last night? I thought Galen didn’t stay over here last night?”Lily sat back in her seat and tugged at the corner of her shirt. She lowered her head and smiled. “He
Back in the car, Lily watched the people on the road get further and further away. She was in a daze.No one knew what she was thinking.“What did I do this morning?” Galen’s cold voice pulled her back to reality.He had to clear things up with her.Lily blinked. “This morning, you noticed that I was starting to think that you brought multiple women to your apartment and you took the initiative to explain. Isn’t that strange?”Galen frowned. “Does that even count?”“Of course! Otherwise, why would you mention Demi? Didn’t you just want me to stay for breakfast?”Galen was silent for a moment. For the first time, he did not deny what she had asserted.Instead, he said, “Are you aware that what you said can easily make people’s imaginations run wild and misunderstand?”Lily looked innocent. “What do you mean? Why didn’t you explain it clearly earlier? What should I do now? Should I call Demi now and explain to her personally?”Galen said, “Forget it.”Lily leaned against the d
Lily did not move for the time being. “Aren’t you coming with me? Are you just dropping me off here?”Galen said lightly, “I still have something to do.”Lily raised her eyebrows and looked at him steadily. He was clearly on leave and did not have any work.Moreover, it seemed that he was really not interested in her. He used the excuse of dropping her off because he was afraid that she would stay at his place, right?Her lips moved, and her smile was a little self-deprecating.She had never dreamed that she would one day be hated like this…However, Lily did not dwell on it. No matter how much she liked him, she would not pester him. It was the same with her exes.Her friend was right. There were plenty of fish in the sea.She was still young, so there was no need for her to cling to Galen.She picked up her bag and got out of the car.After taking two steps, she suddenly thought of something. She turned back and knocked on the window. When the driver’s window rolled down, s
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!