“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
Starlight Court was the apartment that Lily had stayed in last night.Galen was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he could not escape.He pushed open the car door and got out.Ruth went straight to the point and asked if Lily had spent the night at his place last night.Galen nodded and did not deny it.“What about you?” Ruth asked again.Galen knew what she meant and immediately replied, “I went back to the police station last night and made do in the lounge for the entire night.”Ruth’s eyes moved, and her lips curled up. She was polite but distant. “I’m sorry to trouble you then. I’ll keep an eye on her in the future and not let her run around drunk. However, Lily is quite a good drinker. She didn’t take the initiative to pester you, right?”Galen looked at her for a while. “No, she wanted to go back to the Lovehart family, but the Lovehart family is in a dire situation at the moment, and it would not be wise for Lily to go there.”Ruth smiled. “I knew it was strange
However, why did they not know how cunning Lily truly was?……Lily followed the salesperson in and opened up the wedding favor. Her gaze swept across the luxury cars in the exhibition hall.She said lazily, “Get me a Ferrari. I need the best one in the market. I’ll pay for the difference.”The salesperson took the card from her hand and looked at it with a troubled expression. “Madam, I’m sorry. This award exchange event ended yesterday.”Lily turned to look at him in disbelief. “It’s over?”She had thought that they might refuse to change brands.However, he did not expect such an answer.The salesperson looked troubled. “Yes, I’m really sorry.”Lily sized him up. “There’s no deadline mentioned on the card. There’s no deadline mentioned on Mr. and Mrs. Blakewell’s wedding invitation either. There’s no deadline.”Had they run out of gifts?Even if they could, the store in the Imperial City did not have that many cars in stock. It would take no time to transfer them from othe
The manager’s expression did not change as he replied diplomatically, “This is an order from the higher-ups. We’re not sure. However, you made a promise on behalf of our shop…”“Who’s your superior? Call him over.”Lily did not fall for his tricks and could not be bothered to waste her breath on him. The manager was stunned by her overbearing attitude for a moment, but when he thought about how he had already dealt with several difficult customers in the past two days, he was not afraid of this young lady.“Miss, my superiors are following the orders of the headquarters. This decision was made by the higher-ups of the Blakewell Corporation. It’s useless no matter who you look for.”“Is that so?”Lily tilted her head and looked at him. “Are you sure it was the higher-ups’ idea?”The manager smiled. “Of course, our every move represents the Blakewell Corporation’s image. This also affects the Blakewell Corporation’s interests. The decision made by the higher-ups is based on the a
The manager automatically pictured a certain person.A terrifying thought appeared in his mind. He looked at Lily with fear. “Is your cousin…”Lily’s smile was pure and sweet as she pointed at the video in the middle of the hall. “There she is!”Since this was a place where people could redeem prizes with Ruth and Abel’s wedding favors, a video of their wedding was being played on a loop.The manager turned around and happened to see Ruth elegantly getting out of the car.Her lightly made-up face was cold and exquisite, and she had a proud temperament. Her gaze swept over indifferently. The manager’s shoulders trembled for some reason.“How is that possible? Weren’t they supposed to be in the hospital? Why is Mrs. Blakewell here—”Before he could finish speaking, a figure appeared at the entrance of the showroom.The woman was dressed in a light green dress and had a slender figure. She wore a pair of high heels and looked casual and elegant. As she walked in, she took off he
In that case, it was true.Lily seemed to be in a passive state with Galen.Whatever she did, Galen was unmoved, making Lily feel quite defeated.Therefore, during the night she stayed at his house, she felt that she was the one who took advantage of him. She felt that stepped into his private life and disturbed his life.However, she did not realize that he was the one who took the initiative to bring her back. She had to be the one to hold him accountable.Unconsciously, she thought about how Demi was back in the car. She was shocked and in disbelief, as she complained about her brother’s actions.At that time, she thought that she was the one who should have been blamed.After all, Demi did not want her to get too close to her brother. She even warned her brother not to be deceived by her.But when this happened, Demi’s first reaction was to stand on her side…Blinking, she stared at Ruth and pouted. “Hmph! We’re basically sisters! Men are the most unreliable! You guys are
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!