The Blakewell Corporation did not intend to blow up the matter of redeeming the prize, so the news quickly subsided.However, some people were not satisfied with the outcome.Aquilo was one of them.As soon as he came out of the club, he saw that he had a few missed calls. They were all from Lucas, Nicholas’s assistant. When he called back, he realized that Lily had caused trouble at the prize redemption center.The comments that they had prepared about the wedding favors being a scam were suppressed before they could be posted.Aquilo gripped his phone tightly in anger, unable to hide the disgust on his face. “She’s always dragging people down while pretending to be innocent! She’s so shameless!”Lucas sighed helplessly. “Since things have come to this, Mr. Nicholas intends to let it go. You can’t win against Ruth anyway.”Although his words sounded defeated, he was actually riling Aquilo up.As expected, Aquilo’s anger soared. “Let it go? Is Nicholas so afraid of implicating
Notus had experienced blows to both his family and career. He had been dispirited for a long time.When he finally composed himself and was about to stand up, he received an anonymous email. When he saw the contents, he almost collapsed again.It was the record of communications between Denver and Endore. The contents were unknown, but the person he contacted was Prince William’s most trusted friend.Not only did he have these records, but he had also received an email sent by someone else.The sender was Hamish, who had caused trouble at Abel’s wedding.He clearly stated his identity. He was Denver’s apprentice. His teacher had something important to communicate with him. No matter what, he had to remember to tell him that he was safe.Regardless of whether this information was true or false, as long as it was made public, it was enough to cause a storm.The Lovehart family was just an ordinary wealthy family. Thus, being involved in a power struggle in a foreign country would
Abel understood that Notus was referring to the recent backlash online.Notus originally wanted to minimize the matter, but he was chased away by Aquilo.Abel looked at the man in front of him with a confident expression.He suddenly recalled what Ruth had told him last night. When communicating with Notus, he had to try his best to remain calm and not be led astray.Lily had also not been very happy with Notus.At that time, he did not quite understand why Lily was so disdainful of Notus.However, he seated across Notus, he understood.Notus was indeed rather deceitful.“I think that you are not aware of the situation, so let me explain. “I could give this email to Duke Charles, and the Duke will pass it to the relevant departments to accuse the Lovehart family of disrupting the order of Endore and interfering in the partisan struggle. Then, the relevant departments will launch an investigation. “After the results are out, What will the government do to the Lovehart family
Because of recent events, there were many entertainment reporters waiting at the club.Aquilo had just finished a friendly match and was walking toward the resting area when a familiar face appeared in his field of vision.“Aquilo, will you accept my challenge?”The entire place was silent.They all looked in the direction of the voice.The reporters hurriedly started snapping pictures, afraid that they would miss this exciting scene.Aquilo was stunned for a moment before he forced a smile. “Why? Do you think that the Mountainside Club is something anyone can barge into and challenge?”“What are the minimum requirements to challenge you?” Lily looked at him seriously.Aquilo sized her up and suddenly smiled. “Let’s not talk about the requirements first. Do you even have a driver’s license?”As soon as he said this, laughter spread around.There were also some fangirls cheering for him.Lily frowned, unconcealed disdain flashing across her face. She did not expect Aquilo to
“Your original intention in placing the order was to target me. Of course, I have to resolve this matter.”Ruth’s voice was calm, and her eyes were cold. “I don’t care about the internal affairs of the Blakewell Corporation, and I don’t have to pursue whoever made that order, but if you want to cheat me…”She did not finish her sentence.However, Aquilo knew very well that this was a silent warning.He pursed his lips and scanned the reporters and cameras around him. He sneered.“Mrs. Blakewell, it’s one thing for your cousin to spout nonsense, but if you don’t have any evidence to back up these claims, you’ll have to face the consequences of defaming me.” His voice was calm.Ruth had already expected his reaction and was not angry. “Defaming you? You said that you wanted to use those orders for the club, right?”Aquilo did not even think about it. “That’s right! And I’m in a hurry. I have to use them soon for the competition—”“As far as I know, there’s a difference between ra
His stunned expression made the people around him confused. There were whispers and discussions, but they did not dare ask them questions.After all, they had to be professional.They could obtain much more information from their conversation than from interviewing them.The staff member beside Aquilo quietly touched his arm.Only then did Aquilo suddenly sober up. He glanced at the people around him and sneered, returning to his previous relaxed and indifferent appearance.“Mrs. Blakewell, you’re really confident. Are you so sure that you’ll win? You can tell me the winning conditions. However, you’re still going to lose.”Aquilo sneered. “That’s right. After all, I won’t compete with you at all.”She was not a racer. It did not matter if she was powerful. How could she insult the racing profession?She even openly challenged him. She thought too highly of herself.He glanced at her disdainfully and turned to leave.When the reporters who were waiting for the news saw this c
Aquilo was already past the age of being impulsive.However, when it came to his passion, he refused to be insulted.He turned around and slowly walked up to Ruth.The staff looked at him warily, ready to stop the fight at any time. Seeing this, Lily also took two steps forward, ready to defend Ruth at any time.Ruth’s lips twitched as she watched him stand in front of her with a smug smile.The air was tense. Aquilo spoke up.“If I win, you will publicly apologize to Luna! Then you and your family will get out of the Imperial City, and you will inherit your title. You will never appear in front of me again!”“No problem! But if you want me to apologize to Luna… please explain in detail. What are the specifics?”Ruth did not seem to understand. “Do you want me to apologize for her failure to bully others and embarrass herself on the Internet? Or do you want me to apologize because she stole someone else’s things and I happened to expose her?”When Aquilo heard her questions, h
Lily was indeed Ruth’s cousin. Her confident tone was exactly the same as hers.Did she actually think that Ruth could win against an outstanding professional racer?The media staff had different expressions, but seeing that she had no intention of saying anything else, they quickly went to the stands and found a suitable spot to film.In the private room, Notus looked at the live broadcast, and his face darkened.Her fingers gripped his phone tightly. “Who asked them to do this?! Who allowed them to publicize it?! Why are you letting them spew nonsense in public?”As he shouted angrily, he took out his phone. He wanted to call Lucas and instruct him to delete the video immediately.Abel slowly pulled his phone back and told him calmly, “You have to believe in my wife’s skills. She doesn’t need anyone’s permission. If she wants this matter to be exposed, it will be exposed.” Moreover, Aquilo was the one who made the first move.Still, it was hard to say who would drown in publ
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!