After Ruth took over Lockton Entertainment, she did a purge of the staff, and she had to practically rebuild the company from scratch. The company’s operations might seem to be on track now, but, in truth, she did not have enough staff. The company was already struggling to keep up with Grand Empire in managing the Gate to the Heart. “Also, are you sure you want to bring Marcus along?”Marcus was the one who had recommended Luna to act as Remilia Walton. His stance and convictions were clear. Nathan would not comment on the fact that Ruth did not punish him for it, but why was she still going to use him?“Naturally, it’s because there’s no one else more suited for it than him,” Ruth answered.Nathan did not ask any further questions, but he was still worried. “And you said you’ll think of something to deal with the trending tag?”“You might not know this, but I was the one who dealt with all of Rising Star’s public relations problems in the past. Caelus isn’t actually good enou
At that moment, she saw a familiar face appear at the entrance. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes that made him seductive, but also like someone who could perfectly suppress his desires. Behind him was a group of people dressed in black, who looked like assistants. Beside him was Joseph Hansford. Joseph held a briefcase and walked half a step behind him. The people in the hall became a little quieter at their arrival. Everyone was curious about who the man was. Why was Joseph so respectful toward him?Ruth was stunned when she saw this lineup, but understanding soon lit up in her eyes. Abel was part of the Blakewell family, so he could never be just a normal member of Grand Empire’s upper management. It was likely that Joseph was somewhat serious when he and Abel did their role play thing. But why would Abel come to the bidding?He never mentioned it before. She took out her phone and sent a message over. [Why are you here?]Abel did not reply to her. The bidd
“I changed my mind.”He had received word while on his way to the bidding that Lockton Entertainment's main focus this time was Silent Love’s copyright. He had been doubtful at the start, but when he saw Ruth’s behavior…As if in response to his thought, Ruth gnashed her teeth, and, after a moment’s hesitation, increased the bid. “Fifteen million.”If Ruth analyzed a particular work and weighed its pros and cons, it would usually not incur losses. He continued increasing the bid without batting an eyelid. “Sixteen million.”Caelus could sense Ruth’s anger despite them being several rows apart. In the past, if he did not do something well or went against her wishes, she would yell at him. But, now, she no longer had the right to do so. Caelus felt good. Even the indignity he suffered because of her disappeared. He sat up straight and waited for the auctioneer to announce the deal. “Thirty million,” someone suddenly said from the front row. It was Joseph. The hall desce
When Ruth returned to the company, she held a meeting and took out her rage on everyone. The people in the meeting were indignant. They believed that Ruth was using them as her emotional punching bag because she was going through cyber bullying, but they did not dare to say it. “Ruth, we aren’t as strong as Rising Star, so it only makes sense that we couldn’t get it. Don’t take it to heart,” Marcus comforted her, but he did not seem too concerned about losing Silent Love. Ruth stared at him coldly. “Is that so? Is it solely because we aren’t as good as Rising Star?”Marcus cocked an eyebrow and retorted, “What else could it be?”“Based on what I know, Silent Love wasn’t among the works Rising Star wanted. Why did Caelus suddenly decide to switch his target?”Marcus’s eyes flashed with cunning, but he pretended to be troubled. “Do you really want me to tell you the truth?”Ruth snorted. “Are you saying that he’s targeting me?”Marcus said nothing. The other people stayed si
Nathan frowned in puzzlement. “We have enough proof to fire him. Why did you do this?”Ruth sat down in her chair. “It’s enough to fire him, but it’s not enough to destroy his reputation.”“What do you mean?”“He might be a bad apple, but he’s pretty good. If we don’t make him suffer the consequences of his actions before leaving, we’ll just give Rising Star a talented person.” And she was not that good of a person. Since Marcus decided to stay, she would make him unable to leave. Nathan nodded. Her words made sense.However, they were still not done with the public’s bad opinion about Ruth. He took out his tablet and tapped the screen a few times before showing it to her. “She’s spitting in your face because you’re doing nothing. Are you sure you want to continue waiting?”Ten minutes ago, Luna had sent a new tweet. [I might be too happy in my relationship, for I’ve only come to know that my sister has this sort of feelings for Caelus. I’ve thought about this for a long t
Two minutes later, the “guilty” Ruth finally posted a tweet after being silent the whole day in the face of condemning words. Ruth: Keeping your sugar mommy’s photos is something worthy of praise, but uploading them while twisting the truth is wrong @Caelus]She also uploaded four photos that showed a transfer of money. The transfer dates were different, but all of the money went to Caelus, and he always sent a heart emoji back. If heart emojis could symbolize love, then he sent some every month. After the first transfer of money, he even wished her happy birthday in advance. The netizens who had been denouncing Ruth and condemning her were really stirred up. When Ruth posted the tweet, it immediately became the most retweeted post. [What’s this?][Sugar mommy? Am I reading this right? Ruth is Caelus’s sugar mommy?][What the hell? I’m too shocked. My brain can’t think.][Hahahahaha! She’s saying that she’s Rising Star’s president’s sugar mommy! I’m going to die!][How
Mr. Herbert understood just how biased Calum was, but he was a wily old fox who looked down on Calum and did not trust Ruth, so he decided to protect his own interests by staying out of their family’s affairs and refusing to say anything about it. Nathan diverted the subject by saying regretfully, “But it’s still sad that we lost the copyright for Silent Love. We assessed it so thoroughly and planned for it, but it ended up benefiting someone else instead.”“Don’t be sad about it. I never wanted the copyright for that book.”What?Both of them stared at her. Ruth gave them a mysterious smile. “Just wait. You’ll understand what I mean later.”Nathan was patient and phlegmatic, so, when he saw how confident she was, he felt at ease and did not ask any further questions, while Mr. Herbert did not care about it. His sole goal was to deal with Ruth’s current scandal. He happily went out with his phone in hand and waited for a crucial moment to add fuel to the flames and stir the p
Luna had changed her schedule last minute to discreetly increase her own value by telling DH that she wanted to sign the contract the next day instead of what was originally planned. But they could not wait and came to her. Their enthusiasm pleased Luna, and there was no problem with the contract’s clauses, so she was ready to sign. But what were they doing now?She exchanged a look with her manager, Cyrus, and could only watch as DH’s group left in a hurry. Then, her manager received a call. After he hung up, he turned around stiffly to stare at her. “I think I know why they left, Luna.”What?Luna picked up her phone and saw the series of money transfer screenshots. Then, she saw that Ruth had tagged her, and her expression turned dark. When she saw the netizens who were just in for the entertainment asking Ruth to give them more details, Luna’s heart nearly stopped. How could she forget?! Ruth still had those indecent photos of her and Caelus!In a panic, she got out
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!