Lily did not break eye contact. Lucas started to fidget. Lily nodded lightly.“Alright, I’ll honor you with a practice session.”Lucas stood in dumbfounded silence.She would honor him?Lily turned around in her high heels and stood in front of the desk. She picked up a document and flipped through it.She pushed the document in front of him. “This should have gone to a department manager for approval. Why are you sending it to me? What do you think I’m here for?“Well…”Lily did not listen to his excuses and threw the document to the ground with a bang.She picked up another book and flipped through a few pages. She gave a furious chuckle.She handed the page to him with a flourish. “Look at this. This is an internship application for a subsidiary company. Am I supposed to deal with this? What are we paying our staff for?”Lucas pursed his lips in tense silence.The file struck the ground as well.Lily flipped through a few more pages. They were all trivial matters. They w
Aquilo coughed. He had not expected such defiance.He awkwardly held her wrist.This girl was so brash and ostentatious. She constantly got on everyone’s nerves. However, she was so slender and frail. Her wrist was so delicate and small.As Lily started to struggle, Aquilo tightened his grip. “Do you know that because of you, the very foundations of the Lovehart Corporation will quake?! Now, everyone is saying that the Lovehart Corporation is finished! It’s all because of your reckless acts of vengeance!”“Yeah, so what if I’m taking revenge? You deserve it!”“Why, you!”“You’re hurting me. Let go! Don’t make me hit you!”Aquilo had actually accepted her identity.He had considered her a member of the Lovehart family.Since she was a member of the Lovehart family, she had to act in the family’s best interests. Did she not hear the rumors spreading like wildfire?Where was her conscience?Aquilo had long intended to have a word with her. However, he had never been able to see
The Barker family was a well-known family in the Imperial City, and their connections and status were not to be underestimated.Galen did not inherit his father’s family business like the other descendants of aristocratic families. Instead, he chose to serve the country and seek a greater purpose.To him, these profligate sons were a waste of time, much less a whimsical playboy like Aquilo.Ignoring him, he turned to speak to Lily.“Get in the car. I’ll take you back.”Lily had been enjoying the show.She was jolted to her senses. “Oh, don’t bother. I drove here myself.”Galen stood in stunned silence.In the past, this girl would always think of ways to stick to him. No matter if he was busy or resting, he could not get rid of her.Moreover, she seemed to know his schedule and always created all kinds of coincidences.He had not seen her since the exchange of the car that day. Today had truly been a chance encounter.Under regular circumstances, she would have run to his ca
Galen wearily glanced at her. “Does Ruth know that you’re picking fights for her everywhere?”Lily said, “She knows. We’ve known each other for so many years. She knows very well what kind of person I am.”Galen was at a loss for words.It was what one would expect of a young, passionate lady.It was almost time to get off work, and the traffic on the road gradually increased.At one point, they remained stationary.Lily lowered the window and stuck her head out. “We’re miles away! When can we reach home? I still have to go back and tidy up the house!”Galen had been staring ahead the entire time. When he heard her voice drifting away, he turned and saw her carelessly popping her head out.He reacted before he could think.He grabbed her arm and pulled her back.“Ah!”Lily held her head and complained unhappily, “What are you doing?! I smacked my head!”Galen glanced at her. “Who taught you to stick your head out of the car window? Are you a child?”“Who taught you to manh
The corners of Galen’s mouth twitched violently. He swallowed the dirty words that were about to come out of his mouth.She was doing this on purpose.Was this her new way of testing his patience?His solid self-control was falling apart in front of her…He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. “Get out of the car and go back yourself.”Lily was at a loss, but she looked at her surroundings. They were almost there.“Fine.”She unbuckled her seatbelt and placed her hand on the car door. “Brother, no, Uncle, is this my car?”Galen almost could not breathe when she called him uncle.Suppressing the urge to strangle her, he opened the car door and left without looking back.Lily’s heart skipped as he slammed the door.Were all old men so emotional?What was wrong with her in the past? How did she find him to be cold, strong, and stoic?He had been unmoved by her various gestures of goodwill. He had watched coldly as she used all her tricks to seduce him…He had been so agon
When Charles came in, he was startled.In Sommerset, they had been resting. It had been a long time since he had seen her with such an expression. “What’s wrong?”Reina looked up at him. “I just received a call from a good friend.”Charles’ expression turned serious. “What happened over there?”“Nothing bad. It’s just something strange.” She paused for a moment. “Bella Parsons brought Jasper Goldwell to Endore. That’s Clarence’s territory. The bank card under her name has recently received a huge amount of money.”Charles fell silent.Although Duke Barron had just recently returned to power, he had a long-standing prestige and connections.Even in Sommerset, he was closely watched.The situation at the Lockton family was also closely monitored. Therefore, the moment Bella Parsons appeared in Endore, Marquis Clarence’s wife had immediately sent her an email.When she did not get a response, she even called to tell her the details.“Do you suspect that Luna wants to escape to E
George pushed the door open and came in. “Why are you still in bed? Aren’t you going to be discharged?”This was becoming quite the grand ceremony. Even the old man was here.Reina immediately sat up from the bed and frowned unhappily.“Dad, why are you here? There are so many reporters at the door. Did they make things difficult for you?”“With my granddaughter around, who would dare to make things difficult for me?” The old man proudly moved aside.Both Reina and Charles looked at the door expectantly.Lily slowly walked in from outside and glanced at the two of them. She casually said, “Yo, look at how disappointed everyone is!”“A little, but hardly,” Reina said.She shared Charles’ thoughts. If her daughter needed help, she would not hesitate to step in.But she did not need to. She could live her life in peace.Now that everything was settled, she could breathe easier.As soon as the mother and daughter exchanged words, the atmosphere became much more relaxed. Lily wal
“Lastly, can you guys just listen to me? I’ve said it before. I was interested before, but I’m no longer chasing him. Leave him be!”There was a pregnant silence in the car.Thinking that the storm had passed, Lily heaved a sigh of relief.She thought that her stubborn and dictatorial grandfather could finally hear other people’s voices and respect them.However, what he said next broke her defense. “You would never give up. Did he break your heart?”Lily was speechless.Why was she here today?She gave up talking to them and closed her eyes. It was better to play dead.Her silence seemed to confirm Charles’ guess.Charles was furious. He had raised his daughter for so many years and doted on her. Now, she was being bullied by another man?How could this be?He turned around and gave the driver a look.The driver was Charles’ personal bodyguard. He nodded solemnly in tacit understanding.“Daddy, if you don’t drop this, I promise I’ll make Ruth ignore you for the rest of he
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!