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
Lily finally gave in and told them.She may have appeared idle the past few days and ignored the Lovehart Corporation’s matters, but she had been monitoring the situation in private.On the surface, Sean’s family had Reina.However, it was all cloak and dagger.Some time ago, Sean had spent a lot of money to buy a manor and book a factory. He had even transferred a large sum of money overseas.She had always felt that they knew that there was no turning back, so they were trying their best to transfer their assets.She did not care about that bit of money, so she did not stop Sean.But last time, they had a huge sum of money to spend, and she couldn’t find out where it went.She went to the car to get her laptop and handed it to Ruth. “This company belongs to Endore. I used all my connections, but I couldn’t find out what it’s for.”Ruth furrowed her eyebrows and swiped through a few times. It looked like a very ordinary foreign trade company.“What’s strange about it?”“Let
Ruth suddenly asked, “Does this company belong to you? You took the Lovehart family’s money and did something to the Lovehart family, but you didn’t want Lily to know?”The corners of Abel’s mouth twitched. He felt that not telling her the truth would be more troublesome than telling her.“Do you remember Hamish?” he suddenly asked.Ruth’s eyes flickered, and she quickly nodded. “I remember him, but I haven’t thought about him since the wedding.”Abel took the tablet from her hand again and placed it aside. He lifted the blanket and got into bed. “I looked into what he’s been up to.”Ruth thought for a moment and frowned. “Is this related to Denver?”“Denver has been in contact with the outside world and often sends remittances. A few of these remittances are from this company’s account. The address where Hamish sent the message to Denver corresponds with the address of this company.”“This company is their contact point, and it has something to do with the fifth head of the Riv