Lily washed her face and felt her mind clearing up a little. She stared at her face in the mirror.Although her face was not exquisite in the traditional sense, she was still cute, right?Her makeup was a little smudged, but she could tell that her skin was very smooth. It was plump and healthy.She was as pretty as Yvette, right?Was her voice the problem? Did she not sound as cute as Yvette?She admitted that she was very good at acting cute, but when she heard Yvette speak, she still admitted defeat.She was upset!Thinking about how Yvette and Galen had been together the entire evening and how they seemingly got along, she tilted her head and pondered. Was this the chemistry thing that Ruth had talked about?Did the two of them have a lot of chemistry with each other?She shook her head.She did not want to think about it anymore.It was none of her business.As soon as she walked out, she saw a figure standing in front of her. She was so frightened that she took two
Lily thought about how Galen had volunteered to give her a ride just now, and then she suddenly remembered that Ruth had told her some time ago that Abel had thrown her under the bus.Wait.Was Abel trying to give her and Galen some time alone?It was no wonder that he took the initiative to send her off today!The corners of her lips twitched. “Alright, let’s go too. I’ll send Ruth a message later.”As for Galen, he would be able to chat with Yvette more easily after she left, right?Aquilo looked at her, and a hint of coldness flashed across his deep eyes.Then, he quickly followed her and brought her to the nearest elevator downstairs.His Lamborghini started, and the roaring engine resounded in the quiet garage below. Then, it swept up a layer of dust and quickly drove out of the garage.Lily, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, felt her ears hurt from the noise. She turned and glanced at Aquilo impatiently. “Can you stop acting cool?”He would always look like a
As Lily scrolled down, she saw that Galen had sent several messages asking her where she had gone, saying that he would wait for her in the banquet hall.However, they were the only car on the road.He probably thought that she had left. Or perhaps, Aquilo had told him that he was taking her back home and that he no longer had to wait.Thus, Galen would have left, right?Lily typed in a reply to him before opening her chat with Ruth to explain the current situation.However, her fingers froze.There was a red exclamation mark on her message.It could not be sent.Her fingers subconsciously tightened. It was also at this moment that she realized that Aquilo had planned this out.“Don’t waste your energy. There’s a signal jammer in the car. Your message can’t be sent!” Aquilo’s cold voice reminded her.Lily put away her phone and turned to look at him. “Alright, then tell me, what makes you so afraid of me? What do you want to do now? Do you think that by kidnapping me, my cous
Aquilo’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.But it was too late.Lily grabbed the steering wheel and turned it to the left, crashing straight into the railing by the road.The car was not going fast enough for them to die even if they did crash. Regardless, if anyone were to die, it would be Aquilo.Before Lily attacked, she had already figured this out, so she did not hesitate.Aquilo’s adaptability was not bad. He grabbed the steering wheel tightly and tried his best to steer the car back to the road. The car’s tires screeched.“You’re crazy!”Aquilo raised his voice.Lily tightened her grip and said in an unbelievably calm voice, “That’s right. When I’m upset, I go crazy.”Aquilo’s pupils trembled. He wanted to say something, but the car had already crashed into the railing again.He struggled against Lily a little more and managed to put his foot on the brakes.With a bang, they came to a halt, and the powerful impact made the two of
Even when the car started, Aquilo couldn’t accept that he had gone from being the kidnapper to the one being kidnapped…Lily struggled with the ropes around her wrist. It was a very old-fashioned knot. The more she struggled, the tighter it became. She simply conserved her strength and stopped moving.However, the trunk was narrow, and the two of them were huddled inside. It was inevitable that they would bump into each other.Lily’s frustration intensified and she could not help but say, “There are two cars, but they had to squeeze us into the same trunk. Is that woman an idiot? Doesn’t she even know how to allocate resources?”“How do you still have the energy to curse her?” Aquilo was furious and shocked.The angrier he was, the calmer Lily became.Thinking about how he had stepped forward to plead for her just to get kidnapped along with her made her feel smug. “Aren’t you siblings? Aren’t you two close? Why did she do this to you?”Aquilo said angrily, “We’re now in the sam
Lily’s guess was right. In less than ten minutes, the car slowed down.Finally, it stopped.The trunk opened, and a blinding light shone in.Lily tilted her head to the side in discomfort. After adapting to the brightness, she quietly sized up the environment outside.“Bring them in. Be careful. Don’t hurt Aquilo.”“Yes.”Lily and Aquilo were carried away.It did not feel good to be carried like a sack of potatoes, but they could look around.Lily quickly scanned the surroundings and had a rough idea of where they were.This was indeed the manor that Denver had bought. It was about 80 miles away from the Imperial City, and it was close to the factory area.However, he had also bought the factory area. Thus, no one would know if anything happened to them at this location.When Lily found out that Denver had purchased the manor, she quietly came over to take a look at the situation. She only took a look from afar and did not walk in. After all, this shabby place was not worth
At the same time, Lily diverted Luna’s attention. “What did he give you that would make you work so hard for him?”Aquilo was confused. He turned around and asked her in a low voice, “Who are you talking about?”“F*ck off!”Lily did not want to talk to him at all.Couldn’t Aquilo see that the more protective he was of her, the more he could agitate Luna?“Work for him?” Luna sneered in disdain. “Who does he think he is? He’s just an illegitimate member of the branch family with a bit of money! What right does he have to make me work for him?”“So, he gave you money? How much did he give you? Is it enough for you to spend the rest of your life in another place?” Lily pressed on.Luna stood up and looked down at her. After a while, she smiled. “Do you think someone can save you if you stall for time?”The ropes around her ankles were cut through. Lily was in no hurry to move, nor did she throw away the ropes around her ankles.Instead, she pretended to still be bound.“I know y
Aquilo sat up straight with difficulty. He felt like something cold and sharp had been stuffed into his hand.He silently tightened his grip on the thing.Seeing Aquilo’s actions, Luna was so angry that her entire body was trembling. “I originally planned to let you go, but since you’re so protective of your beloved sister, you can die together!”She picked up something on the coffee table and threw it on the floor.As soon as they heard the crash, there was a flash of fire outside.The fire spread and instantly surrounded the main manor.Luna laughed crazily and stared at Lily. “Your beloved Ruth should be here soon. She’ll stay by your side no matter what!”Lily stared at Luna and resisted the urge to strangle her as she continued.“But I won’t stay with you! After this matter is over, I can pretend to die a tragic death as a victim! That way, I can save both my reputation and my life! Moreover, I can only be at peace when I see you all die a horrible death! After this, I’m g
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!