In the last few years, Caelus had spent more time at the Goldwell family’s mansion than the Warren family’s mansion. The moment he saw Callum’s behavior, he could tell what he planned to do. His heart sank, and ruthlessness appeared in his downcast eyes. The old coot had always looked down on him. Whenever anything a little bad happened, he wanted to cut ties with him. “The screenshots are real. I can’t deny them,” he said faintly. Callum flew into a rage and grabbed the ashtray beside him to throw at his head. “You’re an embarrassment to us all! Are you really going to marry Luna while everyone knows that you were the sugar baby of a woman?!”Caelus did not avoid it and let the ashtray hit him. “Of course not! I won’t let Luna be unhappy because of this!”Callum scoffed. “And how are you going to not make her unhappy? With your words or your face?”Those incredibly scornful words dealt an even more destructive blow than the ashtray. Caelus balled his fists and let the blo
“I didn’t want to bother you with this, but Rising Star has just spent a lot of money buying the copyright for a major piece of work. It’s something that I custom-made for Luna. It’s her welcome gift from Rising Star. I’m also going to be spending a lot of money later on, so I can’t fork out any extra money.”His last few words made Callum feel sympathy for him. Even though Caelus was mediocre in all other aspects, he did manage to make Rising Star become an influential company, and Callum was also satisfied with the way he treated Luna. Hence, his expression became more pleasant. He only criticized Caelus a little more before he dismissed him. “Treat that wound and leave. I’ll donate the money as soon as possible. Take care of everything else on your own.”……Ruth noticed that her sweet words and present had managed to make Abel happy, but not fully. He went straight into the study after he returned home. He did not eat dinner with her and did not say whether he was coming
Abel had been feeling distressed for a long time because he missed the best chance to tell Ruth the truth. However, he soon smoothed out his train of thoughts. As long as he was not lying with the intent to hurt Ruth, it should be harmless. He would just look for a suitable chance to tell her the truth. Ruth was not an unreasonable person, anyway. After all, this entire thing started because of a misunderstanding. Besides, she had a strange way of thinking. She might actually be glad once she learned of his true identity and would work even harder to curry his favor. But he would have to push back his plan of going to the family gathering with her…It was close to midnight when Ruth returned to her room to take a shower. Then, she turned on her laptop to answer some emails, but no words actually entered her brain. Abel did not tell her anything about the family gathering. Was he still angry?That shouldn’t be?It was just a misunderstanding, and she already told him all th
Abel’s mind was blank. He only realized what was going on when he was pulled onto the bed. “Apollo, you incompetent idiot! You betrayed me again!”Ruth’s reply to Caelus remained trending for an entire night, and things spiraled further out of control. After the screenshots of the money transfers were uploaded, they were followed by screenshots of countless orders for luxurious items. The enthusiastic netizens put two and two together and realized that they had seen all of the luxurious items on Caelus before. It was practically a sealed deal that Caelus was Ruth’s sugar baby in the past. #SugarBabyCaelus##CaelusDatedRuth##PitifulRuth##WhosTheHomebreaker#These were the tags on trending on the second day. The topic’s popularity just kept increasing, and the netizens were arguing nonstop about it. [Why aren’t you saying anything, Caelus? Shouldn’t you be thanking Ruth for spending so much money on you?][Unless Caelus is revealed to be Mr. Blakewell’s illegitimate s
If even someone who was not part of the family knew this, Ruth naturally did as well. She had never thought about asking Caelus to pay up, but since he offered, it would be a waste to refuse it. “Is that so? Wait a minute. Demi Barker’s manager will contact you soon.”Mr. Herbert could not make heads or tails of what Ruth said. Demi Barker was a famous artist from Rising Star, similar to Apollo in popularity. She was a real A-list actress, and her acting skills as well as fame were both on point. But what did she have to do with this?Ruth hung up and called an unregistered phone number. “Sweet—”The word “heart” got stuck in her throat as she remembered something. She then swallowed it and went straight to the point. “Sign a contract with me? It’ll be the same as last time. I’ll pay the breach penalty.”When she first took over Lockton Entertainment, she had wanted to hire Demi Barker to help her stabilize her position as the boss. However, due to Apollo stepping in, she
Besides, Demi was clearly extending a helping hand in Ruth’s time of need. “It’s an honor for her, alright,” Demi said slowly and stood up. “As for Ruth paying my breach penalty, that’s just for the public. I’ll take care of it myself.”Her manager was stunned. That was not what they had agreed upon.Mr. Herbert was taken aback, but smiled right away. “Don’t worry, Demi. Rising Star won’t dare to ask us to pay them.”Demi was puzzled. “Caelus still owes Ruth. If we count all the money, it’ll go up to a huge sum. If Ruth offers a debt offset, he won’t argue with it.”Demi pondered this for a while with a crease between her eyebrows before she understood what Mr. Herbert meant. Caelus’ horrible excuse had only barely managed to suppress the negative comments and hide this embarrassing detail about him. If Ruth offered a debt offset, she would be sparing him. If he lacked common sense, though, she would upload even more receipts involving other transactions. The mob would
The atmosphere in the office became even gloomier. Kallan’s survival instincts finally kicked in. “But you don’t have to worry. You’re different from Caelus. You didn’t cheat on her nor set her up. You also didn’t take anything…”At that point, he stopped talking. His gaze landed on Abel’s left ring finger. Was that… a wedding ring?Abel did ask him to get a pair ready, but he also said that he was not in a hurry to get them.Besides, he had yet to contact Seema…“Did… Ruth give you the ring?” he asked tentatively. Abel said nothing and just stared at him coldly. Kallan gulped. His survival instincts raged war against his sense of justice. In the end, he could only voice his opinion in an incredibly tactful way. “It’s not good to make a woman get a wedding ring, but it’s not good to reject her sincere gift either.”“If you had done your job, she wouldn’t have given me a wedding ring.” Abel’s voice was as cold as the deepest levels of hell. He was the one who said he was
This was what Ruth called “killing two birds with one stone.”She hit jackpot with this. Ruth smiled. Right when she wanted to log out of twitter, she heard footsteps outside. They were coming toward her. The heels knocked loudly against the marble tiles, and the clear sounds were laced with obvious rage. She looked up and saw a beautiful yet angry face. “Explain to me why exactly is everyone saying Rising Star gave me to you for free?”Ruth handed her phone over with a grin. “How could you say they gave you away? Everyone’s praising you!”Demi was stunned for a moment. She grabbed her phone and scrolled down. Her expression grew gentler, but she still remained displeased as she threw Ruth’s phone back to her. “You should have told me sooner. I was about to subsidize you.”“Subsidize?” Ruth’s eyes lit up. “How much?”Demi huffed coldly and crossed her arms before sitting down on the couch. “Now? Not a single cent.”Ruth pouted and stood up. She poured two cups of coff