Abel noticed that Ruth was acting really strangely over the next few days. In a great show of consideration, she helped him fix his tie in the morning. At night, she was very attentive and brought coffee to his study. She even told him not to work overnight and rest. What was even stranger was that she did not sleep in on the weekend. When Abel woke up, he found an empty spot beside him. Once he washed up and went downstairs, he heard clanging and banging sounds from the kitchen, along with Mrs. Greenwell’s worried voice. “Madam, let me handle that!”“Madam, careful! Don’t let it burn you!”“Madam, don’t touch the knife! Put it away!”When he got closer, he saw a thin and delicate figure trying to “help” in the kitchen. But, really, she was moving around in a fluster. Ruth wore casual, light-colored clothes and a pink apron. Her long hair was tied up in a bun, but some strands still fell out of it. The sun shone through the window and illuminated her serious face. It gav
Abel was clearly saying, “What do you think?” with his expression. Ruth pouted, but she did not feel the least bit awkward even after he saw through her. She just mulled over her words for a bit before she sat up straight and said seriously, “Yeah. I do have a few questions to ask you.”Abel cocked his eyebrows. Before she could even ask her questions, he said, “The stocks you bought all have great potential, but I suggest selling them in suitable amounts.”Ruth was stunned. “What on earth… That’s not what I was going to ask!”Abel was surprised. “Oh? I might not compare to the genius investor, but I seldom make mistakes when it comes to making analysis. Are you really not going to ask me any questions about investing?”Ruth fell silent. He was right. She had never suffered any losses when she followed his suggestions for investing. In fact, she was beginning to suspect he had persuaded her to open an account in the securities company after she got drunk the first time.
Abel was shocked by her insanely fake act, and his eyelids twitched. After a long while, he finally said, “I think you have some sort of misunderstanding about the word, ‘gentle.’”Ruth’s smile immediately fell away. She pushed him away and stood up before leaving with a defeated expression. Even though she knew she had no talent for acting, she still felt a little sad when she heard this. It dealt a huge blow to her ego. All her hard work over the past few days was for nothing. Abel watched her leave in dejection, and his eyes shone with regret. He started reflecting on whether he had been too straightforward. When evening arrived, the sky was cloudy and dark. It looked like it was about to rain. Abel was done with his work by then. He looked at the dark clouds outside and went downstairs. It was empty downstairs. The lights were not on, which was why it was dark. The kitchen was also rather quiet. However, when Mrs. Greenwell heard him, she came out and said that dinne
Mrs. Greenwell was stunned. “Huh?”Ruth stood up and patted her on the shoulder. “I’ll increase your salary next month!”Mrs. Greenwell was dumbfounded.She looked at Ruth, who walked away confidently and disappeared at the top of the stairs, in puzzlement.Summer rain was unpredictable. The heavy rain hit the windowsill, and its irregular rhythm was distracting.In the study, a man sat at the table with a stack of documents in front of him. The clock on the wall showed that thirty minutes had passed, but he was still on the first page of the document.Abel had descended into a strange sense of uncertainty. He knew that tomorrow was not a good time to meet his parents, but, after seeing the gifts she carefully picked, he could not bear to let her down.He had never thought that he would have difficulty making decisions one day.Knock! Knock! Knock!When Abel heard the iconic knock on the door, he instantly knew who it was.It was time for his nightly coffee.When he though
“I’ve known about it for a long time. Your investment failed, and you’re heavily in debt, right?”Ruth leaned back on the chair and looked at him leisurely and calmly. “That’s why you married me?”Although it was a question, she sounded certain.She was not stupid. Although Caelus was sharp-tongued, his words were reasonable.Even though Abel belonged to an insignificant branch family of the Blakewell family, he was still a Blakewell. He should have married her hastily because he needed her help.Abel was initially panicked but then became puzzled.After hearing Ruth’s words, he was surprised. “My investment failed, and I’m heavily in debt? Where did you hear that?”“That’s not important. What’s important is that I don’t care about it! Logically speaking, your pre-marital debts have nothing to do with me, but since you’re so kind to me, I can help you pay them off.”Abel did not know how to respond.He was dumbstruck.So, she thought he was in debt and wanted to help him pay
The gift arrived as Ruth requested, and she was satisfied. However, she did not expect something to happen just before departure.She received a message that Tom Acker, an internationally renowned cardiologist, had returned to Sommerset, and he was interested in learning about George’s condition. Unfortunately, he had a busy schedule and only had time today.“It’s fine. You can go and meet him,” Abel said.Ruth turned around and said apologetically, “I’ve been trying to get in contact with this doctor for a long time. Now that he finally replied, I don’t want to miss this opportunity.”“I understand how you feel. We can go next time.” Abel supported her decision without hesitation.Ruth was touched.The more considerate he was, the more guilty she felt.However, George’s condition was complicated. She had invited many specialists, but none could find a cure. She could only put all her hopes on Tom.After a few seconds of silence, she made a decisive decision. “Take all the gift
With his special identity, Tom could enter and exit any hospital and medical institution. However, he was repeatedly blocked here.He did not need to think to know that someone had restricted people from entering and leaving the ward.A hint of surprise flashed in Ruth’s eyes. She looked at him and asked, “Are you willing to treat Grandpa, Mr. Acker?”Tom was an internationally renowned doctor. When she emailed him, she was just trying her luck.She did not receive a reply for a long time, so she planned to contact him through another method. However, he suddenly decided to come over and even proposed to make a treatment plan.Tom cocked an eyebrow and handed over a business card. “I’m interested in challenging cases, but it’s up to the patient’s family whether to transfer him to another hospital.”He was happy to do Abel a favor but could not solve the patient’s family conflicts.Based on the restrictions the Goldwell family set up, they clearly would not let Ruth transfer Geor
Callum was caught off guard, while Ruth was surprised.She thought. “I thought he would just watch us argue and do nothing. I didn’t expect him to help me.“He has a logical way of thinking and didn’t forget to agree with me!”Callum had been deliberately ignoring Tom. He wanted to make Ruth change her mind via forceful means before apologizing to him.Tom was not a busybody, so he never bothered to meddle in other people’s family affairs.That’s why Callum never expected him to help Ruth.“You—”“I’m Tom Acker. When the patient was undergoing examinations, the medical staff were not cooperative, so Miss Ruth suggested transferring the patient to another hospital,” he explained, which was something he rarely did. When the medical staff heard this, they looked away with unnatural expressions.Callum glanced at them. He withdrew his hand and casually said, “Is that true?”Tom smiled. “Don’t you know, Mr. Goldwell?”“Of course I don’t!”“The medical staff took the liberty of