Chapter 120

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