They were at the Goldwell mansion since Luna was adamant that her engagement party take place there so she could flaunt her status as the Goldwell family’s “princess”. She only invited a few of her friends from the entertainment circle and members of the upper-class circle. Of course, influential media outlets were also necessary for such a high-profile engagement party.Ruth was around ten minutes late. The dinner buffet had already started when she arrived. No one paid her any mind, so she found a quiet corner and started to eat by herself until she lost her appetite when she saw the cheaters.“Hey, Ruth! Why are you sitting here by yourself? Where’s Abel?”A pretentious voice disrupted Ruth’s solitude. When she turned around, Luna was approaching her while holding Caelus’s arm. She was dressed in a haute couture white evening gown. Her face was slightly puffy, but she had a long, slender neck and shoulders of a swan.Ruth had shown her no mercy at the club because she wa
“...”Luna’s expressions changed, and she turned to take a nervous look at Caelus.Caelus’s eyes flashed with a hint of smugness.Sure enough, the woman still cared. He assured Luna with a glance and stated with a sense of superiority, “Luna will always be the one I like. I gave you a chance, but you didn’t appreciate it.”The chance that he mentioned was when he said he could marry her on the day he got caught cheating. Ruth did not feel like wasting her time with him. She turned to leave, but Luna grabbed her by the wrist. “Ruth, we need to speak in private.”After that, she turned to face Caelus and spoke softly to him while acting cute. She promised to speak with her sister in a proper manner.Caelus realized he could not get anything out of Ruth, so he frowned, nodded, and walked away with a cold expression.At least he was sure that Ruth had not completely moved on from him. That was enough for now…As soon as he left, Luna’s goody-two-shoes demeanor changed to that o
The atmosphere became oddly awkward.The clapping gradually died down. After all, nobody really knew where Luna and her mother lived when she was growing up. They were only aware of their marriage into the Goldwell family, which occurred not too long after Rose Lockton’s passing.The current Mrs. Goldwell was Callum’s true love. They were similar as both had grown up in small towns. Within their circle, this was tacitly understood, and it had never been brought up before.They wondered whether Ruth had done the public reveal in front of so many people on purpose or not. Callum’s face was as black as coal. Never would he have thought that Ruth would embarrass the Goldwell family like that. Yet there were many people present and he had invited her to the stage himself, so he could not force her to leave.“How much is one quarter’s revenue?” he asked coldly. Given the current situation, he was prepared to do anything to get the money out of Ruth’s hands. “Mr. Goldwell, you
Ruth did not know what to say. This family could be a whole theater group by itself. But, at the end of the day, they were insisting that she had to pay. Ruth stared at their disgusting faces, but did not expose the truth that they wanted to be unreasonable because the internet was down. She just went straight to the point. “I did come here for money today.”The moment she said those words, Callum and his family looked at her. “Lockton Entertainment is in debt, and the money it earns isn’t enough to cover its expenditure. Lockton Corporation has been covering its expenses, hasn’t it? Mr. Goldwell, you’ve been balancing the accounts for years, so you should provide an explanation to the public, don’t you think?” Ruth said casually. Callum’s expression changed. “What are you saying?”“I’m giving you a chance to cover the debt. Deal with it within three months, and I’ll let this slide. Otherwise, I’ll announce it to the public.” After saying that, she turned around gracefully to
Abel stared at him in displeasure. Apollo pointed at his phone, then looked at Abel in shock. In the end, he gave up on trying to explain to him what was going on and just handed the phone to him. It was a message from Lockton Entertainment’s work chat. Ruth’s assistant had sent the group a message and everyone to retweet Ruth’s twitter post. When he opened Twitter, he saw that the post was about what Ruth had stated on the stage. She announced that Luna would be donating sixty million dollars to her hometown as a celebration for her engagement. Abel was not surprised when he saw the message. He just pointed at the person who sent the message to the group. “Who’s this person?”“Ruth’s assistant! He’s as imposing as Ruth and is so prideful that you’d never think he’s the assistant of a dying company’s CEO.”Abel stared at the screen as he pondered in silence for a few seconds. “We’re going to the Lockton family.”The driver changed the car’s direction. Apollo was shocked
Kallan bowed down respectfully. “Amazing, Mr. Blakewell.”The people in the study were intimidated by the man’s imposing demeanor. Callum walked forward with trembling legs and asked anxiously, “Who are you?”Kallan turned around and cleared his throat before making introductions. “This is Mr. Blakewell.”Callum nearly tripped. He had never seen Abel before, but Kallan had mentioned who he worked for. The only person Kallan would treat so respectfully was the leader of Grand Empire and the man who stood at the top of the Blakewell family. He had never dreamt that he would one day be able to see the richest man in Sommerset and get to know him. Once Ruth calmed down, she jogged over. “Didn’t I ask you not to come?”Abel looked her up and down before his eyes landed on the red mark on her face. He scowled, and his voice filled with displeasure. “You’re hurt?” He stroked the mark. His warm breath landed on her face, and Ruth’s eyelashes fluttered. When his rough finger touch
The banquet continued, and Caelus attended to the guests. When he saw Apollo in the crowd, he went to talk to him in joy. But Apollo was a slick person. He just told Caelus that he was not there to talk business, but to congratulate the couple. “I’ve been with Luna for three years. We have plenty of good memories together, and we invited all of you to witness our moments together,” Caelus answered proudly and told his assistant to play a video. This was an engagement party, so they had naturally prepared a video of their happy moments together, and it was about time for them to show it, anyway. After Apollo brought it up, Caelus pretended that he valued his words highly and immediately had the video started. The lights dimmed, and the projector lit up. The first picture was of Luna and Caelus’ happy domestic life. Caelus did not pay attention to it. He only watched Apollo’s reaction, since he was certain that he had come to be happy for them. After all, there were plenty
Honestly, it would have been worth it. Everything was within her control. That’s why when she heard him lecturing her, she felt offended. He was overstepping. She squared her shoulders and was about to stubbornly refute him when he sighed and said softly, “I’m worried about you.”She was unable to say anything back. The angry words at the tip of her tongue did a u-turn and died in her stomach. Ruth was like a noble Persian cat whose fur had been smoothed out. When she spoke, her voice was much gentler. “I’m fine. Look! They just hit me here. Blow on it, and I’ll be fine.”As she spoke, she pulled closer to him. The streetlights shone through the scattered leaves and landed on her pretty face. They cast her in a striking and dazzling light. Abel frowned as he stared at the face now close to his own. When he saw how dejected and pitiful she looked, he thought that he had been too harsh on her, which was why he explained why he did what he did in a gentle tone. But it was