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
Night fell, and many news stories quietly snowballed into something larger. The collection of photos featuring Luna’s exes was deleted, as if it had never been shown during the banquet. Meanwhile, a gloomy and somber atmosphere descended on the Lockton family’s mansion. Caelus sat on the couch in the living room. Luna stood by his side and cried up a storm. “Caelus, don’t believe those photos. Many of them only looked bad because of the angle…”However, they were true, so she could not just deny them outright. She cursed Ruth up a storm in her heart. “That b*tch! How did she manage to get so many photos?!”“She’s clearly trying to sow discord! That brat just came here to throw everything into chaos! Caelus, don’t get fooled!” Bella spoke up in support. Jasper was sitting by the side with a bruised face. Right when he wanted to speak up, he sucked in a sharp breath and kicked away the servant who was applying ointment on his injuries. “Are you trying to kill me?!”“Enough!”
Caelus smiled at him gently. “Thanks, Dad, on both me and Luna’s behalf.”......Once Ruth finally got her husband to feel better, she started busying herself at home. The moment she finished her bath, she made a call. It was quite noisy on the other end of the phone, but, after a series of clacking sounds from heels, the other’s surroundings became slightly quieter. “If I recall correctly, it’s still night time in Sommerset, isn’t it? Isn’t your husband working hard in bed? Why do you still have energy left to talk to me?”Ruth’s eyelids twitched, and she really wanted to grab Serenity’s brain to fish it out of the gutter. “I have a favor to ask.”“Go on. As long as you’re not asking for a gigolo. I’ll help you with anything else.”“Callum asked me for sixty million dollars—”“Are you mad?! Wasn’t it enough to have provided for that sc*mbag of an ex? Why do you want to give money to your b*stard of a father as well? Your savings are constantly being emptied by men! Think abo
Abel’s hand froze, and his heart began to race. He looked down at the woman in his arms. When she was wide awake, she appeared so aloof and prideful that she gave off a domineering air that screamed, “I’m rich, and I’ll protect you.”This was the first time she appeared pitiful and delicate. Well. That was not exactly true. She had acted cute in the car on their trip back, but that was because she was shamelessly trying to avoid being scolded. Honestly, he never took what she said about the big house seriously and had no idea she had such an obsession toward big houses…He looked down and asked in a low and raspy voice, “Do you want it that much?” His voice was inexplicably seductive. Ruth’s shut eyes fluttered, and she pouted. “I don’t want you to live a bad life. I want to buy one for you.”Abel was silent for a few seconds before he said, “Alright.”Ruth was puzzled, and a thought popped in her mind. “What did he mean by that?”She really wanted to ask, but her eyelids
Abel was usually really busy, so Ruth often saw him in his suit, which made him look aloof and like someone who did not indulge in carnal pleasures. It was either that or him not wearing anything when he had just finished bathing, which always made her face red as a tomato. She had never seen him dressed in casual clothes before. It gave him a different kind of allure. But while he might appear alluring, Ruth was not someone whose judgment was easily clouded by a handsome man. “You bought something? What did you buy? What made you spend five hundred million dollars?”“Five hundred and twenty million dollars,” Abel coolly corrected her. Ruth resisted the urge to wrangle his neck and tried her best to make sure that her face did not appear scary. “Come,” she said gently. “Let me see what you got for five hundred and twenty million dollars.”Abel stared at her twisted smile in disdain, but handed over the bag he was carrying.Ruth dumped the contents of the bag on the tea table.
Apollo had gotten Abel the richest man’s contact number. After all, the richest man did not often stay in the main mansion. When he heard that Abel’s wife wanted it, he generously offered it to him at a mates’ rate. Ruth was stunned when she heard it. She felt that there was something off about it, but she could not quite figure out what it was. Just when she wanted to ask another question, Abel stood up. “Alright. Pack up. We have to move. If you continue dilly-dallying, your ex is going to move into the residential area ahead of you.”Those words successfully spurred Ruth into action. She quickly returned to her room to pack so that they could move into Kingsland Manor residential area before the sun set. The place was decorated like a European mansion. It had a lavish crystal chandelier, along with priceless furniture and decorations. Every inch of the place screamed lavishness, but also kept a low profile. There was also a huge courtyard in front of the mansion, and a
Ruth’s whole attention was taken by Abel’s alluring Adam’s apple, and she gave a casual reply, “I have a friend who’s in the investing business. They said this show is definitely going to blow up.”Abel found it amusing. “Is your friend Harper Williams?”No one in the entertainment industry aside from the genius investor Harper Williams would dare to say such a thing about the script of a show. He had never seen anyone else with such guts. Ruth’s head flew up, and she stared at him with wide eyes. “How did you know?”Abel was stunned speechless. Her eyes sparkled, and her face was full of surprise. A few stray strands of hair stuck to her fair face, which added to her charm. His eyes darkened, and he tucked her hair behind her ear. His voice was raspy when he spoke. “So, you want to work with Grand Empire?”“Yup!” Ruth nodded. “You’re close to Apollo, so you should be part of the higher management in Grand Empire, shouldn’t you? If you secure this project, I can guarantee y