They were in an elegant French restaurant.Ruth tentatively placed her order and shifted her gaze to Abel. “Please tell me you didn’t ask for your salary in advance to pay the bill. You can’t do it! You can’t take your salary in advance until you finish paying off your debt!” she warned him in a low voice.She tightened her hold on her small wallet since she did not let him carry the bag this time.“Why hadn’t I noticed that you were such a miserly person before?” Abel said. He was humored by her antics. “Do you really love money that much?”“Who doesn’t?” Ruth asked, since she found this natural. When she looked into his eyes, which had a hint of a smile, she suddenly recalled the purpose of the trip. She cleared her throat and said, “I’m very generous! I’m just being careful about spending my money recently because I’m a little short on cash right now!”She could not let him think that his “sugar mom” was stingy, because he would be even more rampant in rejecting her in the fu

Even though she was exposed, Ruth did not feel embarrassed. She grinned and said, “Oh, it’s not a big deal. It’s just that your dear wife ran into some problems at work and needs some help.”Abel snorted lightly and said, “You’re my ‘dear wife’ when you need help, but you’re my ‘sugar mom’ when you don’t?”Ruth went silent. It did sound a bit too shameless.“My legs are a bit sore from all the shopping today.”“I’ll give you a massage when we get back! My skills are superb, and I’ll satisfy you tonight.”The hands of the waiter coming to them with a tray trembled because Ruth’s voice was a little too loud.But, since he had received professional training, he served the food calmly and with a perfectly schooled expression before retreating.The corners of Abel’s lips curled upward as he observed her trying to please him. He felt that the two hours of shopping had not been completely in vain. “This restaurant is mediocre. The food here is not good.”“Let’s go somewhere else,

Abel went upstairs and left Ruth alone at the dining table. She stared at the plate of vegetables while spaced out for a long time.A wedding…It was a little difficult to hold one right then. She did not want to publicly announce her relationship with Abel, since Lockton Corporation was still in the hands of others. What if they attacked him?But they could have the rings. After clearing her mind, she noticed the plate of greens in front of her, and she stared at it for a few seconds. “Was it that bad?”She grabbed a fork, took a piece of vegetable, and put it in her mouth.Her expression changed the next second, and she swiftly stood up, then bolted to the toilet. She rinsed her mouth several times after spitting the vegetable out.She could not help but feel admiration toward Abel. “He really is a warrior! He swallowed it expressionlessly despite how disgusting it is.”Abel went to review some papers in the study while Ruth went to bed after taking a shower and brow

It was 7 p.m. at Kinsale Clubhouse.Ruth met up with all the actors and found it regretful that she did not meet the richest man. Since Apollo was familiar with the script, he initiated the discussion, and everyone gradually became acquainted with each other.Ruth listened to the conversation for a while and noticed that everyone had studied the original work and was enthusiastic about it. She did not participate much in the discussion. Instead, she went to the balcony to get fresh air and call the atelier about the specifics of her wedding rings.She had been looking for wedding rings for the past few days, but she could not find any that satisfied her, so she got the idea to pick up a pen and design the rings herself.When the call was answered, the woman on the other end sounded excited. “Miss Ruth, I’ve received the sketches, and I must say that your design is amazing! However, they have high processing requirements, and we might be short of time.”“How soon can you get it d

Once night fell, the black Bentley sped down the road.Kallan looked at the man in the backseat through the rearview mirror. Abel had his eyes closed while he rested. After some thought, he ultimately chose to ask him. “Mr. Blakewell, the Rolls Royce has been fixed. Would you like to switch to it?”Abel did not have high requirements when it came to material things, which meant that he was easily satisfied when it came to material goods. Outsiders thought that he enjoyed collecting luxury cars, but he just wanted to use the most comfortable one.The Rolls-Royce was one of the good ones that caught his eye.Since he needed to fix the car and keep a low profile in front of his wife, he ordered to get him a Bentley to solve these two urgent problems.But he did not expect to drive it for so long.“No need,” Abel responded in a soft voice.Kallan was surprised. “Does Mrs. Blakewell still not know your real identity?”Abel opened his eyes and glanced at him. “Would you believe the