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Ralph looked at his watch and saw it was 9 p.m. on the dot. He raised his hand and knocked on the door. Uneasy, he fiddled with his shirt's collar. He planned to dress up for tonight's date, but when he was about to put on his tie, Celine, who was passing by, glanced at him and said, "It's already so late. Are you going out for a formal dinner? You dressed up so grandly!"Celine did not mean anything by her words, but her casual remarks jolted him. That's right. He was not going out to attend some grand event. Even if it was a date, this was his home, his domain. They were both single and meeting late at night in the dark. Heather must have thought about it when she invited him at this time and place. Surely she knew what would happen under such conditions and in such an environment, but she still invited him. Could it be that her hidden meaning was the same as what he thought?When Ralph considered this, he undid the tie he had just fastened around his neck, then took off the su

Ralph chuckled and seemed proud of himself. "You underestimated my family, Ms. Riggs. The house looks no different from ordinary houses apart from being very large, but the top security company in the country handles our security systems.“We have cameras, infrared and other mechanisms all over the place. You can rest assured as you are safe." Ralph thought of something after he finished speaking and added, "If you don't like to live here, we can move out.“We can buy a house you like. Just the two of us. What do you think?” He slid his hand from her shoulder to her collarbone and then down.Heather stopped his hand in time and smirked. “Is that so?” She continued without giving Ralph a chance to continue bragging, “Then how come I heard there was a theft in this house last night?"Ralph froze as he did not expect her to know about it, especially since his family had immediately hidden the incident as soon as it happened. Therefore, the public was none the wiser about the theft.T

Heather felt she was already showing mercy. She disliked such intimate contact with other men. She only gave him a minor punishment and a heavy warning as she remembered she still had more important things to do and could not offend Ralph.Ralph was unguarded, and the cut Heather left on his lip made him grimace in pain. He was furious. "You’re crazy! Are you sick?!"She only intended to teach him a small lesson, but his scolding made Heather’s face shrouded with a layer of frost as she gave him a death stare.Ralph felt even more furious after cursing, but Heather’s cold eyes, which looked like she wanted to eat him alive, terrified him. He regretted what he had said as his heart trembled in fear."That really hurt!" His momentum weakened subconsciously. He flinched a little when he looked at her.Ralph hissed in pain and raised his hand to touch his lips. He stopped before touching it as he was afraid of the pain, so he dejectedly put down his hand.Heather only revealed her mu

Ralph nodded solemnly and continued, "Didn't you say that you didn't want to marry or be with me? If that's the case, we might as well just call it off. We don't have to force the issue.""When did I say such a thing?" Heather replied, subconsciously looking away. She wasn't used to being stared down by him like this.Although she had no intentions of marrying him, she did not recall saying it out loud. "You didn't, but I can tell by how you act. You're unhappy and not looking forward to this marriage." Still supporting himself with one hand, Ralph continued to stare at her and continued, "I know that you can get anyone you want with your face, figure, and wealth. There are also countless people lining up to take my place. However, I'm really happy that you chose me.“I thought that even though you didn't like me that much, you'd at least have a little affection for me. We'd gotten along very well before this, and some of the things you did… made me feel that maybe you cared abo

Ralph tossed and turned the entire night, thinking about how he should treat that crazy woman the next day. After much consideration, he finally got dressed and headed downstairs, realizing that apart from his mother and sister, Heather was nowhere around.The house was quiet as everyone ate breakfast, and nothing seemed unusual."Where's Heather?" he asked suspiciously."A lady like her would never want to eat commoners’ food," Celine muttered coldly. She did not have a good impression of Heather ever since yesterday.Although Celine disliked Lily, that woman lived elsewhere and not in the Russell Estate. Celine did not have to see Lily if she did not want to.However, Heather was different. She had already moved in before even marrying Ralph, and seeing how overbearing Heather was yesterday, Celine knew she might be even worse in the future.With Margaret still around, Celine was safe. When Margaret passed away one day, Celine feared Heather would convince Ralph to kick her out