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Various past events flashed past Ruth’s mind. She finally got an answer to the mysteries that puzzled her and was reminded of things that she overlooked because of Abel’s charms.When he went to the police station to pick her up, the police chief came with him. When she bought Kingsland Manor residential area, she should not have been able to buy it at such a low price, even if Abel said he got it through connections. The price he named was so low that it did not make sense. There were also those times when Blakewell Corporation canceled all partnerships with Luna, when Abel spent tons of money to fill up her walk-in closet, and when he managed to hire a world-class stylist to style her up. When all these things were added up, she realized that all of them led to the power of capitalism. Abel could not have done all of those things as a member of the Blakewell branch family, but it was different if he was the person-in-charge of the Blakewell family. Everything then made sense

What did he do? Why was he suddenly mentioned?He looked cautiously around the lounge and cleared his throat before reminding them that the dinner was about to start. “Aren’t you going in? Abel, isn’t your wife here yet?”The question was so deliberate that it was clear he was being provocative. Apollo refused to back down and retorted. “Have you decided on your plus one? Which one are you bringing today? Please don’t tell me the plus one you picked can’t come because the dinner clashed with her schedule?”“You little brat…”“What about me? You treat your relationships like a game. Your parents must be so worried about you.” Apollo even took the opportunity to mock his third uncle and aunt. He might not dare to criticize Frank, but Dillon was a different story. While he was talking, Abel’s bodyguards hurried inside and told him something. Abel’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly stood up. “I have some matters to take care of. I need to leave. Cancel the segment wh

“He said he likes me…”Wait. Ruth combed through her memories. Joseph was the one who said Abel wanted to confess to her. He was also the one who gave her the flowers. Meanwhile, she was the one who filled in all the blanks with her imagination. She imagined that he liked her, which was why he willingly did so many things that “touched” her heart. When she saw the car earlier, she even thought that he had staged their first meeting. Since she was looking through the lens of him liking her, everything made sense, and there were no logical flaws. Her rational was impaired, and she overlooked a certain fact, and that was that he had never said that he liked her. “Do you like him?” Serenity hit the crux of the matter. Ruth instinctively retorted. “No way!”Serenity shrugged. “It’s done then, isn’t it? There’s nothing different about you two. You’re both the same, both dishonest. You’re only married in-name. You can do whatever you like and live your respective happy lives.

“Ruth!” He pinned her against her seat. “That’s enough!”Ruth raised her chin. “No!”Abel felt speechless, but only for a moment. When he looked into her stubborn and provocative eyes, he could not tell whether she was really drunk or just faking it. They were really close to each other, and he could smell the strong scent of alcohol coming from her. He scowled and sighed almost inaudibly. “How much did you drink tonight?”A dazed look settled on Ruth’s face. She seemed to be actively thinking about his question. “You still remember that you’re married, huh?”Ruth said nothing. Her eyelashes fluttered. “Tell me. Which married woman would go to a nightclub and ask for gigolos? Which one would grope any stranger they find?” Abel’s familiar breath poured on her face, but his clear voice was filled with anger. Ruth’s sluggish brain finally kicked into gear, and she stared at him for a while. “You’re really Abel?”Abel narrowed his eyes at her. “You finally recognize me, huh?

She stumbled toward the bathroom, but she was too dizzy and could not even walk straight. She hit the door frame. Abel pulled her back easily with a single hand and grabbed her waist. “Didn’t you ask me to help you wash up? Why don’t you need me anymore? Waiting for you is so boring. Since I got your money, I need to do my job.”His low and husky voice was so nice that it made Ruth’s heart race. She lost all her rationality. Her thoughts became slow and sluggish. When she finally realized what was happening, she had already been pushed into the bathroom. She grabbed her collar tight and shook her head in refusal. She even stumbled over her own words. “I-I don’t need it anymore. I-I don’t want—”“You don’t have a say in that.”Abel did not give her the chance to reject him. He grabbed her head and kissed her to stop whatever she was going to say. He also stopped playing nice and started removing her clothes.Ruth struggled against being put into the bathtub, but she went ove