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Abel wiped his hands with the napkin and looked at her. “He’s my elder, not yours.”Ruth’s eyes widened. “What are you saying? Are you drawing a distinction between us?”“You’ve always been smart. Can you really not tell what I’m trying to say? My parents are good to you, so you should acknowledge them as part of our family. My grandfather doesn’t, so you shouldn’t acknowledge him. He hasn’t played the role of an elder properly to you, so why should he get your respect?”His words struck a chord with Ruth. If Abel had not said it, Ruth would have never known just how logical her husband was. He did not judge her actions without seeing the whole picture. “If my grandfather hits me or yells at me for no reason, I have to accept it. But you were angry for my sake. That shows that you care about me. How can I say that you disrespect your elders when you did it out of concern for me? I would be ungrateful if I did that.”“You’re right!” Ruth nodded, but then suddenly started shaking

Ruth took a few seconds to understand what he was trying to say. He thought that she never talked about anything regarding working at the corporation because she was not happy there. So, he was encouraging her to stay in the entertainment industry. Even though she had just joined and had an awkward status in the corporation, she was not someone who could not handle hardships. She was about to tell him this when the doorbell rang. Ruth instinctively turned to the door and saw Mrs. Greenwell opening the door. Then, a sweet voice came through. “Ruth! Abel! Good evening!”Ruth did not know what to say. She could only watch a woman dressed in cutesy clothes hopping in happily. She scowled. “Why are you here?”Dulcie sat down across from her. “I have something to tell you. Besides, Abel wanted to see me tomorrow, so I came here.”“If he wanted to see you tomorrow, why are you here today?” Ruth paused. “Wait. Why does he even want to see you?”“Ask him.”Ruth gave Abel an inqui

Dulcie stared at Abel in surprise, then swiftly recovered. There was a good distance between them. She had already retreated to the other end of the couch and was near the door. Even so, his stare was still giving her chills. What did he mean by that?Had he figured out something?She had wanted to use Ruth’s secret to get some benefits from Abel, that was all. She had never wanted to reveal her secret. She looked around for an escape. Finding none, she decided to toss the problem to Ruth. “You should ask her that.”Abel said nothing and just stared at her. His eyes were so cold that they made her sweat bullets. No matter how good Dulcie was with pressure, she still felt guilty. “I’m serious! You know how Ruth is. If you ask her, she’ll definitely tell you if she wants to. If she doesn’t want to, even if you ask me, it’s useless!”Her words made sense. Abel had adhered to one principle since the start—he wanted Ruth to personally tell him about herself. However, Dul

Ruth sat at the dining table and stirred her oat porridge with a spoon. She stared at the porridge, but her thoughts were somewhere else. Abel held a spoon in one hand while he read finance news on his phone. In his suit, he looked handsome and refreshed. He was a stark contrast to Ruth’s listless person. He might have been affected by her gloomy mood, because he finally looked at her and kindly broke the silence.“What’s wrong? You’re still feeling down today?”Ruth’s mind returned to the present, and she looked at Abel. How unfair. Why did he look so relaxed? It was as if sleeping in the guest room did not affect him at all. Was all that clinginess and affection just for show?He only needed to pretend to be devoted to her to make her fall head over heels for him. He even made her pregnant…Her grandfather was not going to wake up anytime soon, and she had yet to claim Lockton Corporation’s shares. In fact, she had not even had her wedding yet. But she had a bun in her

Apollo knew Eilam. He was Abel’s personal bodyguard and took up a lot of special missions in the past. To Apollo, he was the most capable person, second only to his brother. Ruth gave him a scrutinizing look and felt quite speechless. Even so, she said, “You followed me? You saw me calling someone to pick me up, then? Why didn’t you think about helping me, if that’s the case?”“I didn’t know you called someone to pick you up,” Eilam answered methodically.Both Ruth and Apollo fell silent. Ruth thought. “Gee, thanks. You make it sound like I called a cab or something.”Ruth went to the gynecology department. Eilam tailed her but kept his distance. However, when he saw the checkups she received, his eyes lit up with understanding, and he realized that something was off with Ruth. Awkwardness showed up on his face. He brought out his phone and sent a message. Meanwhile, Apollo and his manager were busy playing detectives in the basement. “Say, do you think my brother real