"Paul! Stop it!" Ruby roared.
She darted toward Elliot and stood before him.
Paul stopped, but it was clear that he was still furious.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"If you kill him, I won't let you live!" Ruby glared at Paul viciously. "You are an outsider! You have no right to involve yourself in matters that concern the Goulds! The word outsider’ lanced Paul's heart with pain. He stared at Ruby's familiar face and felt as though he was looking at a stranger.
Ever since her marriage to Elliot, she had transformed into a completely different person. She cared only for Elliot. She loved him to the point where she would give him everything the Goulds owned if he asked for it.
As an outsider, Paul could only stand by and watch her make a fool of herself, over and over again.
Just as he was about to leave the room, Ruby sobbed, "Paul, don't go!" as she stared at his back.
Her words might have been harsh, but she had not actually wanted to chase him away. Fury had filled her when she had seen all the blood that Elliot had lost.
However, she knew that she did not have the power to clean the mess that lay before her without Paul's help.
Paul stopped and turned around to look at her. "Didn't you callan outsider?" "You're not an outsider!" She held back her tears. "But you can't bully Elliot anymore! | am the one who decided to kill Dad! I'm an adult, and | am responsible for the things | do!" "Very well! Go ahead and take responsibility for what you did, then," Paul sneered.
"Don't go, Paul! | need your help!" she pleaded. "We can still be like before, okay?" "Fine!" He clenched his fists at the pain he felt in his heart. "So what do you needto do?" "Go get the doctor! Right now!" exclaimed Ruby.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShortly after, the doctor hurried in and stopped the bleeding.
Another doctor cin and inspected Gary's body. "Mr. Gould is dead." "I know..." Ruby said. "What should | do next?" "Miss Gould, would you like us to determine the cause of death?" "There's no need for that." "Well... you can proceed with Mr. Gould's funeral." Ruby looked at Paul. "Paul, you are responsible for my dad's funeral. Also, if anything happens to Elliot, | won't let you live!" Paul's expression darkened, but he did not respond.
Avery was attending a party in Aryadelle. Sterling Group had invited all managers from Tate Industries to a party.
Avery had brought Robert She had brought the children with her because a number of managers in Sterling Group had asked to see the children.
Elliot had been gone for quite stime, and no one knew when he would return. Everyone missed him dearly.
They thought that if they could not see him, then at least they could see his children.
"Layla, you are a big star now! My eldest and second eldest boy loves you. They wanted to cand play with you, but | didn't bring them along because | don't want them to scare you," a manager of Sterling Group said in a flattering manner." | heard that you are doing great with your studies as well. You are brilliant!" "It's all thanks to my mom," Layla said modestly.
"Haha! Your mom is brilliant, and so are you." The manager changed the topic and asked, "Layla, when will your dad be back? If your dad comes back, there are plenty of things you can learn from him as well!"