His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 1158

Lily did not know what to say.

Unable to say no, she let Margaret hold her hand and put the ring on her finger. Since her fingers were slender, the older woman put it on her thumb, and it fit perfectly.

Margaret laughed. “I heard some of the heads of families and royalties wore thumb rings in the old days. You’re just meant to wear it like this.”

“Thank you, Grandma,” she said softly as she felt the weight of the ring.

…

Ralph had a deep slumber and felt more spirited when he woke up.

However, the apartment was so empty that there was nothing to eat there, and he could not cook anything without utensils. All he could do was order takeout.

Fortunately, he could order food and drinks online with the money Hannah had left for him. While checking the money she had transferred to him, he thought it ironic that he would survive on a woman’s money one day.

Used to a life of extravagance, he could put his expenses on the tab whenever he did not have cash, and people might even pay for him. Although he was not the head of the Russell family, he was Alexander's uncle. But now…

‘Damn you, Sean Miler! How dare you beat me? I’ll rip your limbs off when I make a comeback! Still, can I ever make a comeback?’ The glow in his eyes dimmed as he thought about it.

He moodily kicked off a nearby stool, got up, and neared the window, where he looked downstairs.

It was a nice neighborhood, but it was nothing compared to where he used to stay, and the whole apartment was smaller than his old bathroom. ‘It’s all Alex and mom’s fault that I ended up in this state! Mom is heartless! Would they be so ruthless as to seize all of my assets?’

Ralph considered it and tried to order takeout through a website. He learned to use his credit card to make the payment, and it worked!

He almost jumped for joy seeing the transaction go through, as it meant his card had not been frozen and he could still use it.

He imagined that they either had not thought of freezing his card or were attempting to sabotage him in other ways. He did not care much for now and ordered a great deal of stuff to be delivered to the apartment.

‘These shall be my gifts to Annie to repay her for what she’s done. The place would look less empty with all the stuff. She’s going to be in for a surprise when she comes because she won't let me contact her.’

With his orders delivered one by one, the apartment was soon packed. Standing there, he felt the place was too small and wondered if he could still enter his properties, seeing that his credit card could still work. ‘Perhaps they haven’t changed the keys yet?’

He could no longer wait to check after concluding that, so he did so immediately. ‘If I still could go into those properties, doesn’t it mean that mom could not bear to part with me, and I still might have a place in the family?’

He tried to recall, and he remembered that there was an entirely digitized villa not too far from the apartment. Since he only needed the passcode to get in, he left immediately to see if his suspicions were correct.