To the Love of My Life

Chapter 643: Chapter 643: Ruby Gregory’s Confession (23)
 

In the afternoon, he saw her happy and didn’t ask, fearing that asking might bring out the sadness in her heart. Now she had voluntarily mentioned it, Steve Burton paused for a moment before directly asking, “Ruby, what happened this afternoon that made you unhappy?”

Ruby Gregory kept her head down.

Steve couldn’t see her expression, but looking at her like this, a wave of heartache surged in his heart, unable to suppress it.

Steve kept quiet, patiently waiting for Ruby.

There were many people in The Gardens Restaurant on the rooftop, but at this moment, it was as if only Ruby and Steve were there.

She could feel the man looking at her, waiting for her.

His patience finally softened her. She raised her head and looked at Steve. “In the afternoon, I bumped into Maya Mitchell at the shopping mall.”

Steve frowned slightly, but didn’t interrupt Ruby’s words.

Perhaps even Ruby felt that what Maya said was reasonable, so her tone was somewhat hesitant, and her voice was soft, making her seem particularly pitiable. “She and a friend were shopping together. I was in the changing room, and unintentionally, I eavesdropped on their conversation.”

Ruby paused between each segment of her story. Although Steve was anxious about what happened next, his expression remained gentle and patient.

“That dinner you had with Maya last night, and the close relationship between you two… I actually heard it all from Maya’s conversation with her friend.” Ruby told Steve the truth, but she couldn’t help but feel uneasy as she recalled her earlier lies to get Steve talking. She glanced up at him, and upon seeing that his face didn’t show any displeasure, she continued, “They also talked about me.”

When Ruby was little, she would always run to him for comfort whenever she encountered something upsetting. However, later… she never did it again. Now, she finally spoke to him again.

Actually, when Ruby reached this point, Steve could more or less guess what happened next and what Ruby would say. But he still silently looked at her, his eyes almost warm, encouraging Ruby to continue.

“She said that during her college days, she really hated me. She also said that apart from clinging to you shamelessly, I had nothing good about me…”

A hint of killing intent flashed through Steve’s eyes. Maya’s words were even harsher than he had imagined, no wonder Ruby was so upset and sad on the phone in the afternoon.

“I was so angry at the time, and I couldn’t control myself, so I sent you a private message. You called me, and then you know the rest.” When Ruby thought about how she took advantage of Steve to spite Maya without him knowing in the afternoon, she nervously grabbed her fingers and twisted them. She hesitated whether or not to tell Steve the truth, worrying that he wouldn’t be happy after knowing that she used him. After struggling for a long time, she finally chose to be honest. “Actually, I lied to you in the afternoon. The clothes I first tried on were from the Japanese-style clothing store behind me, not the European and American clothing store.”