To the Love of My Life-Chapter 814 - : Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (14)_1
Chapter 814: Chapter 814: Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (14)_1
Ruby Gregory let out a long sigh and said, “Steve, do you know? Actually, Edric Reat has been quite good to me. Besides you, Madeleine, Rusell, Edward, and Howard, he’s the one who truly cares for me.”
“However, I wish Edric well and hope that after he goes abroad, he will have an even better future!”
When Ruby spoke, her words were full of sincerity, but Steve’s heart felt as if he had drunk vinegar, turning sour.
Steve continued to walk forward with Ruby on his back, but eventually, he spoke up, “Ruby…”
“Hmm?” Ruby leaned her head forward.
Steve stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and without looking at Ruby, asked with a tense voice, “Do you, by any chance, like Edric Reat?”
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Ruby’s eyes widened, and she looked somewhat surprised. She opened her mouth but took a while before saying, “How could I possibly like Edric Reat?”
As she spoke, her entire body sprang up, and she said to Steve with a bit of seriousness, “Edric Reat and I have always been just friends.”
Steve looked up at Ruby’s earnest face and couldn’t help but laugh softly, feeling a sense of relief wash over him.
Seeing Steve’s smile, Ruby finally relaxed and climbed back onto his shoulder.
Her long dress dragged on the ground, swaying over the surface as Steve walked slowly forward.
Ruby looked at the streetlights ahead and suddenly felt as if time stood still, making her heart exceedingly tender. She slowly shifted her gaze from the distant view to Steve’s profile—his handsome features captivating her for a long moment. Unable to resist, Ruby leaned in close to him and whispered with a voice soft and coquettish, “Steve, owe you two phrases?”
“What phrases?” Steve felt Ruby’s breath on his skin, causing an itchy sensation that brought a rush of heat.
Ruby’s face flushed even before she spoke, and biting her lip bashfully, she whispered into Steve’s ear, “Husband.”
Steve came to an abrupt halt as if someone had hit an acupoint, his steps freezing in place.
Before he could come back to his senses, he heard Ruby’s voice, soft and beautiful as spring water, ring in his ear, “I love you.”
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Howard Coleman and Madeleine were driven home in Howard’s chauffeured car to Howard’s apartment.
These past few days, after getting off work, Howard would have a late-night snack with Madeleine, so upon entering the house, she went straight to the kitchen, took out the snack from the thermal box, and asked Howard, who had taken off his coat, “Snack time?”
Howard had drunk quite a bit of alcohol that night and felt somewhat queasy, compounded by his sudden encounter with Anita Madris, he had no appetite and shook his head, saying, “My stomach feels uneasy today,” then walked into the master bedroom with heavy steps.
Stomach upset?
Madeleine stood at the kitchen doorway holding the plate for a while before turning back into the kitchen, placing the plate on the table, grabbing her wallet and phone, and then leaving the apartment.
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Howard slumped on the sofa in the master bedroom and reached for his phone, but instead, he pulled out the shopping coupon Anita Madris had left him.
He stared at the eleven numbers on the shopping coupon for a while and then picked up his phone.
PS: Today there are eight chapters, and for the day I’ve gone to sleep, there will be ten chapters—let’s leave a bit of suspense, whether Howard did indeed call his true love or not~
