To the Love of My Life

Chapter 622: Chapter 622: Ruby Gregory’s Confession (2)
 

Whenever he was with her, he never failed to give her gifts. At that time, he thought that it was only natural.

She was the girl he loved, so he should treat her well.

But it wasn’t until he lost her to someone else that he realized how satisfying it felt just to have her using the things he gave her.

People are always like this, desiring more when they have something. If he had kept his greed in check back then, would the situation between them be different now?

With mixed emotions, Steve clicked the ‘like’ button, then put his phone down and prepared to focus on driving. Just at that moment, his phone dinged with an incoming message. It was a direct message from Ruby Gregory: “Are you home yet?”

Steve kept one hand on the steering wheel, glancing at the road ahead while his eyes also stayed glued to the phone screen. He quickly typed out a response: “Not yet, almost there.”

Half a beat later, his phone dinged twice in succession.

Steve, phone in hand, unlocked the screen as he pulled over to the side of the road, the car’s headlights flashing continuously.

Opening Twitter, Steve saw two messages from Ruby.

“Oh.”

“I drank the milk you bought.”

Upon reading Ruby’s second message, Steve felt an inexplicable softness in his heart: “Mm, I saw.”

After a pause, Steve added, “Let me know when you finish it, there’s always someone from the company traveling abroad every month. They can bring more back for you. Also, when the baby is born in October, if you need milk powder, they can bring it too.”

Reading Steve’s long message on the other end of the phone, Ruby felt a sense of lightness and joy. She gulped down the rest of the milk in the glass, then chewed her finger for a while before sending a response: “Sure, I won’t be polite.”

Before Steve could reply to the message, another one from Ruby came in: “Steve.”

Such a good answer… ‘Sure, I won’t be polite. Steve…’ It was so adorably polite.

A warm glow filled Steve’s eyes as the night itself seemed to soften around him.

After a long while, Steve snapped out of his reverie, looking at the time. It was already 11 PM. He sent her a message: “It’s getting late. Go rest.”

“Mm… Goodnight.”

After Steve sent his “Goodnight” message and saw no immediate response, he placed his phone on the passenger seat, restarted the car, and drove off towards the apartment.

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Looking at Steve’s “Goodnight” message, Ruby couldn’t help but smile. She stared at their chat history for a long while before reluctantly placing her phone on a table far from the bed and climbing into bed.

As she closed her eyes, Ruby thought of the “I’m sorry” Steve told her during dinner. A faint stirring in her heart made her open her eyes wide. In the dim light of the night lamp, she stared at the ceiling, her thoughts in turmoil.

She had resented Steve, especially when she found out he had been giving her long-term contraceptives. She had really considered cutting all ties with him, making their paths never cross again.