To the Love of My Life-Chapter 822 - : Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (22)_1
Chapter 822: Chapter 822: Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (22)_1
“Actually, under normal circumstances, I would have refused, but that day… I suddenly felt a strong urge to rebel. I don’t know what came over me; I just wanted to be capricious for once, and so I agreed to Edric Reat’s suggestion and went with him to Zhouzhuang.”
“Actually, during those three days and two nights, there wasn’t much between Edric Reat and me. I was in a bad mood, and he accompanied me to distract myself. But after returning to Ciawell, I regretted it and became afraid. You have no idea how much I feared that The Gregorys would find out that I had gone out to have fun with another man…”
The incident that had troubled Steve Burton for such a long time had occurred under such coincidental circumstances.
At that time, he thought she liked Edric Reat; he was jealous, he was furious, and then, for that little bit of pride deep within his heart, he hurt her.
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Yet, he never knew that behind that incident, she was the most innocent and the one who suffered the most.
Annoyance, heartache, regret… Complex emotions weighed on Steve Burton’s heart, leaving him speechless for a long while.
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He simply held Ruby Gregory tightly and, after a long while, reached out to touch her face, asking, “Does it still hurt?”
The pain of that slap was nothing compared to the pain etched into the depths of her heart.
But at this moment, the tender tone and gaze of the man made Ruby feel the discomfort buried in the deepest part of her heart alleviating, little by little. She shook her head gently at Steve Burton and said, “It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
Steve Burton didn’t speak; he just lowered his head and kissed Ruby Gregory’s eyes, then said in a low and slow voice, “I’m sorry.”
Ruby Gregory didn’t make a sound but lifted her arms to embrace the man.
The atmosphere in the room was so quiet and beautiful.
But before even half a minute had passed, Ruby Gregory suddenly let go of Steve Burton’s neck, staring into his eyes, blinking twice with an innocent and puzzled look, and asked, “But, Steve, why did you think I liked Edric Reat just because I went with him to Zhouzhuang?”
One second they were in a tender moment, the next second she threw him this question, changing the atmosphere so rapidly that Steve Burton struggled to keep up. When he finally realized what exactly Ruby Gregory was asking, he wondered:
What does she mean, why would he think she liked Edric Reat just because she went with him to Zhouzhuang?
For any normal person, if a woman goes traveling with a man and shares accommodations, if it’s not out of affection, then what else could it be?
Steve Burton studied Ruby Gregory’s expression intently for a while, realizing that she looked completely serious, not at all as if she was joking, almost as though she truly didn’t understand. Steve Burton felt a slight headache coming on, lifted his hand to rub his temple, and then said in a low voice, “Ruby Gregory, I think your EQ desperately needs a recharge.”
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Madeleine had gone to bed late last night, so she woke up late as well.
She had set an alarm, but it was Howard Coleman who was awakened by it. He picked up her phone, turned off the alarm, glanced at the still sleeping Madeleine, thought for a moment, and decided not to wake her. He got out of bed, freshened up, and drove to the office.
When Madeleine opened her eyes, it was nearly noon, and Howard Coleman was no longer at home.
Today was Wednesday, and she had to go to work at Pristine’s Enterprises. Madeleine hurried to get ready, and when she reached for her handbag on the sofa, she caught a glimpse of a familiar gift certificate on the coffee table.
