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Steve Burton’s pen movement on the paper paused for a moment, then continued in a fluid and graceful manner.
Since the main character of the incident had already been introduced, it was natural to move on to the course of events. When retelling the incident from Olivia Foster’s perspective, she would naturally try to downplay her own mistakes and emphasize Ruby Gregory’s errors. So, she chose her words carefully and said, “At noon today, the reason why I couldn’t hand over the materials to you in time was that Ruby interfered. She directly tore up the contract I printed, and then we had a quarrel. After that, she slapped me twice.”
After completing his notes, Steve Burton continued to read the document, twirling his pen lightly.
Having spent considerable time with Steve, Olivia Foster had come to understand him a bit. She knew that what she had just said seemed to deliberately paint Ruby in a bad light while portraying herself as overly aggrieved. Moreover, she was the one who started the trouble in the first place. So, Olivia continued, “The reason why Ruby tried to stop me was because this morning, when I was tidying up the office, I saw a document on the floor under her desk. I thought it was useless trash, so I picked it up and threw it into the trash can. I didn’t expect that it was a report you needed today. She thought I did it on purpose and didn’t believe my explanation, so she tore up the contract I printed…”
Before Olivia could finish her long statement, Steve suddenly stood up.
The man was much taller than her.
Olivia looked up at Steve, somewhat stunned.
Steve leaned forward, raised his hand, and lifted Olivia’s chin, carefully staring at her face for a moment before asking, “Ruby did this?”
This was the first time Steve had touched Olivia’s face.
Olivia felt her heart nearly leap out of her chest. She was nervous yet excited, completely forgetting to decipher Steve’s tone—happy or angry. Staring at Steve, Olivia hesitated for two seconds, then nodded and said, “Yes.
Steve didn’t say anything this time, simply pinching Olivia’s chin, turning it from side to side, and even reaching out his finger to touch the red marks on her face from the slap, asking, “Does it hurt?”
Was Steve showing concern for her?
A sudden surge of happiness welled up in Olivia’s heart. In the depths of her mind, she even thought that if Ruby’s slaps could win her Steve’s care, she would be willing to be slapped by Ruby every day.
Olivia looked at Steve, nodding like a helpless young woman, with a tone that was both aggrieved and coquettish, saying, “It hurts.”
“Really?” Steve asked airily. Then he said, “It doesn’t matter whether you have this face or not. If it gets ruined by Ruby, you can just go to South Genovia and have a new one.”
Olivia looked incredulously into Steve’s eyes.
Suddenly, the hand that held Olivia’s chin tightened, causing Olivia pain, and her tears streamed down.
Although the man’s expression had been calm just moments ago, it had turned dark and fierce in an instant. His tone was exceptionally venomous and mocking, “I’m really curious, facing a face like yours, Ruby could still bear to hit it. Doesn’t she fear dirtying her hands?”
PS: Oh dear, Brother Time, can your mouth not be so poisonous? That’s it for today, continue tomorrow.. The reader who won the signed book and calendar yesterday is: Heartless TEL