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She was clear that, if she didn’t seek help from Steve Burton, she could pretend to take the birth control pill and deceive him.
All along, she had been working and making choices for the overall interests of the Gregorys, as taught by the family since her childhood.
Besides, after struggling for so long, today she could finally see the hope of success. If she just gave it up, all her previous efforts would be in vain.
But today, she suddenly wanted to be selfish and wilful for once, just for the sake of her own pathetic self-esteem.
Ruby Gregory stared blankly at the box of birth control pills for a long time, then slowly reached out, her expression calm as she picked up the box.
A flickered of Steve Burton’s brows.
Ruby Gregory’s fingertips trembled so much that she could hardly open the plastic packaging of the contraceptive box. She brought the box up to her mouth and bit it open with a fierce bite, then took out the medication.
Without hesitation, Ruby Gregory took out the small pill, without hesitating or pausing, she put the pill directly in her mouth. She swallowed it down without water.
The bitter taste quickly spread in her mouth.
However, her face remained calm. She didn’t even glance at Steve Burton. She just silently picked up her clothes, not caring that Steve was watching her. She stood up completely naked and put her clothes on one by one at a leisurely pace.
Only after Ruby had dressed properly, she turned around to face Steve Burton.
She opened her mouth so he could see she really had swallowed the pill. Then she spoke to him, a bit coolly: “I’ve taken the pill. Can I go now?”
Steve just stared at Ruby, not saying a word.
This time, Ruby didn’t wait for Steve’s permission. She picked up her phone and turned around to leave, her high heels clicking slowly.
Perhaps because she had been through it four times, she truly was exhausted. Her legs seemed to tremble slightly, as if she could fall at any moment.
But she didn’t.
She walked out of Steve’s sight, step by step.
Steve Burton stayed where he was, not moving an inch, his gaze fixed on the spot on the bed where Ruby had just been sitting.
As if Ruby hadn’t left yet.
It was only after an indeterminable amount of time that Steve blinked and came to his senses. Ruby was no longer in the room, only the contraceptive box on the bed reminding him that everything that had just happened was real.
Ruby walked into the elevator in one breath. The moment the elevator door closed, she finally couldn’t bear it anymore, she squatted down, burying her head between her legs, and her shoulders began to shake slightly..