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Lady Gregory was a wise woman. She noticed that Steve Burton’s gaze had been focused on Ruby throughout, and feeling that her incessant chatter may be interrupting their conversation, she found an excuse to help out in the kitchen, leaving the space free for the two of them.
Once Lady Gregory left, the entire living room fell silent.
Seated in her chair, Ruby’s figure appeared slightly rigid. She kept her head down, not looking at Steve.
The quietness between Steve and Ruby lasted until Lady Gregory walked out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit.
Seeing that Ruby had no intention of talking to him, Steve moistened his lips slightly, stood up, and said, “Aunt Gregory, it’s getting late. I should head home now.”
“Stay for dinner,” urged Lady Gregory.
Steve glanced at Ruby but remained silent.
Lady Gregory nudged Ruby, “It’s not often that Steve visits our home, let’s invite him to stay for dinner.”
Ruby’s fingers clenched slightly. She quickly glanced at Steve, then immediately lowered her gaze. Her voice was quite calm as she said, “Stay for dinner.”
Steve stared at Ruby’s figure for a while, then gently nodded.
Lady Gregory happily set the fruit plate on the tea table, suggested Steve have some fruit, and then went back to the kitchen with a cheerful gait to help the servants prepare dinner.
This dinner was the most extravagant Ruby had seen since her return, it was as if they were hosting a very important guest.
Steve was sitting next to Ruby, with Lady Gregory sitting opposite them.
Maxwell Gregory still hadn’t come home from work yet.
Lady Gregory treated Steve as if he were her own son, she served him rice and soup, constantly urging him to eat more.
Even, Lady Gregory gave Ruby a look. Ruby understood her mother’s hint but pretended not to see it. Under the table, Lady Gregory kicked her foot. Ruby gripped the chopsticks harder, picked up some food, placed it in Steve’s bowl. Lady Gregory finally had a satisfied smile on her face.
Both Steve and Ruby were quiet and this made the atmosphere at the table a bit oppressive. So, Lady Gregory started a conversation, “Steve, what’s on your mind? What brought you over unannounced?”
Although Steve was born into nobility, he was well-mannered. He had always shown respect to his elders. He swallowed the food in his mouth, lifted his head, looked straight into Lady Gregory’s eyes and said, “I had your food container in my office for several days. I was afraid it would inconvenience you if I delayed its return any longer, so as it happens, I was passing the Gregorys’ mansion and decided to drop it off.”
Lady Gregory glanced at Ruby and said, “Ruby, how could you be so careless? You’ve been working at the company these past days, how could you forget to bring the food container back home?”
Upon hearing this, Ruby felt a twinge of nervousness in her heart.
She hadn’t been going to work these days, lying to the company on the one hand and deceiving her parents on the other.
Her deceit was not about to be discovered, was it?
PS: That’s it for today, to be continued tomorrow– I have class during the day and write at night, sleeping six hours a day without delaying updates. I am so dedicated, ain’t I– Express your feelings about this in the comments-Yesterday’s calendar recipient reader was: Yonganqing Alcohol..