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Upon hearing this, a feeling of unease settled in the pit of Ruby Gregory’s stomach.
For the past few days, she had been skipping work, lying to her company while deceiving her parents.
Could it be that her lies were about to be exposed?
Not about to be, but her lies had already been uncovered by Steve Burton. Steve Burton always had strict demands for the employees of Pristine’s Enterprises, and her actions could be interpreted as truancy.
Having been working at Pristine’s Enterprises for a while, Ruby had witnessed multiple incidents of employees being reprimanded by Steve for their mistakes.
Moreover, Steve wasn’t fond of her, if he were to directly confront her in front of her mother…
Ruby’s hand clenched the chopsticks tighter, her nerves beginning to fray.
Steve was worried that Ruby was really sick, so he came to the Gregorys’.
Seeing her standing in front of him, safe and sound, his anxiety finally eased.
Now, hearing Lady Gregory’s remarks, he quickly understood. Ruby had been using the excuse of going to work to leave the Gregorys’ house, and then lied to her company to take sick leave.
Her deceit was simply to avoid meeting him at the company.
Steve Burton’s heart, which had just begun to relax, tightened slightly. He turned his head to look at Ruby sitting next to him. Probably because her lie had been exposed on the spot, her face was a little red from nervousness. Her eyelashes quivered a little too much, and she bit her lower lip, her fingers squeezing the chopsticks with strength. She looked like a little girl caught doing something wrong, utterly lost and anxious.
After a two-second pause, Steve moved his lips, and naturally took up Lady Gregory’s conversation without rushing: “Work has been busy, so it’s normal to forget.”
Those ten simple words covered up the lie Ruby had told Lady Gregory.
Lady Gregory, of course, knew nothing about Ruby not going to the company these days. She saw that she was blaming Ruby, but Steve spoke up for her first. Clearly, he was protecting Ruby.
It seemed that Steve still cared about their Ruby.
Lady Gregory immediately smiled and filled Steve’s bowl with soup: “When she was little, and Ruby made a mistake, you always came to her rescue. Even now that she’s grown up, you still speak up for her. This child, she’s spoiled from your protection.”
Ruby didn’t expect Steve to come to her rescue. She felt a bit surprised deep down and subconsciously turned her head to glance at Steve.
Hearing Lady Gregory’s words, Steve also turned his head to look at Ruby, and their eyes met just as Ruby was looking towards him.
Ruby was slightly taken aback, then quickly lowered her head to eat her rice..