Chapter 72: Get Out if You Want to Leave (4)
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Ruby Gregory was also slightly surprised deep down. If it were any normal situation, if he were to look at her with such a gaze, the next second he would definitely turn cold and ruthlessly say something hurtful and vile.
But now, he actually silently moved aside and let her pass?
Ruby hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked away from Steve Burton’s side, heading straight for the restroom.
Steve’s gaze remained on the departing Ruby Gregory.
From the woman’s seemingly elegant and poised walk, he could faintly discern her desperate attempt to conceal her panic and haste under a calm demeanor.
He even noticed that her tense body relaxed once she had walked a considerable distance away.
Steve’s expression darkened, to the point where he completely forgot about the backgammon game he had been playing with Howard Coleman on the table.
Did Howard and Madeleine have the courage to remind Steve?-
They were afraid that, at any moment, Steve’s bad mood might be directed at innocent bystanders.
So Madeleine quickly made an excuse, “I’m going to see what Jack is up to,” and hurried away.
After Madeleine left, the pressure on Howard only increased. He raised his hand to rub his nose, “I just remembered, I didn’t drive here. I need Edward to give me a lift home. I’m going to tell him now.”
With that, he stood up and made his escape.
Ruby didn’t actually want to go to the restroom; she was just looking for an excuse to get away from Steve and catch her breath due to the oppressive atmosphere around him.
Ruby had thought she would stay in the restroom a bit longer, but on her way out, two elegantly dressed young women entered, sizing her up, and one of them whispered, “Isn’t she the woman who gave gifts to Mr. Burton and got him to accept them only after hesitating for a long time?”
Though the woman’s voice was barely audible, it reached Ruby’s ears nonetheless.
Pretending not to hear, Ruby tried to feign disinterest as she left the restroom. She washed her hands and then walked out of the restroom, heading for the corner seat.
As she approached, she realized that Madeleine and Howard were no longer on the sofa in the corner, and only Steve Burton remained, leaning lazily against the sofa, idly picking up chess pieces from the table and placing them one by one back into the box.
Ruby’s footsteps hesitated slightly, and she instinctively wanted to leave while Steve’s attention was elsewhere. However, Steve suddenly looked up, locking his gaze with hers.
Ruby’s footsteps paused for a moment, and she reluctantly walked towards Steve.
Steve was sitting on the side of the sofa that Howard had previously occupied, so Ruby returned to her original seat..