To the Love of My Life

Ever since he received Ruby’s call, Steve had been wondering what she wanted to talk to him about.

In the past, he could usually guess some of her thoughts, but this time, he never expected that she would actually bring up the topic of having a child.

Steve’s hand, which was holding the glass, stiffened for a moment, and his movement seemed to freeze.

In his mind, he quickly recalled what Edric Reat had said to Ruby at the cafe earlier that afternoon.

“When I see that you have a child, my dream will be complete, and I’ll give up on you entirely, pursuing my own happiness.”

“If you really feel guilty, then have a child sooner and let me escape from the suffering you’ve caused me.”

After Edric left, Ruby had grieved alone at the table for a while before snapping out of it.

At that time, he wondered what had made her so sad?

As a result, his own mood plummeted along with her sadness, sinking to rock bottom.

Now it seemed that her sorrow might have been due to the man called Edric Reat?

She cared for Edric, liked him, so perhaps she was thinking of using Steve to make Edric give up earlier, pursue his own happiness sooner, and escape the misery she had caused him!

Steve’s throat moved up and down, and his eyes grew slightly cold, but there was not a hint of anger on his face. He just looked at Ruby indifferently, then lowered his eyes and raised his glass of water.

As the water cup approached his beautiful, perfect lips, it hesitated for a moment. He didn’t look at Ruby, waited for about half a second, and then said, “No.”

When he said those two words, they were clear and concise, without any hint of hesitation, and his voice was as beautiful and magnificent as ever, containing a hint of determination within the calm tone.

After he had spoken, he elegantly raised his head and took a leisurely sip of water.

When Ruby asked the question, her gaze was fixed on Steve’s face, not daring to blink for fear of missing any subtle emotions.

But there were no emotional fluctuations on the man’s face, only a slight hesitation for about half a minute before he decisively gave her two words.

No.

He didn’t want her child.

Ruby’s figure shook violently, and her hand subconsciously tightened on her clothes, feeling an indescribable chill crawling all over her body from her heart. She even forgot to move her eyes off Steve’s face, only feeling a burning pain in her throat. Even her own voice sounded strange, “We’re getting married, it’s normal to have a child…”

He, of course, wanted a child from them, but he wanted her to be willing, with no other thoughts in mind when conceiving the child.

So when Ruby was halfway through speaking, Steve stopped drinking water and interrupted her assertively, “I said I’m not interested.”

With that, he gently put the cup of water on the table next to him.