To the Love of My Life

Steve seemed to want to ask something. His lips moved, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak. Eventually, he turned and looked out the window, watching the pedestrians on the street for a while. His eyes inexplicably welled up with tears. He closed his eyes and remained silent for two seconds before turning back to Ruby, asking, “Are you… pregnant?”

Ruby had a feeling that Steve had overheard what she said to Maxwell Gregory and Lady Gregory. Now that he was suddenly asking her so directly, her fingers involuntarily trembled. With a slightly pale face, she nodded gently at Steve and softly said, “Yes.”

Steve felt as if his throat was blocked by something, leaving him feeling uncomfortable and suffocated. He opened his mouth wide and strained to speak, “Are you… planning to marry him?”

After asking this question, Steve realized how terrible it was.

She was already pregnant; how could she not get married? They couldn’t let the child be born without a legal status…

Steve lowered his head, his voice clear but slightly confused, “No, I mean, when are you planning to marry him?”

She and Edric Reat had never considered getting married. When she faced Maxwell and Lady Gregory, she could smoothly talk about her plans to marry. However, when facing Steve, she found it hard to speak.

Ruby’s lips moved back and forth several times, but she still couldn’t make a sound. Steve raised his hand to cover part of his face for a moment, then lowered it and smiled at Ruby. He spoke in a relaxed tone, “It’s getting late. You should go back and rest.”

Ruby nodded gently and got out of the car.

Steve also got out, opened the rear door, took her bag, and handed it to Ruby.

Ruby didn’t look at Steve, she reached out and took the bag, clenching it tightly in her hand. She pursed her lips and said, “Goodbye.”

“Yeah, goodbye.” Steve’s voice was calm and gentle.

Ruby stood in front of Steve for a while, then looked up at him before turning around and walking toward the residential area.

Steve stared at Ruby’s disappearing figure, still maintaining his original posture, standing in front of the car.

The cold wind of early spring blew gently, chilling Steve to the bone, but he still didn’t react much until his cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Steve’s fingers felt stiff as he fumbled for his phone, checked the caller ID, and saw it was from Rusell Henris. He knew the call was to inform him of something. He raised his hand to answer but hesitated for a long time before the call automatically ended.

Less than a minute later, the phone rang again. This time, Steve didn’t hesitate and quickly answered.

Rusell’s tone on the phone sounded hesitant, “Bro, I just did some investigation. Ruby is indeed pregnant, and the hospital records say she’s really been pregnant for 50 days, just like she said.”

PS: The plot has changed! The female lead pretends to marry another man to hide the truth – satisfying readers that are bothered by certain aspects. As for the child, I can’t possibly let the female lead directly talk to the male lead about it. After all, for her, the contraceptive pills were given to her by Steve. I think you don’t need to be so sensitive, right~