"Boss!" Assistant Zoe hurriedly ca over and grabbed Ruby Sullivan’s arm, "You’re using the wrong essential oil."
In a daze, Ruby looked at what was in her hands, and couldn’t help but let out a long breath. If Zoe had been just ten seconds slower, at least a week’s work would have been ruined.
"Boss, you don’t look so good today. How about you go ho and rest?" Zoe suggested.
Ruby had already arrived at work later than usual and within an hour had made three mistakes. Clearly, her mind was elsewhere, not in the right state.
Ruby knew that forcing herself to continue would only lead to more mistakes. She pulled off her gloves and said, "I’m going to get so air."
Her mind was filled with the scene of Ethan Sterling’s proposal. She could see he was serious, and the disappointnt on his face was real. It was precisely because she could see it that made her even more fearful.
Seeing that it was about lunchti, she went directly to tamorphosis Studio to find Sasha Shaw.
When she was in Caelus, she hadn’t returned to the country. Sasha was worried about her. They had a video call once, and she was the only "outsider" who knew about Ethan’s accident.
She had planned to et up once she returned to the country, but she had been overwheld with work and Sasha was also swamped.
The first public show of tamorphosis was scheduled for next month. Several tis she had sent her WeChat ssages, only to receive replies in the middle of the night. Ruby had long wanted to visit her studio.
Sasha’s assistant Lara recognized Ruby and imdiately took her to Sasha’s office. Through the glass wall, she could see Sasha’s busy silhouette.
Her long hair was casually twisted at the back of her head with a pen, as she was focused on handling the details of the clothes on the model.
"Wenny, can you please advise Chloe? She hasn’t left the office for three days, spending all her ti on work except for eating and basic needs. Sotis she can’t even bother to eat the takeout left for her. If she continues like this, her body won’t be able to bear it." Lara said, full of concern and worry as she looked at Sasha’s back.
"I got it." Ruby smiled at Lara and quickly walked towards her office. The door wasn’t locked, so she just opened it and went in. Even though she didn’t lighten her actions, Sasha was so busy with her work that she didn’t notice another person enter the office.
Looking at her back, Ruby’s mind flashed to the girl in their college days who vowed to beco a top designer. She suddenly felt that these years had not been easy for either of them. No one’s success cos just by luck.
"Dear?" She called out softly, afraid of startling her.
Despite her caution, Sasha was still taken by surprise and pricked her finger with a needle. She yelped and instinctively raised her hand, worried her blood would stain the clothes.
"Are you okay?" Ruby hadn’t expected to scare her and quickly went over to check on her.
When Sasha saw who it was, her scrunched-up features relaxed at once. "It’s okay, it’s okay. Little Ruby, why are you here?"
Ruby exhaled, scrutinizing her with exaggerated disapproval, wrinkling her nose, "Chloe the Designer, how long has it been since you showered? Your hair is greasy enough to fry food, and you..."
Sasha pulled at her sweater and sniffed, "I can’t sll anything?"
Ruby linked arms with her, dragging her out, "Of course you can’t. You’re too close to see clearly. I’m not in a good mood today. Hurry up and keep company to have so fun."
"Hey, I have work to do!" Sasha was still protesting but Lara ca over smiling, "Chloe, don’t worry about it and just rest. I’ll lock the office door securely."
Sasha’s head was spinning, a bit lightheaded, she didn’t react in ti, only feeling like in the blink of an eye, Ruby had shoved her into the elevator.
The two first went to a nearby wellness center for a full-body spa, freshened up, then ran to a restaurant to feast.
I must admit, after being "tortured" by the masseuse, there was indeed a feeling of complete relaxation.
Once seated in a quaintly styled Chinese restaurant, they ate and chatted, and Sasha finally noticed the ring on Ruby’s hand, imdiately dazzled.
"So beautiful! I’ve never seen you wearing this before. Did you get it in Caelus?"
"I think it’s beautiful too..." Ruby’s gaze fell on the ring, but her tone was rather wistful.
Sasha imdiately sensed sothing was off, "Tell , why did you really want to et up?" When it cos to work, Ruby Sullivan is nearly on par with her. Nirvana is selling so well; quickly launching new products is a top priority. How could she have the ti to drag her out to get a spa and eat? It’s clearly an escape from work.
She squinted slightly, as if seeing through everything, "This ring is from Ethan Sterling, isn’t it?"
"Yes, he gave it to ." Ruby didn’t want to hide it. After all, she ca to Sasha to talk about it; otherwise, keeping it bottled up would make her explode.
"This morning, Ethan Sterling proposed to ."
"Oh my god!" Sasha’s eyes sparkled with excitent. Although Ruby Sullivan had been married to Ethan Sterling twice before, this ti it’s truly for love! Of course, she felt happy for her friend.
Seeing her excitent, Ruby felt a bit uneasy and hesitantly said, "I turned him down."
Sasha’s expression froze.
Ruby squinted and smiled, "After all I’ve been through, I don’t want to marry him anymore. Besides, my career is on the rise, I don’t have ti for romantic entanglents."
"Speak plainly."
Ruby took a breath, lowered her head, and said very softly, "I want to break up completely with Ethan Sterling. I’m... tired."
Sasha looked at her, feeling there was sothing off, "Did sothing happen? Don’t keep it inside. You’ll feel better if you talk about it."
Ruby shook her head, "What could have happened? I’m just tired of married life. I calculated that by the year-end bonus payout, I should have enough for a down paynt. How about I buy a place in your complex so we can be neighbors?"
Sasha carefully studied her expression, still feeling uneasy. "Did Ethan Sterling bully you?"
"He proposed to ; how could he bully ?" As Ruby thought of Ethan Sterling, the endless loneliness surged in her eyes.
This man, whom she thought would never love her, had finally taken this step, yet she no longer had the strength to accept his love.
That’s just the destiny between them.
Seeing her friend’s clueless face, Ruby joked, "Well, I just needed an excuse to buy so household stuff, right?"
Sasha bit her spoon, thought for a mont, and then laughed, "Of course, whatever decision you make, I’ll support it." After she said that, she hesitated a little, unable to resist asking, "So... does this decision of yours have anything to do with Nathaniel Truman?"
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