Chapter 691: Chapter 691: Chaotic Baby-Making (11)
Steve Burton, in his hotel room in Angria, Los Angeles, recalled the scene where he held Ruby Gregory in his arms, tears streaming down his face; the image so beautiful that it was hard for him to look straight at it. He couldn’t help but pick up the pillow behind him and smash it hard against the television in front of him. Feeling that it was not enough, he grabbed another pillow and hamred it against the bed until his emotions cald down a bit. Finally, he collapsed on the bed and rubbed his slightly aching head with his hand.
Setting aside the scene of him shedding tears in front of Ruby, which he found sowhat humiliating and shaful, what truly troubled him lately was his confession.
Ruby was about to marry Edric Reat, and she was carrying his child. As Rusell Henris told him that night, he couldn’t accept this fact but had to. Continuing to treat Ruby well would only cause more trouble for her.
He had always thought about not causing trouble for Ruby; yet, he still brought her the most significant trouble and pushed himself into a dilemma.
Ruby did like Edric, and now with his child, it would be impossible for her to accept Steve’s feelings. His confession broke the unspoken barrier between them, making it difficult for them to maintain their ambiguous relationship.
Steve couldn’t help but secretly hope for the slim chance that Ruby might accept him. However, he soon realized that such a possibility was not only remote but virtually non-existent. Even if Ruby genuinely had feelings for him, she would probably not break up with Edric for the sake of the child she was carrying.
Steve knew deep down that it wasn’t Ruby he was afraid to face, but the words she would say to him.
No matter how preoccupied and troubled Steve was in Lilliput, his work there eventually ca to an end.
Although he had tried his best to find more work for himself in Lilliput, he eventually ran out of tasks and had to book his return flight.
Although Steve knew that there might be no hope for him and Ruby, he still went to the supermarket before returning ho and bought several cans of pregnancy milk powder for her.
With a nervous and uneasy heart, Steve took a twelve-hour long-haul flight and finally arrived at Capital International Airport.
During the twelve hours of flying, he hadn’t rested his eyes for a mont. When the plane arrived at the airport, he stayed in the cabin for a long ti. It wasn’t until a beautiful flight attendant ca to urge him to disembark that he grabbed his luggage and left the cabin.
Though he had only been away for half a month, Ciawell had already entered the scorching midsumr. As soon as Steve walked out of the airport, he was drenched in sweat.
The driver sent by his company saw him and imdiately greeted him, taking his luggage and leading him to the parking spot.
After getting into the car, the driver started the vehicle and then asked Steve, “Mr. Burton, do you want to go ho or back to the office?”
Steve hesitated for a mont, rembering that his phone was still with Ms. Taylor, and then said, “To the office.”
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