Chapter 694: Chapter 694: Chaotic Baby-Making (14)
Keep in mind, she had never expressed love to a man from childhood to adulthood.
So, upon receiving Madeleine’s phone call about Steve Burton’s return, Ruby Gregory felt a bit nervous and shy, thinking that she would reveal her heart to him later.
However, as she anxiously awaited Steve’s call, which never ca, her nervousness and shyness turned into inexplicable irritability. Now that he wasn’t answering the phone, Ruby was downright depressed.
Ruby arrived at the Gregorys’ front door, sulking. The sun had already set, and the sumr evening in the West Suburb Villa District was pleasantly cool. Lady Gregory and Madam Burton chatted across their fences with beaming smiles on their faces, the topic of their conversation unknown.
The first to see Ruby entering the Gregorys’ compound was Madam Burton. She stopped talking, and from far away, she smiled at Ruby and said, “Ruby, you’re back.”
Ruby stood beside Lady Gregory, smiled at Madam Burton, and greeted, “Aunt Burton.”
Madam Burton’s eyes imdiately fixed on Ruby’s big belly, her words filled with undisguised envy, “Ruby, your stomach is so big now. Triplets must be bigger than normal, right? In three more months, you’re going to give birth, right?”
Ruby smiled and nodded, saying, “Yes.”
Madam Burton enviously talked about Ruby’s triplets for a long ti until their maid ca out to call her for dinner. They said goodbye to each other and went back to their respective houses.
So things are difficult to accept initially, but when there’s no choice but to accept them, people do so slowly. For example, Lady Gregory once wanted to marry Ruby to Steve, but now that things have progressed to this point, it’s obvious that there’s no chance for them anymore.
After all, Ruby is her biological daughter. Even if she once used her own child to secure the wealth and glory of the Gregorys, it was ultimately for the hope that her daughter would marry well and be taken care of for life.
Thus, although Lady Gregory felt regretful that Steve and Ruby didn’t get married, she was relieved that the Gregorys’ business had been saved, and now Ruby was pregnant with three grandchildren. Slowly, she accepted the current situation.
The change in Lady Gregory made the relationship between her and Ruby more like that of mother and daughter. Their conversations no longer revolved around Steve.
So, after bidding farewell to Madam Burton, Lady Gregory walked with Ruby toward their house, laughing, “Madam Burton is so envious of . She keeps thinking about getting Steve married, having him have multiple children too. She even foolishly researched whether multiple births could be achieved artificially…”
Hearing this, Ruby couldn’t help but think of what Madam Burton’s expression would be if she knew that the child in her belly was a Burton. Oh, no, what would Steve’s expression be like?
It must be very exciting, right!
Ruby couldn’t help but purse her lips and smile.
As they approached the dining room, Lady Gregory took out a wet tissue and wiped Ruby’s hands before saying, “You’ve really shaken Madam Burton. She’s collected a bunch of photos of young won from who knows where, talking about setting Steve up on arranged dates. Right before you ca, she told that she’s arranged a date for Steve tonight…”
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