Chapter 821: Chapter 821: Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (21)_1
Why go to Zhouzhuang with Edric Chen?
Steve Burton’s question brought forth the sorrowful mories of Ruby Gregory’s birthday four years ago. Her expression beca slightly desolate, and after a long silence, she finally lowered her eyelids and, leaning against Steve Burton’s warm chest, she spoke in a soft tone, “The day I went to Zhouzhuang with Edric Chen was my birthday. That day you were away on a business trip, but you still had soone send a birthday gift. My mother was there too…”
As Ruby spoke, she thought about the ideas that The Gregorys had instilled in her since birth, that she was expected to marry Steve Burton. Her voice grew a bit tense, “As you know, from the mont I was born, The Gregorys all hoped that I would marry you. So when my mother saw the gift you sent, she insisted that I call you to say thank you.”
When Ruby got to this part of her story, she looked up at Steve briefly, “But you didn’t answer my call.”
Steve Burton also clearly rembered the incident from four years ago. When Ruby ntioned this, he imdiately recalled that indeed, she had called him several tis that day. At that ti, he had just taken over Pristine’s Enterprises, unsteady and eager for others to see his achievents, he never brought his mobile phone to etings. Unexpectedly, the eting that day dragged on for a very long ti.
Realizing this, Steve swallowed twice and tried to explain to Ruby, “I was in a eting that day, so I didn’t answer your phone.”
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Ever since then, no matter how urgent the matter was, he always carried his phone with him and kept it on vibrate during etings.
Even during the three years she was gone, even though he knew she wouldn’t call him, he still maintained the habit.
Ruby Gregory gave a slight nod to Steve Burton’s explanation and continued, “My mom saw that you were not returning my calls and thought you were displeased with . I knew that if you saw my missed calls, you would definitely call back, but my mom wouldn’t listen to . She kept urging to call you…”
Despite the ti that had passed, Ruby still felt upset when she recalled that day, “It was my birthday, and I really wished that they could have cared more about , not always thinking about having do sothing for you… I rarely argued with them, I would always try my hardest to do the best at everything they asked of . But that day, I just wasn’t in the mood, so I talked back to my mom. I said that she was biased towards you… and then, in a fit of anger…”
Ruby stopped there, finding it difficult to continue.
The room was slightly silent.
After a while, Ruby swallowed and said softly, “She slapped .”
As Steve held Ruby, his entire body tensed up upon hearing these words. A profound, indescribable sense of heartache spread rapidly and tumultuously within him.
Ruby Gregory, with her eyelids lowered and her lips tightly bitten, finally spoke up after a mont, “I felt so wronged, and in my anger, I went back to school. Then, I received a birthday gift from Edric Chen, and he asked to go to Zhouzhuang… You know, Steve, I’ve never really celebrated for myself since I was small. I was envious of other girls dating other n…”
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