To the Love of My Life

Chapter 667: Chapter 667: Syrup, Candy, Sugar (17)
 

The babies were very restless, being triplets, they were constantly moving, wriggling one after the other. From Steve Burton’s palm, they followed the blood vessels straight into his heart, bringing with them an earth-shaking turmoil. Eventually, it was as if he could no longer bear it, and suddenly yanked his hand away from Ruby Gregory’s belly.

Steve Burton’s reaction came without warning, prompting Ruby to blurt out, “What’s…?”

Then she turned her head to look at him, her words not yet finished, and when she met his somewhat gloomy gaze, she froze for a second, her voice abruptly halted.

It was as if Steve didn’t hear her voice, his eyes unblinkingly focused on her belly.

There was no anger or unhappiness on his face, no gloom or coldness, and it was not much different from usual. Yet Ruby still sensed that something was wrong with him, but she couldn’t figure out what it was.

For a moment, the private room became incredibly quiet.

Steve maintained his position, his eyes fixed on Ruby’s stomach, never blinking from beginning to end.

Ruby felt uneasy under his harmless gaze and couldn’t help but raise her hand to lightly cover her belly.

Her subtle movement woke Steve from his trance.

It was only then that Steve realized that he had inadvertently lost control over his emotions, reacting so strongly.

Steve blinked his eyes and looked at Ruby, wanting to apologize to her. But as his eyes met her exquisitely beautiful face, his emotions became even more complicated. Steve quickly shifted his gaze away, calming his slightly chaotic feelings before saying, “Let’s eat, the food is getting cold.”

With that, Steve took a pair of chopsticks from the sterilization bag and handed them to Ruby. He then grabbed a pair for himself and began to eat on his own accord.

Steve couldn’t taste what the food was like; he just mechanically stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it down.

Ruby sat quietly, glancing at Steve several times. She could tell that he was acting unusually, and finally couldn’t help but ask, “What’s wrong, Steve?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Steve’s grip on his chopsticks tightened. Staring at the white rice in his bowl, he looked at it for a while, then the corner of his lips hooked up slightly. Turning to Ruby, he forced a smile, “Nothing.”

Even a fool could see that there was obviously something behind his “nothing”.

Ruby put down her bowl, just as she was about to continue questioning him when Steve picked up his chopsticks, taking some vegetables, and placed them in her bowl, “Let’s eat. When we’re done, I’ll take you home. I have something to do at the company in the afternoon.”

After that, Steve forced another smile at Ruby, then turned his head and continued to eat gracefully yet numbly.

Ruby stared at Steve for a while but didn’t say anything more. She picked up her chopsticks and began eating quietly again.

After finishing the meal, Steve paid the bill, started the car, and drove Ruby back to her residence. He waited, as usual, for Ruby to disappear into the entrance of the neighborhood before shifting his gaze back to the window, staring blankly at the bright summer afternoon sun for a long time before starting the car and driving away.