To the Love of My Life

Chapter 211: 211: Mysterious Female Lead (5)

Steve’s gaze fell on Ruby Gregory once again, filling her with an ever-increasing sense of unease.

Ruby saw Steve slowly raise the microphone to his mouth.

Ruby’s palm clenched slowly as she stared intently at Steve. The moment his mouth opened, the entire banquet hall fell deathly silent.

In that instant, Ruby felt as if her heartbeat might actually stop.

“I choose…” Steve deliberately paused at this point, as if toying with everyone’s anticipation.

Ruby felt as if she could be crushed at any moment under the weight of this overpowering premonition.

Her entire body felt as if her blood had frozen in place.

Just when she thought she might be the one Steve chose, the man looked her in the eyes and pronounced the three words one by one: “Olivia Foster.” Ruby’s eyes widened in disbelief, and she stared at Steve, feeling as if this scene must be some kind of illusion.

It must be that she was so afraid of Steve choosing her that she was seeing things.

Ruby reached out and pinched her thigh hard, feeling the sharp pain. She furrowed her brows and then heard the female emcee, in a tone filled with envy and jealousy, announce, “Congratulations, Miss Olivia Foster!” It really was Olivia Foster!

Ruby knew that Steve’s wife, Olivia, was her greatest rival.

The Fosters were also the Gregorys’ biggest competitors.

Many times, matters involving Steve would not fall on her, and she would not want them to fall on Olivia either!

But tonight, all she felt was relief in her heart.

Relieved that Steve had chosen Olivia Foster!

And she had narrowly escaped the ordeal once again!

Olivia seemed stunned, completely unable to believe that Steve had chosen her for the opening dance tonight. She stood there, her eyes fixed on Steve as he stood on the stage, not even responding to the emcee’s call to join him.

“Miss Olivia Foster? Where is Miss Olivia Foster?”

The emcee asked two more times.

A woman standing next to Olivia gently nudged her. It was only then that Olivia came back to her senses, finally accepting that everything was indeed real. Wearing a joyful smile, she took graceful steps and ascended the stage under everyone’s watchful gaze.

The lights in the banquet hall went out, leaving only a single bright spotlight shining on Olivia and Steve on the stage.

As Olivia looked at the handsome, prince-like Steve in front of her, she felt as if she was in a dream, lost in a daze..