To the Love of My Life

Chapter 320: 320: Blessing in Disguise (10)

There was something soft on the ground, so Ruby’s fall didn’t hurt too much. With a blindfold still covering her eyes, she listened to the two men leave, followed by the sound of the iron door closing. The world went silent for about a minute before Ruby heard a young voice: “Everything’s done, what’s next?”

Ruby did not hear anyone answer, but she guessed the man was making a phone call. As expected, after several seconds, the man’s voice came again: “Alright, once the ransom is in the account, I’ll do exactly as you say.”

It seemed like he hung up the phone, as Ruby heard another man’s voice, a somewhat ruffian-like tone: “What did she say?”

“She said the woman is ours now, and we should find more men to…” The man on the phone trailed off, but Ruby understood all too well what he was implying.

Who on earth could be using such a disgusting and cruel method to frame her?

She was a woman, and it was hard enough for her to deal with one man, let alone being tied up and guarded by two men…

Ruby gathered her thoughts and finally spoke, her voice trembling slightly: “Who sent you to do this?”

There was a moment of silence. Just as Ruby thought the two men would ignore her, one of them suddenly spoke: “Whoever you offended is the one who sent us.”

“They must’ve given you a lot of money, then.” Ruby forced herself to calm down and continued diplomatically: “However much they’re paying you, I can pay you too. Let me go, and I’ll pretend today never happened…”

Ruby didn’t think her words were funny, but the two men burst out laughing as if they’d heard a joke. After a while, the one who had responded to her spoke again: “Miss, you’re really amusing. In our line of work, we’ve heard that kind of talk way too many times. You say it’s like it never happened, but as soon as we turn our backs, we’d get arrested.”

“I swear I’ll keep my word.”

Ruby’s tone was sincere, but the two men just laughed and paid her no more mind.

The surroundings were very quiet. Ruby didn’t know what the two men who had captured her were doing, but she could clearly feel her own growing panic.

If she were ruined here, how could she ever marry Steve Burton?

She carried the responsibility of leading the Gregorys to greatness. She had finally made Steve not hate her as much; the Gregorys’ fortunes were beginning to turn, and everything was just starting to look good. She could not just sit and wait for everything she worked for to fall apart.

She had actually faced a similar danger in her youth.