To the Love of My Life

Chapter 388: 388: Exploring Step by Step (8)

Maya didn’t know whether to feel upset because Steve had casually thrown her a check with double the amount of money she had spent for Ruby’s dress or because of the possessive tone in his voice. She felt a lump in her throat, and after a long time, she managed to say with a trembling voice: “The dress was just a simple token of my appreciation.”

“A token?” Upon hearing these words, Steve chuckled, throwing the pen in his hand onto the office desk with a ‘snap.’ He stared into Maya’s eyes for a while before his expression turned somber: “I’m afraid your ‘token’ had ulterior motives.”

Maya stared blankly at him: “Mr. Burton, what do you mean by that?”

Steve continued staring at Maya without speaking.

His gaze made Maya feel uncomfortable.

After a while, Steve finally asked, “Do you genuinely not know, or are you pretending not to know?”

Maya’s face turned red and then white at Steve’s insinuating words. She struggled to maintain her usual gentle and elegant demeanor in front of him: “Mr. Burton, I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

Steve smirked, not taking his eyes off Maya before speaking:

“First, at the Red Park Resort & Villas, did you really unintentionally tell Olivia about Ruby going to the observation deck?”

“Second, Ruby’s been back in the country for quite some time. Why did you invite her out specifically on the twenty-fourth of last month?”

“Third, did you genuinely want to thank Ruby by buying that dress for her? Moreover, why did you buy one that’s identical to yours?”

“Fourth, do you know that the kidnapping that day was actually meant for you and not her?”

Steve continued to ask questions, making Maya’s mind explode.

She had always thought that her actions were perfect, but this man still doubted her in the end.

A wave of fear washed over Maya, and she tried her best to control her facial expressions. She quickly thought about it and replied in neither a humble nor arrogant tone: “Mr. Burton, my actions toward Ruby were purely out of goodwill. The way you see it, it’s as if I had ulterior motives. If I wanted to harm Ruby, I wouldn’t have gone all the way to The Sapphire Bistro to notify you that day. My feet were even pierced by needles then. To suspect me like this is quite unjust.”

As she spoke, a layer of red appeared in Maya’s eyes.

Steve remained undisturbed, sitting leisurely in his seat, coldly responding to her misty eyes: “Whether you’ve been unfairly accused or not is not my concern. In this entire lifetime, the only person I care about being wronged is Ruby.”