To the Love of My Life

Maya Mitchell took a deep breath, holding back her falling tears, staring at Steve Burton, her voice full of the slightest hope, she began to explain. “Mr. Burton, I genuinely never intended to harm Ruby. In my heart, I’ve always seen her as my friend, my lifesaver. Mr. Burton, I truly love this job. If you’re not comfortable with my proximity to Ruby, I can keep my distance from her.”

As Maya spoke, her tone was filled with a plea that she couldn’t conceal. “I promise what I say, I will act on. Mr. Burton, please trust me.”

Steve Burton stared at his computer, completely focused, as if he hadn’t heard anything Maya had just said. For quite a while, he showed no reaction at all.

Even after he had stared at his computer for a while, he picked up the desk phone and dialled a number, asking Ms. Taylor, his secretary, to bring in the morning meeting records.

His tone of voice was calm and cool, emanating an air of unquestionable authority.

After he hung up the phone, it was as if Maya wasn’t even there – his attention once again focused entirely on his computer.

Maya realized that Steve was completely and utterly ignoring her.

In the three years she had been with Steve, she had learned his temper well. Once he made up his mind, he was immovable. He would tolerate no defiance from others.

But she really didn’t want to leave Pristine’s Enterprises like this.

If she left now, she might never see him again for the rest of her life.

A deep, uncontrollable pain surged in Maya’s heart. She looked at Steve, bit her lower lip, and unwilling to give up, began speaking again, “Mr. Burton…”

After hearing Maya utter the two syllables, Steve raised his hand and picked up the desk phone again, dialling a number. His tone was steady and calm: “HR? Please process a resignation for Ms. Maya Mitchell of the CEO’s secretarial office.”

“Yes, right now.”

He said, and then he hung up the phone.

Maya went pale, her whole body trembling slightly. Her voice was shaky as if she was frightened, “Mr. Burton, please don’t let me resign. Mr. Burton, I will indeed keep a distance from Ruby. Mr. Burton, please trust me, just this once…”

As she spoke, Maya sobbed quietly.

Even as Maya pleaded in panic, Steve’s expression remained as cold as ice. He hung up the phone and turned his attention back to his computer. But when he heard Maya’s last tearful words, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. He finally looked up from his computer at Maya, her face tear-streaked, showing not a shred of sympathy: “Maya Mitchell, are you out of your mind? I’m not your fiancé to choose to trust you while risking my own fiancée.”

Why should I trust you and put my fiancée in danger?

Upon hearing this sentence, Maya froze on the spot. She didn’t even react to Steve calling her a lunatic earlier. The tears welling up in her eyes stopped as well. She felt her world rumble and collapse into ruin…

Ruby Gregory is Steve’s fiancée?

At that moment, Maya felt like she was the butt of some gigantic joke. She bowed her head in confusion, picked up the resignation letter and check from the table, wiped away her tears, then turned and ran out of Steve’s office.