To the Love of My Life

Ruby Gregory was unaware of the truth, and simply thought that what Maya said was true, and gave a light smile: “Your salary must be much higher now.”

“Hmm, it’s not bad.” Maya curved her lips and pointed to the buffet area not far away, “Shall we go and choose something to eat?”

Ruby thought it would be boring to stay alone, so she nodded in agreement.

Going to the buffet area required passing through the sofa area. As they passed by, Maya pointed to an empty seat and decisively said, “Ruby, you save us a spot, and I’ll go get the food.”

Ruby wasn’t particularly interested in the food at the banquet, so she didn’t object to Maya’s decision. She simply responded with, “Okay,” and went to the sofa Maya had pointed out.

After waiting for Ruby to sit down, Maya asked her, “What would you like to eat? I’ll get it for you.”

“Anything is fine.” Ruby hesitated for a moment and then added, “Please get me a cup of mocha coffee.”

Maya nodded and proceeded to the buffet area.

Ruby only looked away when Maya walked some distance from her, and then she happened to see Steve sitting diagonally across from her.

The woman was still sitting with him, and they had a few more plates of buffet dishes in front of them, filled with exquisite dishes and pastries.

Each of them held a fork in their hands, chatting animatedly, and only occasionally, as a symbolic gesture, would they touch the food on their plates.

The emotions that had been suddenly disrupted by Edric Reat earlier immediately swarmed over Ruby’s heart once again.

She stared intently at the scene, and the familiar bitterness began to ferment and churn in her heart.

As she was lost in her gaze, Maya came over with a tray. She placed a hot cup of coffee in front of Ruby and then sat down beside her. She pushed the food she had brought over toward Ruby and smiled, “I got a little bit of everything. See what you like.”

Ruby shifted her gaze from Steve and spoke with slight heaviness, “Thank you.”

Then she picked up a fork, faced a plate filled with delicacies, but had no appetite whatsoever.

Ruby randomly picked up a french fry, and as she put it into her mouth, she habitually glanced over at Steve. She saw him hand a cup of water to the woman seated next to him, and her facial expression stiffened, her fork-wielding movement pausing momentarily.

As Maya sat next to Ruby, she ate her food while making non-stop conversation. Meanwhile, Ruby didn’t hear a single word, her gaze fixated in Steve’s direction.

Maya talked for a while without getting any response from Ruby, so she gently called out, “Ruby?”

Ruby still had a wooden expression on her face. Maya called her name again, and when she still got no response, she turned her head and made eye contact with a waiter standing not far away.