To the Love of My Life

It wasn’t a lie; three months in, Ruby did a screening for Down syndrome and B-scan ultrasonography, which revealed she was pregnant with twins.

Twins… Steve was stunned for a moment, his expression slightly stiff for an instant. When he returned to his senses, he couldn’t manage to smile like he did when he heard she attended a prenatal class. In the end, he only moved his lips a bit, turned his head, and stared at the countdown clock on the traffic light. After a long time, he said, “Twins, that’s a good thing.”

Edric Reat was indeed lucky… He even got a pair of twins within just a few days with Ruby.

Apart from taking the morning-after pill once, he never adopted any birth control measures with her, and she never conceived.

At this moment, Steve couldn’t help but doubt if there was something wrong with his body.

Ruby didn’t respond.

When the doctor told her it was twins, he congratulated her on the great news with an envious expression. She also thought it was a good thing back then, as many people dream of having twins but can’t. Now Steve was saying the same thing, but Ruby felt somewhat sad.

If he knew the child was his, would he still say it was a good thing?

Steve didn’t say anything either, only staring at the traffic light changing to green. Then he slowly stepped on the accelerator and continued driving. After a long time, he glanced at Ruby with furrowed brows and asked, “Twins, boys or girls?”

Ruby shook her head, “I don’t know, I didn’t ask the doctor.”

After a short while, Ruby said again, “If I asked, there wouldn’t be any anticipation.”

“That’s true, there is a bit of suspense this way.”

In Ruby’s memory, she hadn’t had such a calm conversation with Steve in years. His gentle tone now eased her mind considerably, and her expression grew a bit troubled. She couldn’t help but complain, “Yeah, there’s suspense and anticipation, but it’s so troublesome. Every time I go to buy baby supplies, I struggle with their gender.”

Even now, as a mother, when she was troubled, she looked just like she did when she was young, her entire face wrinkled. Seeing her expression, Steve couldn’t help but chuckle lightly, “Sometimes, trouble can be a kind of enjoyment, right?”

Just like her in her younger days, she wasn’t able to ease his worries for a single day. Yet, he loved the feeling of her causing him trouble.

Because it made him know that she needed him.

Ruby also smiled with her eyes brightening, “That’s right, I do enjoy this kind of trouble.”

After saying that, Ruby raised her hand, stroked her belly, and a tender light filled her eyes, with a hint of affection.

Steve looked at Ruby’s expression through the rearview mirror, feeling happy that she could have such a joyful expression, but also sad that the happiness wasn’t given by him.