To the Love of My Life

Chapter 508: So You Knew It All Along (18)
Ruby Gregory was stunned for a long time before realizing what Lady Gregory was talking about.

Lady Gregory saw that she hadn’t spoken for a long time, frowned, and asked, “What’s the matter? Steve didn’t agree to it?”

Only then did Ruby have a reaction and shook her head at Lady Gregory.

“What happened, then?” Lady Gregory’s tone was slightly anxious.

Ruby pursed her lips, swallowed, and finally said, “I didn’t ask Steve Burton.”

“You haven’t had a chance to ask yet?” Lady Gregory’s attitude changed slightly for the better upon hearing this answer: “In the afternoon, Steve should be coming to visit your dad. When you see him off later, you can ask him.”

When she was very young, Lady Gregory would speak to her ears like this, teaching her how to please Steve Burton. At that time, she believed every word her mother said, listened patiently, remembered carefully, and then devoted herself to doing it all. At first, she also complained to her mother about being treated as less important than Steve, but she was severely slapped by her mother. Since then, she has never dared to say anything. Over time, she has become numb to it and accepted that Steve was indeed more important than herself.

She had always thought that she would continue this way, but at this moment, as she heard her mother making plans for her, her heart suddenly became extremely irritated. Without any thought, she interrupted Lady Gregory, saying, “Mom, I don’t want to ask Steve Burton.”

Lady Gregory looked at Ruby incredulously, “Ruby, what did you say?”

“I said I don’t want to go ask Steve Burton.” Ruby repeated herself once more.

“Haven’t you two reconciled yet? Are you still at odds?”

Ruby shook her head impatiently.

“Then why won’t you go ask him? Do you want me to ask along with your dad?”

“No, neither of you should ask.”

“So what is it that you want?”

Ruby didn’t respond to Lady Gregory right away. After a long while, she spoke, her tone slightly calmer, “Mom, none of us should ask. We shouldn’t ask Steve Burton for help anymore, okay?”

Lady Gregory’s face darkened in an instant, “If not Steve Burton, who else can we ask for help? Besides, you are going to marry him. If we don’t ask him for help, who should we ask? Also, what should we do with this mess at Gregory’s Enterprises? Are we just going to watch it go bankrupt? Ruby, what on earth are you thinking about every day?”

Perhaps it was the dissatisfaction that had accumulated over the years or the constant unhappiness in her heart that when Lady Gregory finished speaking, Ruby burst out, “I’m not thinking about anything! I just don’t want to be a bargaining chip anymore and be looked down upon!”

“You two may not feel embarrassed, but I do! I’m really fed up with this life!”

“In short, I won’t seek Steve Burton’s help for Gregory’s Enterprises, and you shouldn’t either. I’m marrying him, but not to let him pay for Gregory’s Enterprises!”

“If you really can’t save Gregory’s Enterprises, just declare bankruptcy!”