Chapter 529: Chapter 529: So You Knew It All Along (39)
Shouldn’t he have accepted without hesitation?

Now, Gregory’s Enterprises is in shambles and on the verge of bankruptcy. Marrying him would not only save the company, but also fulfill her wish of many years.

However, instead, he proposed to dissolve their engagement in front of her.

At first, she even tried to put Edric off by suggesting they have a child together.

He wasn’t un-disappointed. All these years, she had been compromising him, but he never thought that one day, she could even compromise their child, and for another man at that.

Perhaps she truly loved Edric to the bone. Otherwise, how could she have said such things, made such decisions?

In an instant, Steve Burton’s throat felt somewhat congested. He leaned back slowly in the car, closed his eyes, and didn’t turn off the engine.

–

Ruby Gregory curled up on the sofa in the study, looking at the mess left by Steve Burton, listening to the opening and closing doors downstairs. It was then that she felt somewhat weak and spaced out.

That deep-seated secret from years ago, one that she dared not let anyone know, was the one thing she feared reaching Steve Burton’s ears. But she never expected that he had actually known everything from the beginning.

They say that when you’re young and rebellious, you tend to be impulsive. That’s why there are so many young men picking up chairs to fight for their beloved girls, and so many foolish young girls who, once smitten, would think it’s a lifetime commitment and would become devastated by a single cold glance from their crushes.

She, too, had gone through a rebellious phase, but it came a bit late and didn’t last as long as everyone else’s—only once.

Yet, that one time led to so many missed opportunities.

Thinking about it, it seemed life truly liked to toy with people.

It was indeed true that Ruby Gregory had been to Zhouzhuang with Edric Reat and had stayed there for three days and two nights, sharing a room at night.

At that time, she was about to graduate from college, and Steve Burton had just taken over Pristine’s Enterprises, and was extremely busy with work.

Originally, Steve Burton had promised her that he would take her to Agrabah for her birthday. However, the day before her birthday, he was called away due to an emergency at Pristine’s Enterprises.

Actually, Steve Burton had called her to say that he would make up for her birthday when he returned. Although she had been looking forward to the Agrabah trip for a long time, she wasn’t thrilled when it fell through. Yet, she still went against her feelings and gently told him it was okay.

Since the Agrabah trip didn’t happen and no birthday party had been prepared in advance, she had to make do with celebrating her birthday at the Gregorys’ home. But on her birthday, Steve Burton’s secretary still sent her a gift.

It was a limited edition pink crystal bracelet that was all the rage at the time─ exquisite and beautiful, a favorite of everyone who saw it.

Honestly, she liked it too. However, Lady Gregory seemed to fancy it even more, as if the bracelet was meant for her and not for Ruby.

So much so that during dinner, Lady Gregory kept praising the bracelet Steve Burton had given her and even asked her to call him to express her thanks.

At the time, Ruby didn’t think much of it and simply did as Lady Gregory asked, making a call to Steve.