Chapter 532: Chapter 532: Let’s Pretend She’s Dead (2)
Ruby Gregory hurried out without her wallet, so she borrowed two thousand yuan from Maya Mitchell and went to find Edric Reat. Together, they boarded a train to Ciawell.

The train traveled overnight and only arrived in Ciawell the next morning.

Perhaps it was because this was the first time Ruby had ever done something so bold and rebellious in her life, but she was full of energy with little rest during the day. She wandered around Ciawell with Edric for the entire day until 5 in the afternoon when she finally felt exhausted and went to find a hotel with him.

At that time, Edric only had limited funds and she didn’t have much money either. They could have simply looked for a cheap hotel and rented two rooms, but Ruby, having been pampered since she was a child, couldn’t stay in such a place. In the end, Edric could only find the best hotel and book a suite.

It was the first time Ruby had shared a room with a man other than Steve Burton. She was not without anxiety, but Edric was even more gentlemanly than she had imagined. He let her have the bedroom without a word and asked the attendant for a blanket, taking the sofa in the living room as his bed.

On the first night, the two didn’t talk much and just slept – one on the living room sofa and the other on the bedroom’s large bed.

The next day, they continued to spend the whole day exploring Ciawell. In the evening, as the sun set, Ruby and Edric sat on a boat with just the two of them. As they faced the red sunset, Edric confessed his feelings to Ruby.

Edric spoke a long confession, which Ruby couldn’t quite remember word for word. But at the time, when she heard what Edric said, she was somewhat moved deep down.

She didn’t dare look into Edric’s hopeful eyes, so she just stared straight at the red sunset and only spoke after a long time, saying, “I’m sorry, Edric, but I’m going to marry Steve Burton.”

Although Edric was the one being rejected and should have been the one feeling sad, Ruby seemed to feel even worse. In the end, it was Edric who smiled and tried to comfort her.

Perhaps it was Edric’s understanding that made Ruby unable to control her emotions and confess some private matters to him.

She told Edric many things: her wishes and the reasons why she had to marry Steve.

That night, she also drank alcohol for the first time in her life.

And she got so drunk that Edric had to carry her back to the hotel.

Of course, she didn’t know that Steve, who was originally on a business trip, had encountered a tricky problem and had been busy for nearly twenty-four hours. By the time he had some free time, Ruby’s birthday had already passed. He picked up his phone and saw her missed calls, so he called back immediately but got no answer. He called several times, but the result was the same. Finally, Ruby’s phone was turned off.

Steve’s first thought was to have his secretary book a flight back to Beijing for him. Then he packed his belongings and went straight to the airport. While waiting for his flight, he took out his phone and saw many unread messages, so he casually scanned them. As a result, when he saw the content of a message from an unknown number, his face changed.

The content of the message was simple and to the point: Ruby Gregory and Edric Reat had gone to Ciawell.