To the Love of My Life - Chapter 669 - Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Syrup, Candy, Sugar (19)

Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Syrup, Candy, Sugar (19)
 

“Mr. Steve, why did you come back at this hour? Aren’t you busy at the office?”

Steve Burton nodded, changed his shoes, and took a couple of steps inside. Seeing the deserted living room, he asked, “Nobody home?”

“Ms. Wenny took Mr. Snearl shopping, and Madam went to play cards at the Coleman’s with Lady Gregory.”

Steve Burton just nodded again, said nothing, and went straight upstairs.

Last night he spent the whole night outside Ruby Gregory’s neighborhood, didn’t leave. He spent a few vague hours, half-awake, half-asleep in the car. Once back in his own bedroom, he took a bath first, changed into clean pajamas. Coming out, he found that his window was left open, the sun was shining in, leaving his AC practically useless. About to close the window, Steve Burton’s hand paused mid-air, and he walked onto the balcony, looking at the bedroom windows of Ruby Gregory’s house. Those windows were also open. The plants on her balcony grew well, with visible water stains underneath – it looked like those at the Gregorys’ had just watered them.

After standing on the balcony for a while, Steve Burton took two steps forward and crossed onto Ruby Gregory’s balcony from his own.

Her bedroom didn’t seem to have changed much, still the same old decorations. Chimes hung on the window, emitted crisp sounds under the summer breeze.

Steve Burton entered the bedroom straight up to Ruby Gregory’s vanity. He opened the first drawer and, as expected, found a diary, just as Ruby Gregory mentioned at dinner.

Steve Burton stared at the diary for a long while before reaching out to pick it up. Quietly he left Ruby Gregory’s bedroom, crossed back over the balcony, and returned to his bedroom.

Steve Burton grabbed a pillow to support his back, found a comfortable position, lay down on the bed, and picked up Ruby Gregory’s diary. He stared at the cover for a long while before finally taking a deep breath and flipped it open.

On the first page, Ruby Gregory’s handwriting looked childish, crooked lines of text.

1. Steve Burton doesn’t like sweets.

2. He’s very into One Piece recently.

3. Steve says he likes blue.

…

Steve Burton flipped the pages one by one, just as Ruby told him; each note recorded his preferences, dislikes, taboos…

He had no idea when she started recording, but he could tell the records went back at least over a decade. Her handwriting started out childish, then became tidy, and finally elegant.

The diary was almost full. Steve Burton carefully read every single page, from the beginning when the sunlight was just right outside the window until nightfall. He finally reached the last page of the diary.

1893. Steve Burton doesn’t like someone sitting in his passenger seat.

1894. Steve Burton sends people away after having sex.

1895. If he takes a pain-reliever after sex and relaxes, Steve Burton will also feel better.

…

1901. The previous 1900 notes are no longer necessary, as Steve Burton and I have called off our engagement.

Upon reading the last sentence, Steve Burton couldn’t tell why he had a sudden feeling of panic.