To the Love of My Life - Chapter 684 - Chapter 684: Chapter 684: Chaotic Baby-Making (4)

Chapter 684: Chapter 684: Chaotic Baby-Making (4)
 

When Ruby Gregory woke up again, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon. She had been woken up by her three hungry little babies kicking inside her.

Even though she wanted to find Steve Burton and get some answers from him, her maternal instincts made her think of her children first. So, after getting out of bed and freshening up, her first priority was to attend to their needs.

After a satisfying meal, Ruby felt much more revived. She helped the baby nurse tidy up the leftovers on the table, then stretched her back by walking around the living room. Finally, she returned to her bedroom, picked up her phone, took a deep breath, walked to the balcony, settled down on a deck chair and dialed Burton’s number.

The phone rang several times, but no one answered.

Ruby frowned, was Steve in a meeting at five o’clock?

So, she held her phone, seeming to be browsing the internet while actually watching the time, waiting for the end of business hours at six. When it was time, she dialed Burton once again.

This time, the phone was answered after five rings. To her surprise, it was picked up by a familiar female voice.

Stunned by the secretary, Ms. Taylor’s polite “hello,” Ruby hesitated for a moment before she cleared her throat and returned, “Where’s Steve?”

Ruby and Ms. Taylor had been colleagues for a few months, therefore Ms. Taylor called her by her name, “Ruby? Are you looking for Mr. Burton? He went on a business trip to Lilliput this morning, leaving his phone here at the office.”

On a business trip? After pouring out his heart to her just the night before while half-drunk, he was now on a business trip?

Could Steve have done this out of embarrassment for telling her all that yesterday and now he was avoiding her?

Ruby pondered for a while before asking, “Did he mention when he’ll be back?”

“I’m not really sure,” Ms. Taylor hesitated before adding, “How about this, I’ll let him return your call when he gets back. Is that okay?”

If he was feeling so embarrassed, she decided to give him a couple of days to get over it.

After thinking it over, Ruby responded to Ms. Taylor, “Alright.”

Then, politely, she said to Ms. Taylor, “Goodbye.”

After hanging up, Ruby looked at her phone for a while before finally tossing it aside dismissively.

–

For an entire week, Ruby did not receive a call back from Steve. In between, she had called him and yet again, it was Ms. Taylor who answered, maintaining the status that Steve had gone on a business trip to Lilliput and wasn’t sure when he’d be back.

At first, Ruby was patient, but as time passed and she was still unable to get in touch with Steve, she began to get agitated. Eventually, she couldn’t hold back any longer and finally, at eleven o’clock one night, she called Madeleine.

While Ms. Taylor may not know of Steve’s whereabouts, Madeleine certainly would.

–

The night was deep. It was a clouded night, no moonlight, no starlight, everything was pitch black.

Having finished a project plan she was in charge of, Madeleine rubbed her aching neck, and noticed the time — it was already half past ten.