To the Love of My Life

Ruby’s words were completely unexpected for Steve. The soup ladle in his hand struck the porcelain bowl with a crisp sound, and he was dumbfounded for quite some time before he finally looked up at Ruby. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, “You… you’ve cooked for me before?”

Ruby clutched her chopsticks tightly and stared at Steve without speaking, just giving a slight nod.

Her nod was tiny, but Steve saw it clearly.

Ruby had cooked for him? When did this happen? Why didn’t he know?

Vaguely, Steve felt that he might have missed something very important.

He knew that if he didn’t ask Ruby exactly what was going on and pretended to be completely ignorant, he might feel more relieved. However, asking would undoubtedly make him uncomfortable.

Even so, Steve hesitated for a moment before he finally asked in a slightly warm and deep voice, “When did this happen?”

As he asked this question, Steve felt his heart stop in that instant. He stared straight at Ruby, focusing intently on what she was about to say next, as if afraid of missing something important.

With Steve’s question, Ruby’s mind conjured the scene of that day: She had cooked a whole table of dishes singlehandedly, heating and reheating the food over and over. After waiting for him to return, all she got was a simple “I’ve eaten.” She then sat alone at the dining table, eating food that had been heated several times and tasted off, completely without appetite, forcing herself to swallow it like a robot.

Although several months had passed since that event, when Ruby recalled that day, she could still feel the profound sense of loss.

Ruby lowered her gaze, paused for a while, and then spoke in a relaxed tone, “It was the day I went to your apartment to ask for your opinion on our engagement outfits.”

Having said that, Ruby raised her eyelids to glance at Steve, then quickly lowered them again, her lips forming a faint smile: “You came back to the apartment somewhat late. When I asked if you had eaten, you said you had.”

Steve frowned, thought about it for a moment, and then realized it seemed vaguely familiar. It turned out to be the evening three days before their engagement ceremony.

At that time, Steve’s heart was heavy due to an accident that occurred within Gregory’s Enterprises and the US$6,860,000 she brought to help solve the problem.

During that period, he was terribly down, and everything he did seemed a bit restless. He attended a dinner party that night and drank quite a bit of alcohol. When he returned and saw her in his apartment, he was somewhat surprised.

He remembered that on that day, she had indeed approached him to ask if he had eaten.

She also asked for his opinion on their engagement outfits.