To the Love of My Life

Chapter 671: Chapter 671: Qingqing, I Like You (1)
 

“So it’s really triplets!” Speaking of the triplets, a hint of envy shone in Madam Burton’s eyes. “Lady Gregory told us this afternoon at the card game that Ruby went for a prenatal checkup this morning. The hospital discovered that there’s a third baby who was hidden behind the other two the whole time, so they never found out.”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“It really is triplets. Aunt Gregory must be over the moon.”

“Of course she is. She was grinning from ear to ear all afternoon. Just think about it, triplets, what a blessing. Before long, Lady Gregory will have her hands full taking care of three grandchildren. But if I could have triplets, I wouldn’t mind being that busy.”

As the topic turned to Ruby, Wenny Burton asked curiously, “I remember Ruby isn’t married yet, right? Now that she’s having triplets and they’re almost due, the family should be preparing for the wedding, right?”

“Yes, they should be preparing. Lady Gregory said in a few days, Ruby would bring the father of her children to meet them and discuss their marriage.”

Steve hesitated as he chewed his rice, swallowing it without fully chewing it.

Madam Burton seemed to suddenly remember something as she continued, “But, I also heard from Lady Gregory that after the children’s father meets them, he plans to take Ruby back to his hometown for a while.”

“Going back to his hometown? With a belly that big, how can she be so tossed around?”

“For the marriage certificate, I guess. The kids are about to be born, and they need to register them. The father is not a Ciawell resident, so they’ll have to go to his hometown for the certificate.”

Ruby is going to visit Edric’s hometown to apply for their marriage certificate in a few days?

Steve pursed his lips tightly, gripping the chopsticks in his hand. He felt as if his heart was being violently squeezed and crushed by a powerful grip.

He had always known that Ruby would eventually marry Edric, but since they were not legally protected as husband and wife, he had avoided facing the reality. But now… they were preparing to get their certificate…

As Steve thought about it, his hand trembled and he forcefully knocked over his bowl with his chopsticks. It rolled across the table and fell to the floor with a “plop,” shattering into pieces.

Madam Burton and Wenny, who had been discussing the gossip, abruptly shut their mouths. It was only then that they realized they had been talking about Ruby right in front of Steve.

Madam Burton was the first to recover. She immediately called Mrs. Taylor to give Steve a new bowl of fresh rice and hurriedly brought up another topic with Wenny.

Mrs. Taylor quickly brought a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Steve. But before she could even set it down, Steve suddenly placed his chopsticks on the table with a “snap” and stood up with a somewhat somber expression.

“Steve, you haven’t finished your meal yet?” Madam Burton stood up as well.

Steve headed straight to the foyer, ignoring Madam Burton’s words, to put on his shoes and grab his keys from the shelf. He walked out the door without saying a word.

Madam Burton hurried after him, “Steve, where are you going?”

Steve didn’t respond to Madam Burton’s question but got into the car, started it, stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel, and drove out of the Burtons’ Mansion at breakneck speed.