To the Love of My Life

Chapter 745: 745: A Mysterious Express Delivery (5)

Chapter 745: Chapter 745: A Mysterious Express Delivery (5)
 

Pseudonym, hospital…

A sense of unease rose in Steve Burton’s heart that he couldn’t quite put into words. Could it be that someone in the Burton family had a health issue, secretly underwent a check-up, and didn’t want everyone to know about it?

Steve knew that it was unethical to open someone else’s mail, but since the letter was anonymous, he could easily say that he didn’t know what it was and just casually opened it.

After hesitating for a moment, Steve ripped the parcel open, pulled out a stack of papers, and frowned unconsciously when he saw the first line. Then, as he continued to read, his expression suddenly turned frighteningly gloomy.

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Ruby Gregory was left somewhat oxygen-starved by Steve’s kiss and weakly rested on the sofa. It took her a while to regain her senses before she straightened up, took a sip from the pear with rock sugar that Madam Burton had prepared, and steadied herself. At that point, she realized that Steve had gone to open the door and had not returned for quite some time. She called out his name, “Steve?”

There was no response.

Ruby couldn’t see what Steve was doing at the entrance, as it was blocked by a large shelf in the foyer area. She put down the porcelain bowl, stood up, and called out his name again while walking toward the door.

As she rounded the shelf, Ruby felt the hot summer air rushing in through the open door. She saw Steve standing motionless, his back facing the entrance.

“Steve?” Ruby called out, puzzled. She walked up to him and patted his shoulder when she saw no reaction, “What are you doing standing here alone?”

Steve suddenly snapped back to reality at the sound of Ruby’s voice. He quickly hid the stack of papers in his hands behind his back, and even though he sounded as calm and collected as ever, a hint of panic could still be detected, “Nothing’s wrong.”

As he spoke, Steve hastily stuffed the papers back into the envelope and swallowed hard. Then, he turned around to face Ruby and said, “It’s hot out here. Let’s go in.”

Though Steve had done his best to appear calm and composed when he faced Ruby, she couldn’t help but notice his strangeness and inscrutability. Especially when she had seen him flipping the stack of papers over, as if he were trying to hide something he didn’t want her to know about.

Ruby stared at Steve for a moment and then looked at the delivery envelope in his hands, “Is it a package? What’s inside?”

She reached out unconsciously, but Steve was quicker and hid the envelope behind his back, casually saying, “It’s nothing, just an urgent document from the company.”

He quickly changed the subject, “The Triplets have been asleep for quite some time. I’m not sure if they’ve woken up. Let’s go upstairs and check.”

What company matters could be so urgent that she couldn’t see? In the past, he would not even avoid her when discussing the most confidential matters of Pristine’s Enterprises with his high-level staff.

Ruby couldn’t help but become even more curious about the package Steve was holding.

PS: It’s not that the story is more confusing now, it’s just that the previous day I wrote an extra 100 words as a brief plot preview~