To the Love of My Life

Chapter 771: Chapter 771: The Most Romantic Proposal (1)

Steve Burton took a deep breath, suppressing his own fluctuating emotions, and directly carried Ruby Gregory into the bathroom. He personally removed her clothes, placed her in the bathtub, adjusted the water temperature, and carefully gave her a bath.

After the bath, without any regard for his wet white shirt and dress pants, Steve directly lifted the soaked Ruby out of the tub and lay her on the floor. He then took a bath towel, wrapped it around her body, and gently wiped her clean.

Steve threw the damp towel he used to wipe Ruby’s body into a nearby laundry basket and fetched a new one, wrapping it around her hair. He then draped a bathrobe over her and carried her out of the bathroom, laying her gently on the bed. He wiped the water droplets from her long hair, took a hairdryer, and dried her hair. Only then did he raise his head and speak to Ruby, “Wait for me a moment.”

Steve waited for Ruby to nod before standing up, placing the hairdryer casually on a nearby table, and leaving the bedroom.

When he returned, he brought a bowl of steaming porridge. He placed the porridge on a nearby table, removed his wet clothes from giving her a bath, changed into dry pajamas, and then sat on the edge of the bed. He extended his hand to Ruby, pulling her up and placing two thick, soft pillows behind her back.

Steve took the porridge, stirred it twice to disperse the heat, and scooped a spoonful to Ruby’s mouth, “Eat something first, then sleep.”

So much had happened this evening that Ruby had no appetite to eat. Even now, she could still see in her mind huge pools of blood gushing from Howard Coleman’s body.

From the moment she and Madeleine were dragged into the dead-end alley until now, when she reached home, Ruby’s entire body had been tense, without the slightest relaxation.

Even when Steve had personally cleaned her up just now, her entire body seemed to be in a daze.

Only when the celadon spoon touched her lips, bringing with it the fragrance and warmth of glutinous rice, did Ruby slowly come to her senses. She glanced around and noticed she was in Steve’s bedroom, before frowning and asking him, “Is Madeleine alright? How is Howard?

“They’re both fine.”

Ruby actually knew that Madeleine and Howard were both out of danger, but she simply wanted further reassurance from Steve. To her surprise, when she heard Steve’s answer, the taut string in her heart suddenly snapped, and her tears uncontrollably fell like raindrops.

Seeing Ruby’s sudden tears, Steve immediately retracted the spoon and placed it and the bowl on a nearby table.

Steve knew that Ruby had been shaken by witnessing Howard being stabbed, and he knew that crying would help her recover. So he remained silent, quickly reaching out his hand to pull Ruby into his embrace, holding her tightly and letting her cry freely.

Steve’s silent hug gradually relaxed Ruby’s heart, and her tears flowed even more fiercely. In the end, she simply broke down into loud, unrestrained sobs. @@novelbin@@

Listening to Ruby’s cries, Steve felt a sharp, throbbing pain in his heart. He waited until her emotions had stabilized before patting her back and comforting her, “It’s alright, everything has passed. Don’t cry anymore, sweetheart.”