To the Love of My Life

Chapter 806: Chapter 806: Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (6)_1
 

Actually, what he wanted to say wasn’t “forever”; what he wanted to say was, “Ruby, will you marry me?”

Suddenly, he remembered a movie he had seen years before, “Those Years, The Girl We Chased Together,” and the emotions of the male protagonist, who had loved a girl for so many years, while attending her wedding—his feelings right now must be akin to those of that character.

Unfortunately, some loves can never be actively confessed.

If only he had known that this would be the conclusion, yet still, he wanted to come here for his own release.

Steve looked steadily at Edric Reat, who had swiftly downed three glasses of alcohol, then, without hesitation, he picked up his own glass and poured himself three drinks as well, emptying each one in a single swallow. After each glass, he uttered two words: “Thank you.”

Ruby had only one drink, and after finishing it, she flashed Edric a faint smile, then said, “Edric Reat, thank you.”

Edric did not speak, only responding with a faint smile to Ruby.

He thought he should be able to find release.

The girl I love, I wish you happiness, and may you always be happy.

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The past few days were the most dreamlike that Madeleine had ever experienced. Howard would come home every day, and every night they would sleep in the same bed—even though they hadn’t done what a married couple should do, Howard would have breakfast with her, eat late-night snacks with her, and even once, during a heavy rain a couple of days ago, Howard had offered her a ride home from work in his car.

Such days were so beautiful that Madeleine felt as if in a daze, even harboring the illusion in the depths of her heart that she and Howard were truly a loving married couple.

For Steve and Ruby’s Bachelorette Party, everyone was having a great time, and regardless of whether they were tone-deaf or not, each went up to request a song to dedicate to Steve and Ruby.

Madeleine was no exception; she chose a very old song called “The Most Romantic Thing.”

As she sang, her gaze kept drifting towards Howard, who was sitting aside. His clear face showed little emotion, and the colorful lights of the private room fell into his eyes, making them shine even more brightly.@@novelbin@@

When she finished the last line, “The most romantic thing I can think of is growing old with you,” Howard suddenly looked up and met her gaze.

After her song ended, Madeleine remained seated on the tall chair at the request station, still holding the microphone until Edward Woods came over and took it from her. It was only then that she returned to her senses and walked over to Howard’s side.

When Madeleine sat down, a delayed awareness belatedly dawned on Howard as well. He slightly bowed his head and coughed twice into his hand before whispering, “I’m going to the restroom,” and then he quickly stood up and left the private room.

Howard didn’t actually go to the bathroom when he entered the men’s restroom; instead, he stood in a stall and lit a cigarette, taking slow drags.

He felt that something within him was changing, but he couldn’t identify what exactly was changing or how.

After finishing the cigarette, Howard exhaled deeply, threw the cigarette into the toilet, flushed it away, and then walked out of the restroom. While washing his hands at the sink, a woman emerged from the ladies’ restroom and stood beside him. She turned on the faucet and glanced his way, pausing for a moment before finally breaking the silence and calling out, “Howard?”

PS: Nine chapters today, I still owe you all two— I’ll continue to pay back tomorrow~ I won’t tell you that the overbearing CEO is Ruby, and the tender wife is Steve! I still need to write about the plot developments and sweet moments of “Ruby’s Time,” like the story of Steve raising Chise and Candice from a young age with a “sister slave” mindset, and, for instance, the scenes from the synopsis~ Plus the scene where Ruby confesses to Steve, explaining why Ruby doesn’t love Edric Reat~~ There’s a pinned post in the comments section with a message from me, have a look for yourself~