To the Love of My Life

Chapter 827: Chapter 827: Overbearing CEO Falls for the Delicate Wife (27)_1

Steve Burton’s open mouth was like a photograph snapped in an instant, frozen in time.

He stared at Ruby Gregory for a full minute before slowly coming back to his senses.

What a mess! “Little coy wife”… “Little vixen”… Were these words meant to describe him?

Steve felt as though all the blood in his body was flowing backward, and without thinking, he reached out and reflexively pushed Ruby off himself.

Ruby was completely unprepared and abruptly fell onto the soft bed. With the atmosphere having shifted so quickly, she was a bit disoriented. She turned her head in astonishment to look at Steve only to see him, his chest heaving up and down, gnashing his teeth as if he wished he could tear her to pieces.

Ruby didn’t understand why Steve had suddenly become so irate and unstable. She blinked innocently and asked, “Steve, what’s wrong with you?”

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Her words, like a heavy punch, landed squarely on his heart, causing severe internal injury, and he almost passed out from anger.

Steve raised his hand, pointing at Ruby, closed his eyes, and took several deep breaths to steady his breathing before finally speaking to her, word for word, “Ruby Gregory, I take back everything I said before. You are in dire need not only of an EQ recharge but also your IQ seems to be severely overdue for payment as well!”

Just yesterday, he had married her, and after spending the night with her, he commented on her lack of EQ; today, after sleeping with her, he was berating her for her lack of IQ. Ruby looked at Steve with a face full of grievance and blinked, “Steve, we’ve only been married for two days, and you’re already starting to dislike me?”

Steve felt like he was at his breaking point. If he didn’t vent now, he was certain he would die from internal injuries. Taking a deep breath, he suddenly reached out, pulled Ruby over, pinned her beneath him, and started venting his frustrations physically.

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After making a call using her secretary’s phone, Madeleine sat in the office, seemingly lost in a daze.

Even though the company closed at six, she only managed to stay until three-thirty before leaving early.

Carrying her bag, Madeleine walked out of her office just as Howard Coleman was wrapping up a meeting, hurrying towards his office while issuing instructions to his assistant.

Howard’s office was right next to Madeleine’s. As he pushed open his office door, he glimpsed Madeleine, carrying her bag and walking past the secretary’s desk, out of the corner of his eye.

Lost in thought, she seemed absent-minded. As an employee rushed by carrying files, she didn’t even notice and collided with them.

The employee who bumped into Madeleine immediately lowered their head in apology, “Ms. Madeleine, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.”

As if she hadn’t heard the employee’s words, Madeleine’s gaze appeared unfocused as she moved around the employee and walked towards the elevator as if in a trance.

Howard watched Madeleine enter the elevator, his brow slightly furrowing.

“Mr. Coleman, does this arrangement look appropriate to you?” the assistant at Howard’s side asked, not realizing he was distracted.

After receiving no response, the assistant waited, then lifted their head to look at Howard, noticing that he was staring intently in one direction.