To the Love of My Life

Chapter 865: Chapter 865 Ruby Time: The Wedding (Finale 35)_1

Steve Burton held the microphone, paused for a while, and then in front of everyone, he began to speak with composure, “I noticed her the first time we met. At that time, I was in the yard looking at comic books, and she had just learned to walk. She came up to me, tried to snatch the book, couldn’t get it, so she just tore it up.”

Speaking of their first encounter, a warmth spread across Steve’s eyes, “If you’re talking about liking someone, it really started back in junior high, with feelings and thoughts beginning to stir.”

“So, that means the bride is the groom’s first love?” The female host asked with an envious look.

Steve Burton nodded slightly.

The male host couldn’t help but praise as well, “In that case, our groom is indeed a very devoted man.”

The female host said, “Handsome, wealthy, and devoted, he’s the very image of a Prince Charming in every woman’s heart. Today’s bride is truly lucky.”

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The male host smiled, holding the microphone as he continued, “Alright, let’s not waste time, let’s move on to the next song.”

They picked some popular songs, and like last time, someone quickly stood up, grabbed the microphone as the music stopped, declaring the song title without waiting for the host to ask, then assertively said, “It’s definitely this song.”, causing a burst of laughter throughout the venue. Amidst the laughter, the host indicated for the person who had snatched the opportunity to ask their question.

This time, the person who was eligible was much more straightforward than the first, without any contemplation, she blurted out, “Please, Mr. Burton, what exactly attracted you to Ms. Gregory?”

“That’s really the question of every woman in the world,” the female host agreed with a nod, then eagerly turned her gaze to Steve Burton.

Steve Burton stood calmly for a while as if in deep thought, then raised the microphone and spoke sincerely, “I really can’t pinpoint what attracted me to her; I could list a whole bunch of flaws, but no matter what, I still want to say, just now you mentioned how lucky today’s bride is—actually, I want to say, being able to meet her and marry her, I am the one who is truly fortunate.”

It was now ten past twelve, with just eight minutes to the auspicious hour.

The hosts bantered back and forth to enliven the atmosphere, all in anticipation of the auspicious hour.

The final song began under the male host’s words. The female host, not wanting to miss the auspicious hour, disregarded the hands raised in the audience and, quietly counting the time in her heart, said, “This question, I will selfishly keep for myself.”

After glancing at the sky-blue clock projected opposite her, she turned to Steve Burton and asked, “Mr. Burton, can you describe the love between you and Ms. Gregory?”

The love between Steve Burton and Ruby Gregory could fill countless tales, but when he heard this question, microphone in hand, he blinked gently, and then he said something so simple, “Her firsts were given to my firsts.”

Their first handhold, first kiss, first handshake, first time their hearts fluttered, first night together… each was the other’s first.

He thought, the most beautiful aspect of his and Ruby Gregory’s love could be encapsulated in just these few words: Her firsts were given to his firsts.