Chapter 427: Chapter 427: The Agreed Upon Indifference (7)
“I didn’t really notice…” Steve Burton spoke lazily, his voice slow and mellow. “I just saw someone treating Ruby Gregory so well, and it didn’t sit well with me. So I desperately wanted to find some flaws just to assuage my own feelings.”

Upon hearing Steve’s reply, Rusell Henris was left speechless and made a light jibe, “Maya Mitchell is a woman, Steve, you’re really perverse.”

Steve, however, acted as if he had received a compliment. He immediately smiled thinly and gave a serious ‘hmm’ before yawning lazily. He then calmly stated, “Now I am confident that apart from me, no one else in this world treats Ruby Gregory as well. I can finally have a good night’s sleep.”

Rusell was utterly speechless. After a long silence, he chuckled lightly and asked with a noticeably serious tone, “Steve, how are you going to handle this?”

Steve naturally knew that the ‘this’ Rusell was referring to was the intentional “accident” that happened at tonight’s banquet. A cold glint gradually surfaced in his relaxed eyes.

He held his phone without uttering a word.

“Steve, I guess you’ve figured out some things too. The porcelain was tampered with by Maya. She didn’t mean to harm Ruby, she is just using herself as a bait for a contingency plan.” Rusell on the other end of the call, after a long wait, spoke first, “To be honest, Maya has been with Pristine’s Enterprises for more than three years, and I have always thought of her as a quiet and gentle woman who never stirs up trouble. I never thought that she could be so ruthless and decisive, even towards herself… tsk tsk tsk…”

Rusell tutted three times in amazement before stating straightforwardly, “Steve, this woman is too scheming, she cannot stay. You need to find a way to deal with her as soon as possible.”

“She indeed needs to be dealt with…” Steve finally spoke, “But not now.”

Previously, he wasn’t sure if Maya’s kindness towards Ruby was sincere or not. Just for his peace of mind, he decided to make Maya resign.

Unexpectedly, his move unveiled Maya’s hidden agenda.

Indeed, only when forced into a corner do people reveal their true colors.

The last time Ruby was kidnapped was an extremely dangerous situation.

Fortunately, Maya used a self-harming scheme this time, leaving Ruby unscathed.

What if Maya found out that her plan failed again? What would she resort to next time?

More importantly, Ruby now probably values Maya a lot. If they try to deal with Maya now, it would only bring about conflict between him and Ruby.

Upon thinking of this, Steve finally spoke to Rusell slowly over the phone, “Let’s pretend we believe her for now and keep a low profile. Meanwhile, have someone keep an eye on her secretly. Starting now, it seems I have to join her in her games, and give her a good lesson in… conspiracy.”

“Alright… Steve, I didn’t know when you developed such a willingness to engage in mind games with a woman.”

“It’s not that I’m willing to.” After saying this, Steve lowered his eyes, his tone a bit plain but filled with surging emotions. “I just don’t want any rift to arise between Ruby and me because of her.”