Chapter 663: Chapter 663: Syrup, Candy, Sugar (13)
 

Visitors to the maternity department are usually husbands accompanied by their wives, which led the sales clerk to instinctively identify Steve Burton and Ruby Gregory as a young and attractive couple.

Upon hearing Ruby Gregory’s comment, the sales clerk first froze, before realising the meaning contained in Ruby’s words. Surprise written all over her face, she glanced at Ruby’s large belly, then turned her head towards Steve Burton, who was handing over his credit card, and exclaimed in delighted surprise, “Sir, you’re truly remarkable!”.

The sales clerk’s high praise was genuine, yet this praise didn’t bring Steve any joy. Instead, it worsened his mood.

Remarkable… he wasn’t the remarkable one, Edric Reat was!

Steve Burton’s finger lightly twitched. He was too drained to even explain that the child in Ruby’s womb was not his. He could only muster a slight smile for the sales clerk. Only he knew how bitter and heartbreaking that smile was.

After Steve’s card was swiped, and since Ruby had given her delivery address the previous day, the sale clerk just confirmed the address with Ruby and began to ring up the transaction. She couldn’t help expressing her envy, “You and Madam are really lucky. Twins are already rare, let alone triplets… Since both Madam and Sir are so good-looking, I’m sure the three babies will be very beautiful…”

The term ‘triplets’ weighed heavily on him, it wasn’t enough that Ruby said it, now even the sales clerk was throwing it around…

Steve Burton did not have the strength left to even force a smile.

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Having bought the items needed for the third baby, Ruby slowly came to accept that she was going to have twins. She decided to inform Maxwell Gregory and Lady Gregory about their new grandchild while sitting in Steve’s car. Thus, she placed a call to Maxwell and Lady Gregory.

As Steve was driving, his attention focused on the road ahead, despite his concentration on the car’s radio, he could overhear, through the phone, the voices of Lady Gregory and Maxwell Gregory filled with both joy and surprise. “What? Triplets? Ruby, you’re expecting triplets? Are all three babies okay?”

Elders never complain about having too many grandchildren. Maxwell and Lady Gregory were overjoyed, discussing the triplets for a while before asking Ruby, “Ruby, when you have time, bring Edric Reat home. It’s been several months now; we haven’t met him at all. Even if he’s busy with work, he should still find the time to visit your father and me…”

Steve’s grip on the steering wheel tightened.

Ruby’s smile faded slightly on hearing this. After a pause, she answered casually, “Alright, I understand. When I have time, I’ll let you know,” and quickly ended the call.

Ruby didn’t know that Steve had heard Lady Gregory’s words during the call. After hanging up, she checked the time, and then turned to Steve, “It’s already noon.”

Steve didn’t turn to look at Ruby but merely nodded in agreement, and then asked after a while, “What would you like for lunch?”

PS: I don’t mind readers’ opinions and requests for updates, but I won’t tolerate rude readers who insult me, express spiteful personal attacks by saying that the child born does not have an asshole, calling me dumb, cheap, or my writing is getting worse. Considering such comments, do you think I am motivated to write? So, for those readers who provide regular feedback and suggestions, please continue ~ even though I don’t reply, I do take your opinions into account~ As for updates, back to writing now~