"Honk honk--"
The car across gave a couple of honks.
Ruby decided to give up chasing Stefan and retreated.
She reversed all the way to the end of the alley before she had enough space to turn the car around. Parking on the side, she grabbed her bag from the passenger seat, pulled out her mobile and dialed Owen. Owen picked up so quickly that Ruby wondered if he had been waiting for her call.
"Ruby, what's up? Wanna grab dinner? I can pick you up," Owen's proposal took Ruby by surprise.
Even though Ruby hadn't given up on Stefan, Owen was over the moon that she reached out to him.
He believed that one day, Ruby would choose him.
He was the perfect match for her.
He could give her the happiness she desired.
He thought Stefan was nuts for still not having any romantic feelings at almost 30. Ruby wanted to develop a relationship with Stefan, but he seemed unresponsive and distant. Owen thought to himself that if Ruby wanted to be with him, he would not reject her but would be extremely happy.
"I..." Ruby was a bit confused.
Was she taking advantage of Owen by asking for his help?
"Ruby, do you need my help with something?" Owen guessed what Ruby was thinking.
Ruby was always like this, reaching out when she needed him, but cold when she didn't.
him first when she was in trouble meant
me last
are you? I'll come pick you up," Owen
I'll drive myself to your family's hotel. Meet you there," Ruby
the matter with him
hoped to bump into Stefan and that woman at the
to Pinehurst Hotel, a Martinez family property, which Stefan was unlikely
Stefan had no need
drive safe," Owen
trying to suppress her rage, and then took out a
a small exquisite brocade box from her bag, inside was a necklace Owen gave her
to cheer him up since she was going to meet Owen and ask for
removed her own necklace and put
she had intended to gift Stefan, which he rejected, could now be given
treasure anything
into his room and found several folders in his bedside drawer, filled not
family. When Stefan was young and they were just
grew older and realized the feelings between a man and a woman, Stefan stopped accepting her
couldn't find any of her gifts at Stefan's place. When she asked him about it, he said he threw them away, which
gifts. Even a blade of grass
Ruby thought about giving
when she thought about Stefan's higher status than Owen, and in Pinehurst, the Anderson family's status also being above Owen's, she had to choose the best if she were to get married. The title of the Anderson family's
guilt she felt towards Owen was once again suppressed
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