The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 663

Adela added, "Besides, today's just a casual tea party. So let's not talk about such serious topics."

"Then, can we schedule another time to meet?" Ruth quickly suggested, pulling out her phone. "Can I get your number, please?"

Adela frowned, about to refuse, when someone else chimed in, "Hey, we're about to take a photo. What are you two whispering about? You there, you're too tall. You'll block the shot. Move to the back."

The "you there" was, of course, referring to Ruth.

Ruth felt her smile stiffen, but the others were already urging her, so she had no choice but to get up and move to the back.

The group photo was quickly taken.

Ruth soon realized that her face was mostly blocked by the person next to her, and her expression looked awkward in the picture. But of course, no one cared.

Adela didn't even give her a chance to add her as a contact. As soon as the photo was taken, she left without a word. One by one, the others also filed out.

waste. When she walked out of the café, she found her husband, Ricky Massey, already waiting for

see Mrs. Armstrong? Did

unimposing man hurried over, dutifully opening

"As if! Do you even know who

If we don't figure something out soon, the factory is done for." Ricky frowned,

felt a

"What other way? You're the man here! Isn't this supposed to be your

avel

a spineless failure, they wouldn't

she had already come to terms

ago, when her parents arranged her marriage, she knew all she could hope for in this lifetime

was as ordinary as they came-he

once been comfortably well-off, but

all. But the moment she saw Noelle today,

person who