To the Love of My Life

Chapter 641: Chapter 641: Ruby Gregory’s Confession (21)
 

After listening to Ruby Gregory comparing him and Maya Mitchell, Steve Burton responded with a hint of amusement in his tone: “Petty, overdramatizing, selfish, doing nothing?”

Steve Burton repeated the words Ruby Gregory used to describe him, then chuckled, “Those descriptions suit me well.”

Women… they always do this. Before the man they are attracted to, they’d list their own flaws, only to hunt for negation and compliment in return, which would sweeten their hearts as if having a taste of honey.

Ruby Gregory wasn’t an exception.

However, she didn’t expect that Steve Burton would acknowledge those flaws.

Some flaws can be self-mocked, but they are not for others to criticize.

Ruby Gregory’s expression darkened for a moment. She glared angrily at Steve Burton, her look somewhat irritated.

Seeing Ruby Gregory boiling with rage, Steve Burton couldn’t help laughing. Then, he leisurely continued, “Ruby, don’t you know that being petty, overdramatizing, selfish, doing nothing… these are all the charming qualities of a woman?”

All the flaws that she picked out from herself, through Steve Burton’s mouth, had all turned into adorable merits… Ruby Gregory’s face changed as quickly as the June sky, and instantly beamed with joy. Although she felt greatly flattered deep down, she still said in denial, “Steve Burton, have you been eating honey? You surely know how to sweet-talk women!”

“Ruby, I’m not coaxing you. I’m simply telling the truth.” Steve Burton said earnestly to Ruby Gregory.

She wasn’t the woman in his dream, but she was indeed the woman he liked.

Since he liked her, he never thought of regretting it.

Perhaps Ruby Gregory did have many faults, but her wilfulness, laziness, and brattiness were all developed under his indulgence when they were young.

If he hadn’t helped her with her homework back then, how could she be lazy?

If he hadn’t stood up for her whenever she got into trouble, how could she be willful and make a fuss over nothing?

He might not know what love is, but he knew there was a kind of love where Ruby Gregory makes trouble, and Steve Burton fixes it up.

Steve Burton’s long eyelashes flickered twice, then he continued, “But, Ruby, are you sure that using words like ‘pretty’, ‘ambitious’, ‘gentle’, ‘generous’, and ‘capable’ to describe Maya Mitchell doesn’t mean you’re insulting my intelligence?”

“And, you said that Maya Mitchell and I are about to become a couple, are you sure you’re not trying to disgust me because I ate too much tonight so that I’d throw up?”

Steve Burton’s tone was relaxed, yet Ruby Gregory detected a hint of mockery within, like he was looking down on Maya Mitchell.

Honestly speaking, Ruby Gregory truly enjoyed Steve Burton’s contemptuous mockery. Her initially tense heart had relaxed a lot. She looked at Steve Burton, her head tilted to the side, not saying a word. It was hard for people to understand whether Ruby Gregory mentioned the gossip casually or she actually cared about it.

In any case, no matter whether Ruby Gregory truly cared or simply asked, he would never allow his unwavering faithfulness, innocence, and devotion to be sullied by Maya Mitchell, not a bit.