From that day on, Victor completely avoided Ruby. He always avoided her whenever he met her, even by accident. Just like today. After removing the cast on his leg, Victor returned to work so he had time to get busy and try to forget slowly. He tries and continues to try until Victor tries to stop loving Ruby. His desire to make Ruby feel free, so the only simple way he can do it is to forget Ruby first. Forget his feelings of love and consider what Ruby is doing to Rune as necessary."Is the steak not cooked right?" A woman's soft voice came back to Victor's ears. He glanced briefly at the woman before him; Victor had almost forgotten Olivia's existence. The woman had been getting close to him for the past few days; Victor liked Olivia's mature character - the way she spoke and her speech also reflected an educated woman. "Olivia, I'm sorry I forgot you existed," Victor said, putting down the fork and knife in both hands. He pulled the glass between himself and Olivia, taking a sma
19:00 Mansion"Rune. Why are you crying and screaming so loudly? Listen to Mommy; if you want something, ask slowly," Ruby said, soothing Rune after the servant asked her to leave."Mom-my. The bird is dead," Rune pointed at the television screen."No, it's not. It will come back to life," Ruby replied, understanding why Rune was screaming and crying.Rune nodded and pointed at the clock on the wall. Ruby frowned as her eyes also looked at the clock; why was Rune suddenly pointing at the clock?"What's wrong with the clock?" Ruby asked."Dad, come back."Just as Ruby was about to find out why Victor hadn't returned yet, at the sound of a car, Rune got out of bed and approached the window. Asking Ruby to open the balcony window, the window opened. Rune's tiny feet ran to the barrier, waving his hand, waiting for Victor, who had just gotten out of the car, to realize his existence. No reaction made Rune shout."Dad! Here!!!" Rune shouted.Ruby watched from behind as Victor smiled and wa
It was already two in the morning. Still sitting on the floor surface, hiding beside the bed, Ruby kept reliving the events that happened a few hours ago. Her index finger didn't even stop rubbing her slightly swollen bottom lip, that hot kiss in the park had really made her heart pound. Hundreds of butterflies seemed to fly in his stomach, his heart beating almost intermittently with irregular breathing, as his eyes were stared at by Victor's beady eyes for a split second."When are you ready? I don't want to delay the wedding any longer, how about tomorrow? I have to prepare everything quickly. I don't want you to change your mind and cancel.""Victor-""No Ruby, no more procrastination. The sooner the better, the more you delay, the less certainty there will be. I'm old enough, there's no time to wait.""Then what about your girlfriend, Olivia?""Olivia? Since when has she been my girlfriend? And where did you find out about her, I'm not in a serious relationship with her yet.""Ho
On the other hand, Victor was waiting at the dining table. With Rune sitting on his lap, , he never let Rune eat on his lap like this. Rune had been taught to eat independently since he was one year old; since he was waiting for Ruby to come down, there was no harm in playing with his son first."Daddy, Daddy. Let's try to call Rune Daddy in full," Victor said, stroking Rune's tiny back."Daddy." Rune eloquently called Victor without stammering anymore.Until Victor showed his big smile for so long, unbelievably, when Rune repeatedly asked him to call him loudly, it was almost like a shout that did not bother Victor. He even praised Rune with loving compliments, kissing his little son Rune's face. Ruby, almost near the dining table, smiled with Rune's laughter. The interaction between father and son touched Ruby deeply, as she used to receive affection from her father as well. Victor's father treats Ruby like their own child, and Ruby understands why she was not adopted as their chil
"Jaxon! Is my tie band skewed?""Jaxon! The shoes are too narrow!""Jaxon, Jaxon, Jaxon. Is Ruby ready?"Who's getting married and who's getting a headache. Jaxon had to hide behind the door to take a deep breath and let it out rudely, he hunched his body to correct the position of his tie, put on his widest smile until he had to show a row of neat teeth that were almost dried by the wind."Mr. Antony can't you stay calm? Sit down, breathe slowly. You're the one getting married, but I'm the one who's tired of dealing with you," Jaxon said, opening one palm to ask Victor to sit on the sofa.Victor sat down and then slightly lowered his head to inhale and exhale slowly. "I-I'm nervous Jaxon. It's my first wedding after a long wait, I can't help but be nervous." Victor stared at Jaxon with his hands clutching his chest. It was like winning dozens of tenders in one go."You're already perfect. You deserve all this," Jaxon praised sincerely. Jaxon also felt feelings of joy and sadness, he
Jaxon hummed a little while staring at his reflection in the glass of the sink, he wiped away the dew on the glass that was blocking the full face of his good looks. Fine hair began to grow shyly along his firm jaw, Jaxon always shaves regularly, every week but this week. He didn't think it was necessary. He will let all the hairs on his body extend naturally-except for the lower hairs.His feet stepped broadly out of the bathroom in a waist-length towel. Stopping at the table next to the television, there was the expensive wine Victor had given her. It was a pity to enjoy it too soon, she carefully poured it into the glass and sipped it slowly with her eyes closed. Tonight she was going to romanticize her long life, her body jerked in shock as the tone of her phone rang making her eyebrows furrowed."Damn it, I'll kill whoever ruined my romantic time!" he swore, grabbing the phone and looking at the caller's name."Victor?"He felt like retracting what he had just said. Jaxon caught
Victor's fingers that were previously wrapped around Ruby's waist moved to encompass Ruby's synthetic buttocks, pushing Ruby's body against the wall behind her. Still smothering, Ruby's lips had been sucked deeply and so strongly Victor thrust his tongue into Ruby's mouth their eyes were closed enjoying the increasingly chaotic kiss.Ruby took a deep breath as Victor released the call with his eyes so dim. Ruby's eyes looked at Victor's face, her hands still on Victor's neck rubbing the back of his neck. Victor continued to stare into Ruby's eyes, gazing deeply into each other's with lips parted and swollen, Ruby accepted Victor's thumb into her mouth."I can't promise to be gentle this time," he said in a heavy, husky voice."I don't care," Ruby replied, pressing Victor's burly chest against her. She was a little surprised when Victor lifted her up like a sack of rice, his head pointed straight down. Little slaps Ruby got on both her buttocks."Ruby-" sounding desperate as he pressed
After reading the message from Noah. Ruby was silent for a few seconds, not noticing the arrival of the waiter returning with painkillers and a sandwich. She was still silent as she stared at the dimmed and wiped cell phone screen. It had been a long time since she and Noah had communicated, the last time Ruby had informed Noah that she had received a scholarship in Canada. After a long period of not texting or communicating, it had been almost five years since he had texted her again."Should I reply to his message?" Ruby wondered, turning on her cell phone and looking at Noah's message that she had yet to reply to.She didn't reply to the message. Ruby put her phone back down, and took some painkillers while eating piece after piece of sandwich that filled her stomach. Suddenly, the waiter approached her with a bouquet of roses so large that it had to be carried by two female waiters who were still struggling. Ruby frowned, confused by the bouquet of red roses placed in the living
"Do you mean what you say?" repeated Ruby, pressing her lips to Victor's chest as she looked deeply into her husband's eyes."Do you still doubt me?" replied Victor again looking at his lips and then turning to his wife's eyes. "When else Ruby, I'm old enough. Rune has grown up too, he will take good care of his sister," Victor continued taking one of Ruby's hands and kissing it."You're admitting now, that you're old? Really." Ruby whispered in front of Victor's face with one eyebrow raised."This fact! I'm a 36-year-old old man now if you get pregnant this year. You'll give birth in the middle of next year, just as I turn 37 and Rune turns 5. And in the following year, Rune will enter elementary school when I'm already 38 while you're only 32 where a woman like you, at that time of the year, is beautiful."Ruby's mouth opened slightly, she could not believe the detail with which Victor said his words without pausing. Has this old man recorded all the text he said in his brain?Right
"When did you last see Ruby leave?" asked Victor probingly to all the servants gathered in the main room."Mrs. Antony left the mansion early this morning. Right after the master left for work." One of the servants ventured to answer."Then, she left by herself in a car without leaving a message? You guys don't even feel suspicious! I told you, notify me of anything suspicious!" signaled Victor with a fiery flash of anger. "I don't care! Help me find Ruby! She's been gone for hours with no word and her cell phone is not reachable either," Victor continued massaging his temples. His head felt like it was going to fall off now, panic and fear returning to him. Victor was afraid Ruby was in danger, but what scared him more was losing Ruby. Victor was afraid Ruby would leave him again.Like an unwelcome guest. Ruby emerged from the entrance, walking casually past the waiter and Victor. She took off her heels and replaced them with house slippers, took off her coat and placed her bag and
From early morning until late at night. Ruby continued to wait for Victor's return, until her clothes had changed. Her long mane, she let it flow freely as the night breeze slowly pierced her skin that was only wrapped in thin pajamas, Ruby's face was so calm - so calm that none of the servants dared to approach her just to engage her in conversation.Her mind was in a frenzy, many things were going through Ruby's mind. She kept thinking about the cause and effect of why Victor no longer contacted her, what else was going on? Why did her husband ask her not to go anywhere, when Ruby really wanted to see Victor after hearing that her husband was having problems at the company.Why was Victor always hiding the problems that were happening to him?"I love your dress." a soft whisper swept over Ruby's heart which warmed up instantly.Turning her head slightly, her body twisted. Victor's burly arms landed perfectly, scooping up the small waist of hers that was consumed in the warm embrace
After reading the message from Noah. Ruby was silent for a few seconds, not noticing the arrival of the waiter returning with painkillers and a sandwich. She was still silent as she stared at the dimmed and wiped cell phone screen. It had been a long time since she and Noah had communicated, the last time Ruby had informed Noah that she had received a scholarship in Canada. After a long period of not texting or communicating, it had been almost five years since he had texted her again."Should I reply to his message?" Ruby wondered, turning on her cell phone and looking at Noah's message that she had yet to reply to.She didn't reply to the message. Ruby put her phone back down, and took some painkillers while eating piece after piece of sandwich that filled her stomach. Suddenly, the waiter approached her with a bouquet of roses so large that it had to be carried by two female waiters who were still struggling. Ruby frowned, confused by the bouquet of red roses placed in the living
Victor's fingers that were previously wrapped around Ruby's waist moved to encompass Ruby's synthetic buttocks, pushing Ruby's body against the wall behind her. Still smothering, Ruby's lips had been sucked deeply and so strongly Victor thrust his tongue into Ruby's mouth their eyes were closed enjoying the increasingly chaotic kiss.Ruby took a deep breath as Victor released the call with his eyes so dim. Ruby's eyes looked at Victor's face, her hands still on Victor's neck rubbing the back of his neck. Victor continued to stare into Ruby's eyes, gazing deeply into each other's with lips parted and swollen, Ruby accepted Victor's thumb into her mouth."I can't promise to be gentle this time," he said in a heavy, husky voice."I don't care," Ruby replied, pressing Victor's burly chest against her. She was a little surprised when Victor lifted her up like a sack of rice, his head pointed straight down. Little slaps Ruby got on both her buttocks."Ruby-" sounding desperate as he pressed
Jaxon hummed a little while staring at his reflection in the glass of the sink, he wiped away the dew on the glass that was blocking the full face of his good looks. Fine hair began to grow shyly along his firm jaw, Jaxon always shaves regularly, every week but this week. He didn't think it was necessary. He will let all the hairs on his body extend naturally-except for the lower hairs.His feet stepped broadly out of the bathroom in a waist-length towel. Stopping at the table next to the television, there was the expensive wine Victor had given her. It was a pity to enjoy it too soon, she carefully poured it into the glass and sipped it slowly with her eyes closed. Tonight she was going to romanticize her long life, her body jerked in shock as the tone of her phone rang making her eyebrows furrowed."Damn it, I'll kill whoever ruined my romantic time!" he swore, grabbing the phone and looking at the caller's name."Victor?"He felt like retracting what he had just said. Jaxon caught
"Jaxon! Is my tie band skewed?""Jaxon! The shoes are too narrow!""Jaxon, Jaxon, Jaxon. Is Ruby ready?"Who's getting married and who's getting a headache. Jaxon had to hide behind the door to take a deep breath and let it out rudely, he hunched his body to correct the position of his tie, put on his widest smile until he had to show a row of neat teeth that were almost dried by the wind."Mr. Antony can't you stay calm? Sit down, breathe slowly. You're the one getting married, but I'm the one who's tired of dealing with you," Jaxon said, opening one palm to ask Victor to sit on the sofa.Victor sat down and then slightly lowered his head to inhale and exhale slowly. "I-I'm nervous Jaxon. It's my first wedding after a long wait, I can't help but be nervous." Victor stared at Jaxon with his hands clutching his chest. It was like winning dozens of tenders in one go."You're already perfect. You deserve all this," Jaxon praised sincerely. Jaxon also felt feelings of joy and sadness, he
On the other hand, Victor was waiting at the dining table. With Rune sitting on his lap, , he never let Rune eat on his lap like this. Rune had been taught to eat independently since he was one year old; since he was waiting for Ruby to come down, there was no harm in playing with his son first."Daddy, Daddy. Let's try to call Rune Daddy in full," Victor said, stroking Rune's tiny back."Daddy." Rune eloquently called Victor without stammering anymore.Until Victor showed his big smile for so long, unbelievably, when Rune repeatedly asked him to call him loudly, it was almost like a shout that did not bother Victor. He even praised Rune with loving compliments, kissing his little son Rune's face. Ruby, almost near the dining table, smiled with Rune's laughter. The interaction between father and son touched Ruby deeply, as she used to receive affection from her father as well. Victor's father treats Ruby like their own child, and Ruby understands why she was not adopted as their chil
It was already two in the morning. Still sitting on the floor surface, hiding beside the bed, Ruby kept reliving the events that happened a few hours ago. Her index finger didn't even stop rubbing her slightly swollen bottom lip, that hot kiss in the park had really made her heart pound. Hundreds of butterflies seemed to fly in his stomach, his heart beating almost intermittently with irregular breathing, as his eyes were stared at by Victor's beady eyes for a split second."When are you ready? I don't want to delay the wedding any longer, how about tomorrow? I have to prepare everything quickly. I don't want you to change your mind and cancel.""Victor-""No Ruby, no more procrastination. The sooner the better, the more you delay, the less certainty there will be. I'm old enough, there's no time to wait.""Then what about your girlfriend, Olivia?""Olivia? Since when has she been my girlfriend? And where did you find out about her, I'm not in a serious relationship with her yet.""Ho