Chapter 502: Chapter 502: So You Knew It All Along (12)
“Also, do you know, Ruby, after his little true love left, he actually started partying even harder. He thought I didn’t know, but I secretly followed him several times at night. He’s almost tried every one of the women at The Sapphire Bistro…”

“If he were just playing with call girls, that would be one thing, but he’s also hooked up with a small-time actress, and they’re so hot and heavy now.”

“I know what he’s thinking. He’s annoyed that I make him miserable, so he’s trying to make me miserable in return – tenfold!”

“Fine, let him play. I don’t care what he does. We’re married anyway, and he’s my husband now. I’ll just stick with him, whether it’s ten years or twenty. Once he can’t play anymore, we’ll see how he makes me miserable then!”

“…”

Madeleine spoke a lot, then kept on drinking desperately. Ruby couldn’t stand it any longer and couldn’t help but raise her hand to stop Madeleine: “Don’t drink anymore.”

Madeleine didn’t say anything but just lay on the marble table, sobbing.

Once upon a time, Madeleine was such a girl who loved to laugh. When did she become so prone to crying in front of her?

Ruby reached out, stroked Madeleine’s long hair, then lowered her eyelids and quietly accompanied Madeleine.

After sobbing, Madeleine stumbled to her feet, went to the side, rummaged through her bag for a while, and finally found a box of medicine. She wobbled over to Ruby, waved the box, and said, “Look at this. This is what Howard left me after he came home drunk and stumbled into bed with me last night.”

Madeleine, afraid that Ruby wouldn’t see clearly, pointed to the words on the box and read them out loud: “Post-intercourse emergency contraceptive!”

Upon hearing the words “contraceptive”, Ruby’s face turned noticeably pale.

But Madeleine opened the package, took out the pill, put it in her mouth, grabbed Ruby’s half-empty bottle of water, and forcibly gulped it down.

There was a chance she choked on it. After swallowing the pill and water, she started coughing violently.

Ruby watched Madeleine’s series of actions as she took the medication, tightly clenching her fists. Once Madeleine’s coughing subsided, Ruby stared at the colorful lights reflected on the marble table and asked with trembling lips, “Madeleine, why would a man keep giving a woman contraceptives, do you think?”

Madeleine didn’t put much thought into the implications behind Ruby’s question. She assumed it was just about her situation and laughed, “What else could it be? He thinks that the woman isn’t worthy of bearing his child.”

Unworthy… Ruby’s hand trembled violently, knocking over her wine glass. The liquid slowly spread across the smooth marble table, then along the edge, dripping onto the floor.

“To put it simply, that man doesn’t love that woman. He’s just using her body as a release. Once he’s done, he’ll figure out a way to get her out of his life. That’s why he won’t want a child. Going through a breakup with a child is messy and troublesome, right?” Madeleine’s words ended in tears: “If a man truly loves a woman, he’d wish she could bear many children for him. He would never let her take contraceptives!”

PS: End for today. The story will continue tomorrow. Sneak peek: Ruby asked Steve, “Steve, do you want us to have a baby?”

Note: Contraceptives only prevent pregnancy and contain hormones but do not cause cerebral palsy or malformations in children. I have friends who’ve used contraceptives and still had healthy babies.