Chapter 551: Chapter 551: My Gentleness is Not Disturbing You (5)
Steve’s breath suddenly caught, and for a moment, he felt dizzy, his whole body tensing up with tension.

His eyes were firmly locked on her, no longer able to take in anything else in the world.

When he heard the sound of the piano, he guessed that it might be her, but then he thought it was unlikely. Although their marriage engagement had been cancelled, he had given the Gregorys everything she had always wanted for getting close to him and pleasing him.

Although Maxwell Gregory is not currently the CEO of Gregory’s Enterprises, he does hold a significant portion of the shares. The Gregorys’ days are much better than before, and Ruby is still the true rich young lady. How could she play the piano in the club?

Their separation had been so abrupt that they hadn’t even said a proper goodbye, but he remembered clearly that one night, she wore a thin nightgown, stood before a desk in cotton slippers, her face pale and her figure fragile.

It had only been a month since they’d last seen each other, and she seemed much thinner. Her originally pointed chin now seemed even more so.

She was taken away by Edric Reat. Hadn’t he taken care of her in this one month? And let her go back to work?

Steve’s brow furrowed deeply as he thought about it.

Although he told himself to let go, he couldn’t help but feel a sharp pain in his heart when he saw that she was not as well as he had imagined.

The air inside the car seemed frozen, quiet and oppressive. He couldn’t hear any of the city’s noises in his ears but just sat stiffly in the car, staring at her quietly.

Although today was the beginning of spring, the weather was still bitterly cold, the wind making her shudder, and then she reached out a hand to smooth her hair.

In his memory, she always had long, flowing hair, but now she had short hair just past her ears, hanging perfectly down to her neck. Her bangs were even, giving her the look of a student. With her fair and delicate skin, she actually looked a few years younger.

She walked steadily to the taxi queue.

Today, she was wearing a pair of flat shoes, which made her look much shorter.

He remembered very clearly that since she was sixteen, she had begun wearing all kinds of beautiful high-heeled shoes. Once, several of them went on a picnic and she even wore a pair of wedge heels. As a result, she had a hard time going up and down the mountain, and she rubbed a blister on her foot, her eyes watering with pain. She looked at him pitifully, and although he was heartbroken, he scolded her harshly, saying she deserved it. Then he squatted down and carried her on his back, her pouting mouth clung around his neck, saying she just wanted to look prettier. He sneered and told her that he wouldn’t care if her feet were rubbed raw next time. She didn’t take his warning to heart and continued to wear high heels.

He never thought that now she would wear flat shoes.

Although there were many people waiting for taxis, there were not a few taxis. In just a few short minutes, Ruby bent in and entered a taxi.

Even though it was only a few short minutes, Steve could still clearly see the subtle changes in Ruby.