Mommy...Can you Win Daddy's Love again?

Chapter 172 - Fun Back Fired

" Yes, you are right…women are unpredictable" Steven laughed. Both ladies glared at them.

" What do you mean by it!! Ruby questioned.

" I mean to say that you both were arguing about me in the morning. But now you were talking as if nothing happened between you both" Steven replied.

" Why doesn't she talk to me, When I agreed to her words!! " She replied, looking at Katherine.

" What you agreed !! " Steven asked her nervously.

" That...I will listen to her words. And try to stay away from you as much as possible, " she answered.

Steven's face turned pale with her reply and looked at Katherine.

" Kathie … What is she talking about!! I told you to stay away from this matter, Aren't I!! " Adrian questioned her.

Meanwhile, Ruby was laughing crazily looking at Steven's face and Adrian's words.

" I was just kidding. Actually, Kathie told me nothing about him. Instead, she said she will be happy if I get true love in my life " Ruby laughed again.

" Mr. Wilson, I will leave now. I don't want to handle this woman in this state" Steven turned away and started walking away from them.

" I think ...he is upset with me. Bye " she informed them and followed him, taking long strides.

" Stev...wait. I am coming… " She was following him. He didn't utter a single word with her and walked towards the car.

She held his wrist when he placed his hand on the car's door. Steven took off her hand and turned towards her looking at her angrily. 

" I controlled myself when Katherine insulted my love but….you…"

" You are also making fun of my love for you. It's too much, Ruby. I am looking like a fool to you!! " he said.

" Just I was kidding you. I want to see your reaction. What if I agree with her words? " she replied to him.

 " Hope you got my reaction. Then let me go from here before I lose my control " he said in a serious tone.

" I am so sorry …I won't repeat it," she held both ears with her hands showing puppy eyes.

Instantly, his heart melted with her cute gesture. He opened the door and sat in the driver's seat silently.

" Stev…" she called him, opening the door of the passenger seat.

He looked at her and raised his eyebrows.

" Don't you ask me to come with you!! Will you leave me alone!! " She asked him.

He tightened his grip on the steering and said, " What will you do if I leave you here! Huh!! If I don't ask you to come with me!! "

Her face became gloomy and her eyes filled with tears. Instantly she closed the door and walked away from his car without looking back. She thought that he would call her back but instead of it, he waited for a while sitting in the car for her return.

For a few minutes he waited for her but she didn't return. He got out of the car and ran for her at the exit of the company. He saw her taking a cab on the opposite side of the company. He saw her wiping the tears while sitting inside the cab. He felt so bad to make her cry.

Immediately, he followed the cab 

 to apologize to her.

...

As soon as Ruby ran after Steven, Katherine stood up from the chair to follow them as she was so anxious about them.

But Adrian held her wrist and stopped her. 

" Better we don't interfere between them. They will solve their problem among themselves" Adrian reasoned.

" But…"

Adrian cut off her words and pulled her to his chest. He advised her to notice the love between Ruby and Steven. 

" Hope you remember our older days...you used to make fun of me. …" He whispered in her ears.

She smiled and nodded her head.

" Why do you call Steven and Ruby in the first place! Why do you prison Duke in the basement! What is going on! " She asked him suddenly.

" I suspect he is the one who drugged you on the night of the event " he replied with a serious expression.

She looked at him with bewilderment. 

" Don't get panicked. No one can harm you when I am with you. If they are thought to harm, first they have to cross me to reach you, " he said, patting her cheeks.

She smiled weakly and said, " I know your love for me "

" But. . " she stopped in the middle as she didn't want him to think that she was opposing his action.

" But….what! " Adrian asked.

" I think ….it's too much to punish a person locked in a room without food and water, that too when he is the suspect," she said hesitantly.

He looked for a while and sensed how kind his wife was. But he doesn't want to take any risk when a person tries to create a distance between him and his wife.

" I am not sane to forgive those who try to humiliate my wife in front of everyone. When it comes to my family. I don't hesitate to kill them " he replied firmly.

Before she opened her mouth to speak He continued," I don't change my mind on a few matters. So please stay away from them "

She quietly nodded her head, lowering her eyes.

 " Buttercup. …." He ruffled her hair gently.

" I know your heart is so kind but sometimes we have to be harsh with a few people to handle them " he explained.

" I can understand what you want to say. But I don't want you to face any trouble because of me. I can't bear even anything that happens because of me, " she said, hugging him.

" You think silly sometimes…" he kissed her forehead.

" Let's go home. Today we had a long day " he said and both stepped out of the cabin. 

....

At Ruby's House

By the time Ruby reached her house, Steven was standing, leaning on his car. 

" Honey. … " 

Ruby ignored him and walked towards the main door of the house. He too stood beside her and held her wrist to not press the calling bell.

" I am so tired. Let me go inside…" she said without looking at his face.

" Ruby...I know you will be tired and want to take a warm bath as soon as you get inside the house as we did so much hard work this afternoon, '' he said shamelessly.

She glared at him and moved away from him. 

" Baby…. Talk with me. Please, " he pleaded.

Meanwhile, Martin opened the door as he was supposed to go out on his work. 

" What a surprise! " Martin asked, looking at Steven.

" How are you! " He greeted Steven.

" Fine. I am just here to drop Ruby at home " he lied to Martin.

" Okay. I am going out on my work. Meet you later, " Martin said to him.

" Ruby… I think it's good to invite your boss and thank him with your handmade coffee " he advised her and walked out leaving them alone.

They remained quiet till Martin walked away from them. 

" Honey … don't you invite me inside! " He asked.

" What if I say, I don't invite you !! Huh!" She questioned him back while entering the house.

Before she closed the door, he stepped inside and pressed her back against the cold wall.

 He leaned closer to her face with a few inches gap between as if trying to speak her lips brushing to his lips.

" Is my honey angry at me! " he asked in a low voice.

But contrary to his thoughts, she hugged him tightly and started crying. 

….

Adrian's place:

Adrian drove the car to the new villa.

After getting fresh, they had dinner prepared by the maid. Then they went to their bedroom.

 " Ad…" 

She called him, placing her head on his chest, whereas he was reading some article in the magazine.

" Hmmm…" 

" I want to talk with little Sam. It had been nearly 15 days since they went to your home town. Please ask Aunt Maria to come back " she pleaded to him.

He closed the magazine and looked at her, who was drawing patterns with her finger on his nightshirt. He raised her face with his finger placed under her chin and looked into her eyes.

" Please...Ad. ." She almost begged.

" Why so sudden! " He questioned.

" Because…"

" After three days, it's his birthday. I want him to be with us…" she reasoned.

" Our Sam's birthday!! " He exclaimed with surprise.

" Hmmm…."

" Then we will celebrate grandly with all my friends. I want my son to remember his birthday forever," he informed her with a bright smile.

She angled her face and pecked his lips. Then she told him, " Before that, inform your mom to start from there. I miss him a lot "

" I will call my mom tomorrow and ask her to come here, " he answered.

" Firstly we have to plan how to celebrate his birthday. " He said, pulling her closer.

 " Yeah ..it's correct.. We have to plan how to celebrate " she agreed.