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Chapter 317: 317: Blessing in Disguise (7)
Chapter 317: 317: Blessing in Disguise (7)
Chapter 317: 317: Blessing in Disguise (7)
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The two had been following her for a long while, clearly growing impatient.
Ruby Gregory took a sip of her hot drink, and seeing Maya Mitchell staring out the window, asked aloud, “Maya, what are you looking at?”
After saying this, Ruby Gregory looked through the window, not finding anything special in sight.
Maya Mitchell pulled her gaze back, lowered her head, and took a bite of her cake before shaking her head at Ruby Gregory and saying, “Nothing.”
After a pause, Maya Mitchell changed the subject: “By the way, Ruby, why didn’t I see you at the company yesterday afternoon?”
“Yesterday?” Ruby Gregory thought for a moment and honesty replied, “Yesterday at noon, Steve Burton asked me to accompany him to a business lunch, and in the afternoon, he played cards with some friends.”
Again Steve Burton… Maya Mitchell’s eyes dimmed a bit, she quietly lowered her head, took a sip of her coffee, and mumbled an unintelligible “hmm”.
Ruby Gregory thought that Maya Mitchell was only drinking coffee and not convenient to talk, so she didn’t think much of it and continued, “By the time the card game finished, it was already past four in the afternoon. Just then, I received a call from Mr. Taylor, so I didn’t go back to the company, instead, I went straight to another business lunch.”
After telling the story, Ruby Gregory made a face, poked a piece of cake with her fork, put it in her mouth, and complained, “Two business lunches in a day, really exhausting.”
What Ruby Gregory found exhausting was exactly what Maya Mitchell could only wish for.
Her complaints, in Maya Mitchell’s view, seemed more like bragging.
This is the difference between her and Ruby Gregory.
She had always known that Ruby Gregory was even more dangerous and difficult to deal with than Olivia Foster. Once her conflict with Steve Burton was resolved, she would be unshakeable by anyone in his presence.
Silently, Maya Mitchell swallowed a gulp of coffee, suppressing the envy and jealousy in her heart. This topic was clearly brought up by her, but it ended up making her feel depressed.
Maya Mitchell gave a wry smile and half-jokingly said, “Many people desperately want to accompany Mr. Burton to business lunches. Yet, here you are showing disgust. If someone saw this, they might be drowning in jealousy.”
After Maya had spoken, she didn’t wait for Ruby Gregory to reply and quickly changed the subject: “I just remembered that the coat I got for you was a size S. Their sizes run a little small, when you go to the restroom later, you can try it on. If it doesn’t fit, we can go downstairs and exchange it.”
Ruby Gregory quickly nodded without suspicion and replied, “Sure.”
Maya Mitchell gave a subtle smile, but didn’t say anything. Her eyes, however, glanced at the blond man sitting outside the window before lowering her lashes, her expression slightly scornful.
Ruby Gregory and Maya Mitchell didn’t order much, and they also didn’t eat much. Ruby Gregory called for the waiter, paid the bill, and left the café with Maya Mitchell to go to the restroom on the same floor.
Before going into the restroom, Maya Mitchell noticed the two men who had been following her: one was watching the direction she and Ruby Gregory were heading in, and the other was paying the bill.
Once Maya Mitchell and Ruby Gregory entered the restroom, Maya put on an expectant face and signaled for Ruby Gregory to try on the clothes she bought.