Chapter 228: 228 Priding Oneself in One’s Sess (2)<div>


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    Ruby’s older cousin married into the Burtons, so Ruby naturally became their rtive as well. In this way, they were truly family, while she, Ruby Gregory, was merely an outsider.


    Based on Steve Burton’s cousin-inw’s words, it was clear that Steve had only acted that way to save face for an outsider like her, and had intentionally embarrassed Olivia Foster.<div>


    What a clever tongue she had, using just a few dozen simple words to easily twist Steve’s words from seemingly defending Ruby into protecting Olivia instead. If there weren’t so many people around, Ruby really wanted to p her hands in apuse!


    After listening to his cousin-inw’s efforts to change the atmosphere and give Olivia a way out, Steve’s face still held the same indifferent smile. He slowly stirred the porridge in his bowl with a spoon, showing no intention of speaking, as if epting his cousin-inw’s words.


    Now, in this room, Ruby truly felt like an outsider.


    Feeling this way, as an outsider, she suddenly became somewhat uneasy.


    Rusell Henris, trying to smooth things over, said, “Let’s not just talk, everyone should eat breakfast.”


    “Yeah, the breakfast is getting cold.” Edward Woods chimed in.


    Everyone picked up their chopsticks and resumed eating, as if the just urred hup had never happened, lightly passing by.


    Though Ruby felt uneasy, she forced herself to pick up a spoon and pretended to casually eat her porridge.


    Steve stared at Ruby across from him, his gaze slightly sluggish, but soon enough, he resumed his naturalposure.


    He was the one who told Madeleine to invite her over for breakfast.


    The empty seat in front of him was deliberately left open by Howard Coleman and Rusell Henris at his suggestion.<div>


    He invited her to have breakfast together with him.


    Although there were so many people around for this breakfast, he definitely did not invite her here to be humiliated!


    Now, not only had he ruined the breakfast time he had nned to spend with her, but he had also severely affected her appetite!


    Steve lowered his head, staring at the porridge in his bowl, suddenly feeling ack of appetite as well.


    Since both he and she had lost their appetites, how could he allow those who had ruined their meal to continue eating happily?


    As Steve thought about this, he gently curled the corner of his lips and spoke without warning, “Cousin-inw, what I said earlier was not a joke.”


    His cousin-inw, holding an herbal egg and peeling its skin, paused upon hearing these words, then raised her head to look at Steve.


    Steve’s words were too sudden, leaving her somewhat unable to react for a moment. It took her a while to understand that Steve was telling her again that his earlierment about Olivia looking older than Ruby and Madeleine was serious..