Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Crying herself into unconsciousness (19)
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Actually, his temper wasn’t that explosive, but when faced with her fake concern for him, and her purpose-driven closeness, his temper would become uncontrollable.
In fact, he wasn’t just angry at her, but even more so at himself, for always being so weak in front of her.
He knew that her persistent approach was because she wanted to be Steve Burton’s wife. Nobody likes it when someone gets close to them with an ulterior motive, let alone when that person is the one they deeply love. It felt like a knife viciously stabbing into his heart. Deep down, he knew he should cut things off, but he just couldn’t bear to do so.
She made him feel so conflicted. How could he not be angry?
He was angry at himself, knowing that her kindness towards him wasn’t genuine, yet he couldn’t help but easily indulge in it every time.
But now, he had finally seen the real her, and he discovered that the satisfaction and happiness he had imagined were not there.
It seemed that the distance between them was growing further, and things were getting worse and worse.
Steve Burton clenched his fist tightly, and the remaining glass shards in his palm dug deeper.
He used that pain to let reason take the upper hand, suppress the anger bubbling up from within, and stop himself from blurting out hurtful words at any moment without thinking.
In the past, Steve Burton would suddenly say hurtful things to her without warning. Hearing those words hurt her, but as time went on, she gradually started to anticipate when he would say something hurtful. Just like now, Ruby Gregory knew that he could say something that would hurt her at any moment, but she didn’t know when. At this point, she felt like a person who had been sentenced to death but didn’t know when it would happen.
Just as Ruby Gregory held her breath and tightly gripped the bed sheet, waiting for that moment, the man standing beside the bed suddenly turned around and strode out of the hospital room.
It wasn’t until the sound of the hospital room door slamming shut that Ruby slowly blinked and somewhat incredulously lifted her head.
Steve Burton had actually left without saying a single nasty word to her?
Ruby Gregory felt as if she were dreaming. After a moment, she reached out and pinched her thigh, only realizing that everything was real when she felt pain.
This time, Steve Burton had truly not mocked her.
Ruby Gregory suddenly felt that she understood Steve Burton even less than before.
As Steve Burton walked into the hospital corridor, he still felt a heaviness in his chest. He opened the window of the corridor.
Directly below was the hospital’s small garden. Through the window, Steve Burton could see a nurse pushing a wheelchair-bound patient, who was taking a leisurely stroll.
A gentle breeze blew over him, and only then did Steve Burton feel slightly relieved..
