To the Love of My Life

Chapter 507: Chapter 507: So You Knew It All Along (17)
Ruby Gregory followed Madeleine’s gaze into the bedroom and saw several used c-o-n-d-o-m-s scattered on the floor, along with a woman’s b-r-a and a piece of s-e-x-y l-i-n-g-e-r-i-e. The bed was a mess, and the room was filled with the lingering scent of lovemaking.

Ruby instinctively wanted to reach out and pull Madeleine away, but instead, Madeleine calmly entered the bedroom as if nothing was wrong. She grabbed a garbage bag from the bathroom, bent down to pick up the remaining items of the other woman, and stuffed them into the bag.

Ruby stood at the doorway for a moment before entering and opening the bedroom window. The cold winter air blew in, quickly dispersing the obscene atmosphere within the room.

Madeleine cleaned up the mess on the floor and then tore off all the bedsheets and quilt covers and stuffed them into the garbage bag as well. She then took a new set of sheets and quilt covers out of the bag she had brought with her. They were bright red and as she spread them out, Ruby could clearly see that they were embroidered with dragons, phoenixes and a double-happiness symbol.

Ruby knew that these were bedsheets and quilt covers used by newlywed couples on their wedding night.

Ruby silently stepped forward to help Madeleine put on the red duvet cover and bedsheets, and then they each took a pillowcase to cover the pillows.

As Ruby put on the pillowcase, she caught sight of some small characters embroidered on the back of it－Madeleine’s name, Howard Coleman, wishing them a hundred years of happiness together.

Her heart felt like it was being struck by something and ached sharply. She looked up to see Madeleine staring blankly at the eight small characters on her pillowcase, “Madeleine’s name, wishing them a hundred years of happiness together.”

It took Madeleine about a minute before she casually put on the pillowcase as if nothing had happened and arranged it neatly at the head of the bed.

Ruby put the pillowcase she had put on herself next to Madeleine’s.

Staring at the red matrimonial bed with a smile, Madeleine softly asked Ruby, “Ruby, don’t you think this room now feels like a nice newlywed celebration?”

Ruby felt even more uncomfortable, and after a long pause, she finally nodded softly.

Madeleine’s smile became more radiant: “I’m finally married to Howard Coleman.”

“I’m finally married to Howard Coleman…”

She repeated this sentence twice and then buried her head in the red quilt, murmuring to Ruby, “Ruby, you take my car and go first; I want to stay here alone for a while.”

Ruby felt a lump in her throat, and it took her a lot of effort to say “Okay.” She looked at Madeleine for a while before turning around and leaving.

The moment Ruby closed the bedroom door, she heard the faint sound of sobbing coming from inside.

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Ruby drove Madeleine’s car idly around the streets of Ciawell for a long time before finally arriving at the hospital.

When she entered Maxwell Gregory’s ward, Maxwell and Lady Gregory were having lunch. Seeing Ruby walk in, Lady Gregory immediately stood up and served her a bowl of rice.

Although Ruby had no appetite, she obediently sat at the dining table and forced herself to eat some food for the sake of the child in her stomach.

After lunch, the nurse came in to clean up. Lady Gregory poured Maxwell a glass of water and served him his medicine. Then she asked Ruby, “Ruby, how did it go with the thing I told you about on the phone last night?”