Mr. Octo's joyful expression lasted for a whole minute before his brain finally realized that what Steve Burton had told him was not Ruby Gregory's phone number. He subconsciously muttered a "huh?" and then slowly replayed Steve's words in his head.
Mr. Octo, do you think it's honorable for you to hit on a married woman?
A married woman?
A married woman?
The phrase flashed in Mr. Octo's mind twice, first as a question, then as an exclamation!
Ruby Gregory is actually a married woman?
How could the woman he picked out of a crowd and fell in love with at first sight be a married woman?
Mr. Octo suddenly wanted to cry. He looked at Steve, opened and closed his mouth, stuttered for a while, and then murmured, "She's already married?"
As Mr. Octo spoke, he glanced at Ruby, then looked back at Steve and said, "She looks so young..."