Ruby Gregory's body shuddered violently, and the color drained from her face in an instant.
Steve Burton actually cursed her for being hypocritical and disgusting in front of Madeleine and Howard Coleman!
She lowered her eyes habitually, hiding the pain in them.
Her hand, silently clenched, forced herself not to think about what look would emerge in Howard and Madeleine's eyes as they stared at her at this very moment.
She knew she had done something wrong to him in the afternoon, but she had no choice. She couldn't bear to watch her parents worry and do nothing.
Madeleine looked at Ruby's bowed head and the pale little face that was barely visible, and a pang of pain rose in her heart. Without thinking, she blurted out, "Brother, I already said it was my fault, why do you have to scold Ruby? Brother, your words are too harsh! If you're upset or unhappy, just scold me! How can you let Ruby suffer such injustice!"
