Ruby Gregory picked up the call, saw it was from Steve Burton, hesitated slightly before answering. However, before she could utter a word, a somewhat cold male voice came from the other end: "Birthday invitation, Wenny Burton will send it to you tonight!"
Then, without waiting for Ruby Gregory's response, Steve Burton hung up the call.
Ruby listened to the dial tone, feeling a slight relief amid her heavy mood. No matter how tormented or humiliated she was just now, she was, after all, able to secure an invitation to Steve Burton's birthday party. Regardless of how Steve's actions may have slapped her in the face privately, at least to the outside world, she had preserved her dignity, and that of the Gregorys.
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Ruby, after being tossed around so brutally by Steve, spent her whole weekend without setting foot outside, cooped up in her house, and needed two-day rest to recuperate.
