Such pain had not yet completely subsided, and the words Steve Burton continued to speak made Ruby Gregory's heart ache as if it were being sliced by a knife.
"It's not right... Ruby, you've already left me..."
In such a short sentence, he described such heartache and loss, as if he had lost the most precious thing in the world. It made Ruby feel that the tall and imposing Steve, who was holding her, seemed like a little boy who had lost his most beloved toy, panicked and at a loss.
After saying this, he fell silent for a long while before speaking again, "You left me... Ruby left me..."
By the end, Steve's voice was somewhat choked, "Ruby, do you know? I love you, but, as I loved and loved you, how did I lose you?"
A mist clouded Ruby's eyes, and her lips began to tremble, but she did not make a sound.
