Ruby Gregory's expression stiffened slightly, then she said: "How could I not want to go to work?"
Lady Gregory was silent, just staring at Ruby. After a while, she spoke with a somewhat serious tone: "Or perhaps, Ruby, you actually don't want to see Steve."
This time, Lady Gregory used an affirmative sentence, rather than a rhetorical question.
Ruby, holding her mango sago, slightly shuddered, then lowered her head to take a sip of the mango sago, steadying her slightly panicked heart. Keeping her composure, she lifted her head to look at Lady Gregory, her eyes curving into a gentle tone, "Mom, why would you think that?"
This time, the silence from Lady Gregory lasted much longer than the previous one.
Ruby swallowed saliva and with her usual smile still on her face, she said, "Mom, don't overthink..."
