Ruby Gregory endured her unfulfilled hunger, watching Steve Burton leisurely eat his porridge.
For Steve, this was a porridge personally cooked by Ruby, much more delectable and heartwarming than any of the finest delicacies he'd eaten in his life. Hence, with every bite, he ate diligently and sincerely, his eyes and eyebrows conveying sheer enjoyment.
Though Ruby hadn't eaten her fill, she was about eighty percent full. Nonetheless, seeing Steve relish the porridge as if it were a top-notch earthly delight prompted her to feel as though her stomach had suddenly hollowed out.
A pregnant person's craving for a particular food can be especially intense.
Ruby stared straight at the porridge in Steve's bowl, swallowing a couple of mouthfuls of saliva involuntarily.
She wanted to eat it so badly; what should she do?
But she was the one who gave up the porridge, so she couldn't exactly take it back from Steve's bowl now that she wanted some.
