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Chapter 60: Do You Also Agree With Them?

Chapter 60: Do You Also Agree With Them?

The morning was bright, but Ruby’s heart felt heavy with both excitement and fear. Today was the day. The bandages were coming off. Stefan would finally see again.

But for Ruby, it also meant she could no longer hide behind the comfort of his blindness. The time had come. She had promised herself—today she’d tell him the truth. That it wasn’t Ivy who stood by him these last six months. It was her. Ruby. His wife. The one carrying his child.

But before she could go to the hospital, she had a routine prenatal checkup. She hadn’t been feeling well lately—just nausea and dizziness.

The doctor reassured her it was all normal pregnancy symptoms and told her to rest more since she’d been stressing too much lately—well all that was going to change now since Stefan would be going home today.

As she left the clinic, Ruby kept repeating in her mind, "Today. No more running. No more secrets."

She clutched her small purse tightly as she made her way to the hospital. Her heart beating loudly in her chest as the cab pulled into the driveway. She tried to calm herself with slow breaths, but the fear of losing everything choked her.

Though she was scared, she was still going to tell him and face the consequences, whatever it would be as long as he knew the truth and saw her for who she was.

Walking through the corridor, every step felt like a countdown to something life-changing. She reached Stefan’s hospital room, hand trembling on the door handle.

But then, she heard voices and then she froze, a frown etching her brows.

"Thank God everything was a success," came a voice she could very well recognize as her mother’s.

"Yes. Now Stefan doesn’t need to rely on anyone again. He can finally do his work efficiently," Elizabeth added, her tone warm and relieved.

Ruby smiled faintly. That was a good thing. Everyone wanted this. She thought wanting to open the door.

Then, a voice she hadn’t heard in six long months spoke, "But I didn’t mind helping him out," Ivy said softly. "It’s been my pleasure. In fact, Stefan made it easy to love having him rely on me."

Ruby’s heart skipped. That couldn’t be Ivy’s voice, right? What was she doing in the hospital?

No... no, it can’t be... She was thinking when Stefan spoke, his voice soft and intimate. freew\e bnovel.com

"Thank you, baby. For staying by my side all this while without complaining."

Baby? Ruby felt her knees weaken. The ground might as well have cracked beneath her feet.

She couldn’t take it anymore. She pushed the door open.

The moment Ruby stepped into the room, the air turned heavy. Her heart was already hanging by a thread, but nothing prepared her for what she saw.

Ivy. In Stefan’s arms. His eyes—those eyes that hadn’t seen her for over six months—were looking into Ivy’s like they held the world. f|re(e)web.n\ovel. (c)o.m

Immediately, her whole body went cold. Ruby felt like the air had been knocked out of her lungs. Her heart screamed that it wasn’t right. He’s mine. I’m his wife. Not her. Me.

What was going on? Why was Ivy back and pretending to be her? Why was her mom and Elizabeth there, smiling that way? Or do they not know? .com

Before she could stop herself, her mouth opened, calling out Ivy’s name.

"Ivy?" Her voice was a whisper at first, but the weight of the betrayal gave it strength. "What are you doing here?" she hoped that question was enough to make Elizabeth realize it wasn’t her since she knew her mom could tell between her and Ivy.

Everyone turned to look at her. Ivy blinked like a deer caught in headlights, but she recovered quickly.

"What do you mean, Rubes? Where else would I be?" Ivy said with a small smile. "Beside my husband."

"Husband?" Ruby’s voice cracked. She turned to Stefan, silently pleading, searching his face.

Hearing Ivy call her name while Elizabeth showed no atom of surprise just made her realize Elizabeth knew it wasn’t her but Ivy that was seated there, in Stefan’s arms.

Stefan frowned, confused. "You’re Ruby, right?" he asked gently. "I’ve heard so much about you."

Ruby let out a dry laugh, one that sounded more like pain than humor. "Heard?" she repeated bitterly.

Was he buying it? Does he really not know? He really couldn’t tell the difference? Fine. She could just help him out.

"Stefan, I need to talk to you. Alone. Please. There’s something you need to know and now."

Stefan looked at everyone in the room, noting the unease in their expressions. Something was wrong. Very wrong. This wasn’t how he imagined today would go. Why was everyone except Ivy looking so tense?

Hearing Ruby’s demand, Regina’s face paled. She knew if Ruby said anything now, everything could crumble. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Her heart raced with panic. She looked at Ivy, who sat there too comfortably, too confidently.

Then at Elizabeth, whose lips pressed into a firm line. It was as though everyone was waiting for a bomb to drop. But she couldn’t wait. Not when her family would be the one to face the problem.

Stefan looked back at Ruby. Her voice had trembled. Her hands were clenched into fists. His brows drew together. "What do you want to—"

"We don’t care," Elizabeth cut in sharply before Stefan could finish his statement. "Whatever you have to say can be said here."

"I agree," Regina chimed in, her arms crossed. "There’s no need for secrets, Ruby. You’ve done enough already."

Ruby looked at them all in disbelief. "Enough? What have I done that’s enough? Putting my life on hold just so I could—" she whispered and then stop to take a deep breath. Then louder she said, "I’m not asking for much. Just a few minutes with him. That’s all."

"I don’t think that’s necessary," Elizabeth pressed. "This isn’t the time."

"Of course it’s not," Ivy added, clutching Stefan’s arm like her life depended on it. "I only invited you here because Stefan is going to be seeing again and I wanted him to see you since he had once asked about you. I never knew you’d come here wanting to cause troubles."

Ruby’s jaw clenched. "Trouble? Stefan," she turned to him, "do you also agree with them? Do you also think I’m here to cause trouble and that I shouldn’t speak with you privately?"