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Chapter 575: Wait a little longer before giving up (15)

Ruby hadn't even opened her mouth, and her little face turned red. She quickly blinked her eyes and then pointed in the direction of her house, saying, "My house has a power outage. Do you have any candles?"

Steve did not say a word, his eyes still staring directly at Ruby.

The Burtons had a lively New Year's Eve family dinner, and he didn't know if it was because Ruby had returned to the Gregorys and was close to him, but his mood was good, and he drank a lot of alcohol.

With the family gathered in warmth, a full table of delicacies steamed in front of their eyes. When Steve got up to pour wine for his father, he inadvertently glimpsed an empty seat beside him. His once-good mood then turned a little melancholic.

If their engagement had not been called off, she would probably be sitting right next to him right now.

The originally harmonious New Year's Eve family dinner suddenly plummeted his mood to rock bottom.