Ruth's happiness was only short-lived as when she opened her eyes with a wide smile, she froze in her spot. The man who had very wicked ways of getting on her nerves stared back at her with an expressionless face.
When did he come there?
Ruth opened her mouth to say something, then closed it and repeated the action two more times. She had not expected Edwin there at that late hour in the night.
"What are you doing here?"
She was taken aback by the anger in his voice. Something about him at that moment scared her.
"I... I was just taking a walk..." She cringed at how bad her voice sounded- underconfident and timid.
"At this time?" The force of anger in his voice rosed.
Ruth struggled to find appropriate words so that she would not upset the blue-eyed monster anymore.
"I... I am s-sorry?!" She did not understand why her mind came up with that reply. Why did it bother her if he was upset or not?