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Chapter 425: The Agreed Upon Indifference (5)

Ruby shook her head, her voice carrying a hint of lingering fear: "No."

However, Steve still insisted on personally examining Ruby's body just to be sure, only letting out a silent sigh of relief when he confirmed that the blood stains on her were from Maya.

Steve's original seat was not far from where Maya and Ruby were. When he heard Maya shouting "Ruby!" he instinctively turned his head and witnessed Maya pulling Ruby into her arms just as the heavy porcelain vase struck her head.

In that instant, he felt his entire heart seemed to stop beating.

Ruby calmed herself down and hastily asked: "How's Maya? Is she okay?"

"Howard has already taken her to the hospital."

Ruby nodded without speaking, her breathing still a bit unsteady.

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With such an incident occurring, the banquet naturally came to an end.

Maya was injured while saving Ruby, so after leaving the Grand Capital Hotel, Steve called Howard to ask which hospital they were at and drove there directly.