Alvin Hargreaves wanted to get out of bed, but as he moved, he realized the pain was too severe, so he had to give up.
"Mr. Moore, this is my wife, Ruby Mercer!"
"Ruby Mercer, this is the CEO of Moore Cloud, Christopher Moore!"
Ruby Mercer's feet felt like they were nailed down, unable to move by the door, and her hands clenched tightly.
But she knew she had to do something.
With difficulty, she turned around, smiling as she walked toward the coffee table.
"Mr. Moore, hello!"
Lowering her head, she sat opposite the man, controlling her trembling hand to pick up an apple from the bag and start peeling it.
Originally skillful with the knife, she became awkward and nervous under the man's gaze.
So, his name is Christopher Moore!
The man who took her first time!
Christopher Moore looked at her, the corners of his lips curling slightly as his fingertips rhythmically tapped on the sofa armrest.
"Miss Mercer, do I look that ugly?"
Ruby Mercer paused, "…?"
Christopher Moore continued tapping the sofa with his fingertips, "Then why don't you dare to look at me?"
Ruby Mercer subconsciously swallowed and looked up, forcing a smile, "Mr. Moore, you've misunderstood!"
"I'm not afraid to look at you! I'm peeling an apple!"
Christopher Moore nodded thoughtfully, "Oh, I see!"
"In such hot weather, doesn't wearing a mask make Miss Mercer uncomfortable?"
Ruby Mercer tightened her grip on the fruit knife, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Moore. I have a viral cold, so I have to wear a mask!"
Christopher Moore finally laughed softly, "I see! It seems I really misunderstood Miss Mercer!"
Alvin Hargreaves watched the way Christopher looked at Ruby and suppressed the anger in his heart.
Men's intuition about being cuckolded is always accurate!
Moreover, they were flirting right in front of him, thinking he was dead or something?
Even though he did not like Ruby Mercer, Christopher Moore's gaze at her made him uncomfortable.
It felt like the territory he had marked was being claimed by Christopher Moore!
And Ruby Mercer was that territory he had marked.
He was so angry his mouth twitched, "Mr. Moore, do you know Ruby?"
Ruby?
Ruby Mercer almost felt like vomiting from disgust!
Christopher Moore's eyes darkened.
Ruby?
That's quite an intimate way to call her!
However, there are always people who are not afraid to get on his nerves!
Ruby Mercer's eyes narrowed, instinctively glancing at Christopher, meeting his ink-dark eyebrows, her hand peeling the apple trembling uncontrollably.
Christopher Moore sensed her gaze, his face clouded as he looked at Ruby, "Miss Mercer, have you seen me before?"
Was she terrified?
Otherwise, her hand wouldn't be shaking like that!
Ruby Mercer clenched the fruit knife hard, fingers white, her heart almost jumping out of her throat from nervousness!
Watching her, the man finally couldn't bear it and said:
"I don't know her, this is our first meeting!"
Finally, Ruby Mercer let out the breath she had been holding, her heart settling back into her chest.
Alvin Hargreaves withdrew his gaze, also relieved, "Ruby is a bit timid and hasn't seen much of the world. She might have been a bit impolite in front of Mr. Moore!"
At the end, he added particularly, in a meaningful but mismatched way: "But we have a good relationship!"
"Ah…" Ruby Mercer exclaimed in pain.
She was so frightened she cut her hand!
Christopher Moore's brows furrowed as he saw the blood starting to bead on Ruby's finger, his face darkening.
"Miss Mercer, are you okay?"
As he spoke, the man forcefully pulled her bleeding hand in front of him.
Ruby Mercer instinctively pulled away, "I'm fine!"
She yanked her hand away forcefully, anyone could see her anger and refusal to give face.
Alvin Hargreaves' gaze wandered between Ruby and Christopher Moore.
Perhaps noticing Alvin's gaze, Ruby glanced around in panic, unable to look at anyone, her face pale as she headed for the door.
"I'm going to buy a band-aid!"
Leaving those words, Ruby Mercer decisively left.
Christopher Moore's lips curled into a cold smile, "Ha!"
Looking at the blood-stained apple and fruit knife on the coffee table, he no longer had any interest in eating apples!
He looked at Alvin Hargreaves and stood up, "President Hargreaves, your words seem quite frightening, you scared your wife!"
Alvin Hargreaves glared intensely at Christopher Moore's face.
These two have something going on!
Suddenly, he thought of something!
The night he had set up to drug Christopher Moore was the same day Ruby Mercer had followed!
So…
He looked at Christopher, "Did Mr. Moore meet my wife before?"
Christopher Moore, "Just now!"
"However, your wife might have met me and has quite an issue with me!"
Alvin Hargreaves, "What do you mean?"
Christopher Moore glanced at his hand that Ruby had slapped away earlier, his face darkening.
"I only wanted to kindly check her wound, and she hit me like this!"
With that, Christopher Moore sighed and glanced toward the door again, "Let's leave it here for today. I originally wanted to let it go, but eating an apple has made me angry."
"Lastly, I hope Mr. Hargreaves can give me an explanation about the drugging! Also, if I remember correctly, the cooperation between Hargreaves Group and us has not yet started?"
Saying this, Christopher Moore left, leaving Alvin Hargreaves with a face so grim it seemed he wanted to kill someone.
He angrily punched the bed and cursed, "Damn it!"
Then, he slapped himself hard, "Just my damn luck!"
Not only did he fail to get any benefits, but he also got himself into a mess.
He didn't believe a word Christopher Moore said about not having met Ruby Mercer before, but he had no proof.
Looks like he's going to have to interrogate that bitch Ruby Mercer properly later!
As soon as he left the ward, Christopher Moore began looking for Ruby Mercer's figure.
At this time, his bodyguard and driver Leopold King came over, gesturing toward the entrance of the emergency stairwell.
"Miss Mercer is in the stairwell!"
The man nodded, "Hmm!"
But then, the foot he was about to step out with was pulled back.
"Master?"
The man stood still for a while, then deeply exhaled, "Let's go back!"
He can't rush things.
He believed that given today's hints, both Alvin Hargreaves and Ruby Mercer would be mentally prepared!
Leopold King scratched his head, as a straightforward single man, he didn't understand!
Not understanding, Leopold directly asked, "Master, you weren't like this before, you used to be much more straightforward and decisive!"
Christopher Moore's lips curled a bit, "The situation is a bit special!"
With a helpless sigh, "She's not the type of woman you can just win over and comfortably stay with afterwards!"
Thinking about that time in the restroom, the man's eyes narrowed dangerously.
He wanted to be straightforward, decisive, but she needed to accept it!
He feared that if he used force on her, she would stab him!
Besides, the affair during marriage had already been enough to make her suffer and feel miserable!
So, there's no hurry, she needs time to adjust.
Leopold King rubbed his nose, questioning, "Are there really women who aren't comfortable? I see Kenneth Morgan's girlfriend was won over by sleeping!"
"Every time he works overtime, his girlfriend gets angry and threatens to break up, but the next day they're lovey-dovey again!"
Christopher Moore raised an eyebrow, "His secret is sleeping?"