CHAPTER 507: CHAPTER 507: HUNDRED DAYS BANQUET

These are exclusive products being produced for the opening of the Caelus flagship store, the entire series is named: Delicious.

Gallia has many unforgettable sweets, chocolates, ice cream, mousse, cheese, etc., are famous worldwide. Using the sweets symbolizing joy to conquer the Gallian is Ruby Sullivan’s big move.

The first perfume is called Jasmine Biscuit, a scent that makes people salivate. The top notes are rich with baked cream and chocolate sweetness. In less than half an hour, it quickly transitions to the middle notes dominated by jasmine, with mint as a complement, and the core scent is still milky, like the rich taste of a biscuit that is aromatic yet not cloying after chewing.

Although the test results of this sample showed polarized attitudes, Ruby Sullivan is confident in this perfume. To prompt the naturally proud Gallian to praise it with surprise, one must dare to be bold and innovative.

To achieve the effect Ruby Sullivan wanted, many combinations of spices she had never tried before were used in the formulation, with a wide variety and more precise proportion requirements. This is also why Ruby is here to provide technical guidance.

After a day’s work, Ruby Sullivan chatted and laughed with Ronan Russo as they walked out of the workshop.

Due to the complex process this time, for safety’s sake, Ruby Sullivan needed to stay here a few more days to observe the results.

Ronan Russo couldn’t help but lament the production craftsmanship required by this perfume, "If I don’t change equipment this year, I won’t be able to cooperate with you in the future."

Ruby Sullivan laughed, "Even if you don’t cooperate with me, you will be captivated by the latest model of reactors. I saw the model display in Gallia, and it’s truly charming."

Ronan Russo laughed, "Once I’m done with your batch of goods and have the time well-organized, I must go to see the real machine. Just looking at the photo you gave me, I’m already drooling."

At night

, Ronan hosted dinner with several factory technicians. During dinner, they also talked a lot, and various matters needing attention for this product were brought up, along with some unforeseen issues not considered during the day.

After leaving the restaurant, Ruby Sullivan went to a nearby budget hotel, planning to video call the kids and Mr. Sterling for an early night. She found a missed call from Sasha Shaw on her phone and decided to call back.

"Are you in R City?" Sasha Shaw abruptly asked.

"How do you know?" Ruby Sullivan was surprised.

"I went to your company today looking for you, and the receptionist said you were on a business trip in R City." Sasha explained and continued, "I am also in R City, just arrived. I drove here. Where are you? I’ll come to you."

Thinking Sasha Shaw had something urgent, Ruby Sullivan shared her location without asking much since Sasha wouldn’t just come to R City without a reason.

About ten minutes later, Sasha Shaw was outside her hotel room.

Sasha had been preparing for a new product show recently, retreating in the company every day. Since Ruby came back from Veridia, she had been quite busy as well. Although their companies were just upstairs and downstairs, they hadn’t seen each other much.

Ruby Sullivan handed her a bottle of water, "What brings you to R City?"

"Faye Truman’s child’s hundredth day, invited me over for the celebration." Sasha pretended to be nonchalant, but she was keenly observing Ruby’s expression.

She was also at her wit’s end with Faye Truman, urging her repeatedly to act as an intermediary.

Ruby Sullivan clearly tensed up for a few seconds and then simply replied "Oh" without saying more.

Sasha Shaw realized there was no point pursuing it further and didn’t ask more.

Ruby Sullivan just sat on the bed, zoning out.

Sasha noticed she wasn’t okay and nudged her arm, "What’s wrong?"

Ruby Sullivan shook her head, looked down, and said nothing, but she was deeply pained.

Does he, who now has his own child, ever reflect on how his impulsiveness nearly tore her child from her back then?

Ruby Sullivan sighed deeply, filled with resentment, displeasure, a weary feeling that couldn’t be expressed, "Did Faye Truman send you as an intermediary?"

Sasha Shaw nodded, "I know your temper. If he hadn’t been pleading with me persistently, I wouldn’t want to help either." She still didn’t know what exactly happened between them, but she trusted Ruby. If Faye Truman hadn’t done something severe, Ruby wouldn’t act this way.

Ruby Sullivan frowned, "What kind of mindset does he have inviting me to his child’s hundred-day celebration?" She asked this rhetorical question in disbelief and couldn’t help but laugh coldly, "Show off? Share the joy? Or does he now understand to empathize, wanting to repent again to comfort himself?"

Sasha didn’t understand her words but could see she was somewhat agitated, casually suggesting, "Maybe he just wants to use this event to patch things up? Like in our hometown, whenever there are grudges among extended families, they are resolved through red and white events."

"Patch things up?" Ruby Sullivan found the reason behind this reconciliation increasingly ironic.

Before reuniting with Seth, each time she celebrated Honey’s birthday, she endured immense agony, always spending the night after putting her daughter to sleep, praying for her lost son. He had so many chances to reveal the truth, yet he said nothing, secretly hoping for their separation by blood.

She let out another long breath, feeling her chest unbearably congested, which couldn’t be eased with a few deep breaths.

"Sasha." Ruby Sullivan grasped her hand, not daring to look at her, fearing she would collapse before revealing the truth. Yet she was tired of enduring, not desiring his ruin but wanting the one mutual friend to know the truth.

"Do you know why Seth was adopted by Ethan Sterling?"

Sasha Shaw shook her head.

What she knew was merely happenstance, with traffickers abducting Seth, and Ethan Sterling adopted him during that time.

"When I gave birth, you were abroad and couldn’t come back. I only had Faye Truman by my side. Not willing to let the child burden me, he stole my child, planned to deliver him to Ethan Sterling, leaving Honey because he hadn’t anticipated I would risk going abroad with loans to save the child with a high probability of dying prematurely."

Ruby adjusted her emotions, "My fate indeed changed because of him, but I could never forgive him. He even hoped for Ethan Sterling to unwittingly destroy Seth, his own flesh and blood. So how could he invite me to his child’s hundredth day?"

Sasha was utterly dumbfounded, "So... was it because of this that Ethan Sterling almost beat Faye Truman to death back then?"

Ruby Sullivan shook her head, "Ethan Sterling knows nothing. If he knew, it would never have been just a fistfight. Originally, I intended to bury this secret within my heart..."

"That bastard!" Sasha Shaw cursed fiercely after a moment of silence, "I’m going to ruin his one hundredth day celebration tomorrow, damn it!"