CHAPTER 51: CHAPTER 51: MAJOR NEWS

Ruby Sullivan sped all the way to R City, heading directly to the hotel Faye Truman had booked for dinner, and took the opportunity to introduce Honey to the elder couple.

The Truman Family parents had already heard from their son about Honey’s illness. Initially, they were particularly concerned and reluctant to help, but their son’s persuasive words led them to reluctantly agree. Though their feelings were somewhat complicated, the elderly couple became enchanted by the little girl as soon as they saw her, going out of their way to make Honey happy, continually reassuring Ruby Sullivan.

However, Honey seemed somewhat sullen, even the sweet and sour shrimp balls she loved couldn’t pique her interest.

Even though her mother had explained the current situation several times on the way, Honey still found the thought of seeing her mother only once a week terrifying. She had never been separated from her mother before.

Ruby Sullivan noticed her daughter’s mood and took her to the hall under the pretense of using the restroom, crouched down to console her, "Honey, Mommy is also very reluctant to leave you, but A City is too dangerous right now, and we can’t stay with the Sterling Family. You stay here with Grandpa and Grandma Truman for a few days; I promise to come and get you as soon as possible, okay?"

Honey pouted without saying a word, her big eyes blinking, immersed in her own little emotions, tears soon falling from the corners of her eyes.

Seeing her daughter, Ruby Sullivan’s heart ached as well. Suddenly, she hugged her tightly, "It’s Mommy’s fault. I won’t leave you behind. Let’s go home together."

Upon hearing this, Honey burst into tears, sobbing, "I don’t want to be apart from Mommy."

After waiting for a long time without seeing them return, Faye Truman became somewhat worried and went to look for them, only to find the mother and daughter crying in the hall. His heart ached at the sight, "What’s the matter here?"

Ruby Sullivan lifted her eyes at the sound, seeing him, she wiped her tears and stood up apologetically, "Sorry to trouble Uncle and Auntie, but Honey has never been separated from me, so..."

Faye Truman sighed, "Are you not worried about the dangers if you take her back?"

"I’ll go find Ethan Sterling again and ask him to let Mama Bennett help me. As long as Honey doesn’t leave the house, I can’t believe Rhonda Sullivan will set my house on fire."

Faye Truman didn’t know what to say, sighed, and raised his hand to pat her shoulder, "Let’s go finish eating first."

"I’ll go apologize to Uncle and Auntie. If we return now, we should arrive home around dark, and tomorrow... I still have to work overtime." Ruby Sullivan finished, inadvertently sighing.

She never thought her life was difficult, but now, suddenly she wanted to stop, shrink back into her shell, even if only for a moment, to not face these problems.

Faye Truman also sighed, "As your elder brother, I find you difficult too. Let’s eat first, I’ll take you home afterward."

Ruby Sullivan felt both grateful and embarrassed. Knowing that perfunctory words seemed distant, she smiled and nodded.

As night fell, Ethan Sterling had just finished chatting with Grandma and was about to go to sleep when he received a call from Howard, "Mr. Sterling, Wenny has returned home, and there’s a man with her."

Ethan Sterling frowned.

"Faye Truman."

He sneered, "Got it, keep watching."

After Ruby Sullivan left, he had arranged Howard to send the previous people back, unexpectedly leading to such huge proceeds.

His expression gradually darkened; it was Faye Truman who back then picked up Ruby Sullivan. Now, as she conceals her identity to return to him, what’s her purpose, using his hand to reclaim The Sullivan Group? Rhonda Sullivan and Ruby Sullivan weren’t they supposed to be deeply bonded sisters?

No matter what the other person’s purpose is, what reason they have, Ethan Sterling’s face darkened further at the thought of Ruby Sullivan treating him like a fool for her own use!

"Ruby Sullivan, since you love playing this much, I’ll play with you to the end!"

The Sullivan Family.

Ruby Sullivan prepared Honey’s small room for Faye Truman to stay in; originally, she planned to keep Honey in her office, taking her to work with her. However, Faye Truman said he hadn’t taken a vacation in ages, luckily nothing important at the moment, he could allocate his projects to colleagues and take a few days’ annual leave to accompany Honey.

Ruby Sullivan disagreed, as she had already troubled Faye Truman a lot, "You should take a vacation and spend more time with Uncle and Auntie, not linger around here; this minor difficulty won’t defeat me."

Faye Truman poked her forehead with one finger, "See how capable you are! Don’t worry about me, I’d love to be with our little sweetheart, besides, what if you’re busy and forget about her? I can’t let Honey suffer with her silly mom at the office."

Ruby Sullivan couldn’t argue with him, "But..."

"No buts, you mentioned getting Mama Bennett to help, right? I’ll leave as soon as you’ve arranged everything."

Ruby Sullivan knew that at times like this, she could only humbly accept help. Fortunately, there’s a long road ahead, and friends need not dwell on nuisances.

"Got it!" she smiled, "Then, I’ll take Honey to sleep; you should also rest early after washing up."

"Mm." Faye Truman nodded with a smile.

Faye Truman and Ruby Sullivan were college classmates; they met in a school club named "Eat Without Gaining," consisting of a group of foodies gathering weekly to explore good food. Ruby Sullivan quickly became the most popular member; her excellent culinary skills made everyone’s eyes shine every time they saw this chubby girl.

Faye Truman, a medical student, wasn’t one of those who could face human models soaked in formalin calmly; he was among those who couldn’t adapt, losing appetite whenever tasked with corpse identification.

On discovering this, Ruby Sullivan cooked privately for him. At first, he thought the chubby girl was enamored with his creamy handsome looks, later realizing she was just a pure-hearted dummy. Their relationship blossomed, partly due to the ever-active Sasha Shaw, ensuring no awkward silences; student life was exceedingly blissful.

After graduation, he initially worked in A City in a prestigious tier-three hospital as a surgeon. However, due to a medical accident, he was scapegoated by the lead surgeon of the time, not only facing huge compensation claims in court but also risking the revocation of his license.

That period was immensely hopeless; right at the graduation cusp, he faced this situation, with his medical career seemingly plunged into darkness.

Ruby Sullivan sought her father’s assistance, offering the hospital a significant sum to settle the matter privately, also lobbying connections to allow Faye Truman to return to work.

Only then did Faye Truman learn Ruby Sullivan and Sasha were notable heiresses in A City.

Although he didn’t continue at that hospital later, Ruby Sullivan’s generosity was ingrained in his heart, treating her as his own sister ever since.

Years ago, she endured such grievances, his assistance was limited; now, he certainly had to fully support her.

The next day, Ruby Sullivan went to work overtime at the company, while Honey and Faye Truman stayed home. The little girl watched TV for a while, then began missing Seth Sterling, whimsically hanging onto Faye Truman’s arm, "Uncle Truman, can I invite my classmate to play at home?"

"Classmate?" Faye Truman hesitated; one child already had him in a tangle, what if another came along, wouldn’t he run crying to find mom?

Honey continued to persuade, "With him around, I can play and be looked after; you can casually watch TV or play on your phone."

"Really?" Faye Truman felt tempted.

Honey nodded, "If you find us annoying, you can just send him away."

"Alright." Faye Truman found the little sweetheart’s reasoning convincing and agreed for her to call her classmate.

Meanwhile, Seth Sterling, putting down his phone, rushed to Ethan Sterling’s room, waking him from sleep, "Dad, Honey invited me to her house to play."