Ruby furrowed her brows and asked, "Why are you not asleep yet? It's almost one. Do you always stay up late?"

Then, she walked over to the desk.

Hayden hesitated for two seconds, debating on whether he should power off his laptop or not. In the end, he decided not to.

Ruby had not even graduated college. After she had married Elliot, she had decided to simply drop out of college and stay home.

Also, Ruby majored in philosophy. She did not have the expertise to understand the lines of code on the computer screen.

"Who got you to come?" Hayden asked Ruby.

"I… I had a nightmare just now. I dreamed that you were taken away by my brother," said Ruby, lying. "So I came over to check on you."

"So, are you hoping that I was taken away by your brother or the other way around?" Hayden asked. "If your brother takes me away, Elliot will become the Goulds' puppet, and he will do whatever you ask of him."

Ruby was speechless. She never thought that Hayden would say such a thing.

"Although