Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 220

Ascend Global.

Just before knocking off, Edgar took a small break.

He wandered into the CEO's office, had himself a cup of tea, and shared updates on some personal errands he'd been running for the boss.

Edgar whipped out a bank card and placed it in front of his boss.

Stefan lifted his gaze to Edgar, lips pressed thin, silent, waiting for Edgar to spill the beans.

"This was dropped off by Hugo. He asked me to hand it over to you, along with his apologies. He made a move on Lucinda, not knowing she's your wife. Luckily, your wife wasn't harmed. This is some money he got his hands on. Aside from his day-to-day expenses, the rest is all on this card. Hugo hopes you could let him off the hook," Edgar said. Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

He never had direct contact with Hugo. Hugo reached out to Edgar through someone else, asking Edgar to deliver his apology and the money to Stefan.

"Where's Hugo now?" Stefan asked.

He had found out that the guy who tried to lure Lucinda into his car and kidnap her was Hugo.

Stefan was bound to dig deeper.

If he could find Hugo, he could uncover the real culprit and clear the way for Lucinda, ensuring her safety after she returned to the Blue family.

At first, the investigation was tough going.

But when Lucinda accidentally recognized her mother and found out her true identity, the investigation got a bit easier.

"Hugo skipped town and fled overseas. We don't know his exact whereabouts at the moment. Hugo also had someone relay a message. He said he played by the rules; he can't spill about his employer."

Hugo worried that Stefan and the police might track him down, so he took off overseas. As long as his safety was ensured, he'd stick to his rules, protecting his employer's information.

If one day he ended up in the clink and was forced to spill the beans, his employer couldn't blame him.

Of course, if he ended up in the clink, he wouldn't have any way out; there would be no need to worry about retaliation from his peers.

"Boss, in our investigation, we not only discovered Trenton's people but also stumbled upon a group of people. We can't tell if they're friends or foes. They're mighty powerful; our guys suffered heavy losses after a confrontation," Edgar sighed after finishing. "Boss, your wife is mixed up with so many forces; you need to think hard about whether or not you want to get involved in this mess."

Stefan's face darkened, and he said gravely, "Lucinda is my wife; her problems are my problems. No matter how many forces her background involves, even if danger is ahead, I won't let go. We'll always be together; if one day she leaves me, I'll use a lifetime to find her, never giving up."

There's another group, and they couldn't determine if they were friends or foes.

Stefan was somewhat suspicious that this group could be his unseen father-in-law.

Edgar silently watched his boss, murmuring to himself, "What is love? The power of love is really strong."

"The Howard family's daughter seems to have a bit of a crush on you. Want to have a deep conversation about love? Feel how powerful love is?"

Edgar immediately begged for mercy: "Boss, don't tease me; I can't handle the Howard family's daughter; I'm just a regular employee."

Actually, he had no feelings for the Howard family's daughter.

"I'm also an employee."

Edgar laughed, saying, "Sure, but you're working for yourself."

"I'm working for Anderson, Inc."

Edgar was momentarily speechless.

"You can look at me; I'm also a regular employee, but I've always had my sights set on the Blue family's daughter. You should also have the confidence to pursue the Howard family's daughter and to become the Howard family's son-in-law."

Edgar chuckled. "Boss, there's a big difference between your kind of employee and my kind of employee. Did my mom call you?"

His mother had been nagging him to go on blind dates, but he always refused.

Maybe his mom called the boss, asking the boss to help nag him.

"Your mom just cares about your work progress."

"As long as you stop giving me so much off-the-books work, my work will go smoothly."

Edgar pointed at the bank card, asking, "Do you want this bank card?"

"We can keep the bank card; who knows, it might come in handy in the future. Anything else besides info on Hugo?"

"The one who paid Hugo was Elisa from Whiterun. Surely, Elisa was also acting on someone else's orders when she did this. We still need to dig deeper to find out who's behind her. Boss, this is unavoidable; we're not gods; we can't find out everything immediately."

"The one who harmed your wife spent many years following and investigating her for over 20 years before finding her. We've only started investigating for a month, expecting to uncover everything; that's difficult."

Even if one was smart, they're still just a person.

As a person, it's impossible to be omnipotent.

Edgar used all his connections, even the ones he didn't want to touch, to find this information.

Because the various forces involved in Lucinda's background, their every move might be monitored by these forces. Currently, they can't trace the roots of these forces, and lots of evidence had been destroyed, making it impossible to verify.

"Elisa? Whiterun again!"

Stefan furrowed his brows.

The first time someone targeted Lucinda, the money traced back to Whiterun as well.

"Lucinda's brother once said that Lucinda was taken by a woman from the Avila clan back in the day, but all the Avilas kicked the bucket that year, and Lucinda's whereabouts became a mystery. For years, her brother has been holding onto this one clue; he turned Whiterun upside down, but still no sign of Lucinda."

"I've got this gut feeling that Whiterun ain't where we ought to be looking; the real puppet master's definitely not in Whiterun."

"We've got a hell of a lot of cities all over the country; we don't have the manpower everywhere; it's going to take time to get to the bottom of this."

Stefan stayed silent for a moment, nodding to show he got the message.

The phone rang.

Edgar picked it up for the boss.

"Mr. Coleman, Ms. Scott's here."

Iris' sweet voice rang through the phone.

Edgar instantly looked at his boss and jokingly said, "Boss, your childhood playmate's here; you wanna see her?"

"Ruby was not my childhood playmate!"

Stefan emphasized coldly, "Tell her to get the hell out of here; I don't have time for her!"

What a pain in the ass!

Edgar, laughing, told Iris on the phone, "Iris, you heard the boss. He wants Ms. Scott to vamoose pronto. If Ms. Scott doesn't leave, you can tell her to hit the road!"

Iris responded, "Mr. Coleman, Edgar, got it."

And then she hung up the phone.

Edgar put down the phone and, looking at Stefan with a huge grin on his face, teasingly said, "Imagine if our boss lady happens to come pick you up from work and runs into Ms. Scott. Boss, that would be quite a show!"

Stefan picked up his coffee mug and hurled it at Edgar. "Buzz off!"

This single guy who's green with envy over his happy marriage!

Edgar caught the mug easily, put it back in its place, and said with a beaming smile, "I'm off right away."

Stefan couldn't help but laugh.