Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 223

If Ruby knew that Lucinda was actually the heiress of the Blue family from Skywatch, set to inherit billions, she'd probably flip her lid and go green with envy.

Ruby had always looked down on Lucinda, thinking she's from a lower class. Little did she know, Lucinda's background outstripped hers by miles!

After successfully pissing Ruby off, Lucinda said to the receptionists, “Get back to work; I'm off to see Mr. Coleman.”

"Mrs. Coleman, please feel free."

Within Ascend Global, Mrs. Coleman had free reign.

Once Lucinda left, the two receptionists started chuckling heartily.

“I've learned something,” one receptionist said to her colleague. “I’ve learned how Mrs. Coleman deals with her love rivals. It’s hilarious and annoying for her rival; seeing Ms. Scott’s face go from red to black was just too funny.”

"Yeah, it was an eye-opener. Mrs. Coleman is so clever. The more she laughs, the angrier Ms. Scott gets. Ms. Scott was at a disadvantage from the start."

The whole thing was just too funny.

Lucinda didn't know that the receptionists admire how she handled her love rivals. She took the elevator to the top floor, and as soon as she stepped out, she saw Iris.

"Mrs. Coleman, you're here." This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

"Hello, Iris."

Iris said with a smile, "Thanks to you, I'm doing well. The boss is still busy in the office; he doesn't know you're here."

Iris winked at Lucinda, implying Lucinda should surprise the boss.

Lucinda suddenly felt everyone around Stefan enjoyed a good drama.

Everyone loved drama, including her.

"Did Ms. Scott come here too, without your boss knowing?"

Lucinda knew Stefan wouldn't meet Ruby, but she couldn't help asking Iris.

Iris laughed and said, "You just came up; you must have bumped into Ms. Scott downstairs. Ms. Scott was stopped from coming up; I don't know how she's making a fuss at the reception. You came just in time; you must have helped the receptionists out, right?"

"Ruby was put in her place by me." Lucinda smiled and said, "Thanks, Iris."

Iris was Stefan's secretary for a reason; she knew exactly what was going on.

She knew Lucinda ran into Ruby and guessed that Lucinda had helped the receptionists.

"You're too kind; I haven't really done anything for you; there’s no need to thank me."

"You should go see the boss." Iris's eyes twinkled, her expression a bit playful.

Mrs. Coleman was a lucky girl to have with Mr. Coleman's undivided attention.

Lucinda just smiled, not lingering to chat with Iris. She walked to the CEO's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Stefan's calming voice came from inside.

Lucinda walked in, seeing him still busy at his desk. She tiptoed in quietly.

Hearing the faint footsteps, Stefan looked up.

Seeing that it was Lucinda, he was quite surprised.

"Honey, what brings you here?"

Stefan stopped his work, got up from his desk, and walked over to Lucinda, naturally holding her hands.

His eyes moved over her face, not seeing any sweat, but he still scolded her, "It's hot out; you should stay with the family at the shop. If you need anything, just call me, and I'll come over."

"Don't you want me to pick you up?"

"What are you talking about? I want you to pick me up every day."

Stefan leaned down, gave Lucinda a peck on the face, then pulled her into his embrace.

"Lucy, something on your mind? Tell me, let me help."

"Nope, I just missed you. I thought I'd surprise you by picking you up from work, but I ran into Ruby, the girl who always claims to be your childhood playmate, downstairs. So much for the surprise."

Stefan's face hardened, his tone ice-cold, "Ruby is like a bad penny! Lucy, she didn't bully you, did she?"

"If I let Ruby bully me, how am I going to deal with all the love rivals that will keep popping up?" Lucinda lightly pinched Stefan's handsome face and sighed, "You're so outstanding, young, handsome, and rich; even if people know you're married, many can't control their love for you, like moths to a flame, trying to replace me."

"When I decided to be responsible for you, I was ready. If a love rival comes, I'll chase them away. If two come, I'll chase them away too. You're my man; unless I don't want you anymore, no one can take you away!"

Stefan immediately got anxious, saying, "Honey, you can't not want me. You own my body and soul; you have to be responsible for me; you can't abandon me."

"By the way, do you know a masked man?"

Lucinda suddenly changed the subject, asking about the masked man.

"Mrs. Mitchell, oh, Lilith Darcy came to see me. She divorced George Mitchell and apologized to me again. She told me something, and although I have a guess, I want to confirm it. Stefan, you're really a dark horse."

The deeper she knew his feelings for her, the more Lucinda felt how naive and innocent she was when she first hired Stefan as her boyfriend.

Stefan was a big bad wolf, slowly luring Lucinda, the little white rabbit, into his trap. She was completely unaware when he devoured her.

When she was dating George, Lucinda didn't even like being close to him; she felt disgusted. Who would have thought that within a few days with Stefan, she'd be completely taken by him and actually accept him?

Was this arranged by God?

When she's with him, she's a normal woman. When she's with other men, she's a woman with psychological issues.

George always said Lucinda should go see a shrink.

"What could I do? You were too young back then, and there was nothing I could do. By the time you grew up, I had taken over the company. In the early days, I was too busy to deal with emotional stuff. Plus, I didn't want to disturb you when I felt helpless, afraid I couldn't give you happiness."

"All I could do was knock off those men who fancied you. Like you said, one love rival comes, and I knock off one. Two come, and I knock off two. Only George was the exception because you were the one who broke the ice. God knows how jealous I was of George."

"So, you made a bet with George, won him, and forced him to break up with me?"

Stefan held Lucinda tighter, saying nervously, "Babe, I really love you. I admit I'm a bit of a scoundrel, but my feelings for you are real."

Seeing his nervous face, Lucinda laughed, saying, "Relax; I'm not going anywhere. Even though my love rivals might keep popping up, the fact that so many people like you just shows how great you are. It proves I have good taste. I snagged you for just 500 bucks, haha!"