Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 232

Fiona and Janice didn't really care how Ruby's fall turned out, as long as Ruby didn't mess with Lucinda.

Ruby's arrival was just an accident. Lucinda was busy making snacks.

Just then, Stefan called her, and she had to take the call first.

"Hey, sweetheart."

As soon as the call was connected, Stefan's magnetic voice came through. Cecilia, who was nearby, could hear it, so she leaned over to Lucinda's ear and teased her in a low voice, "Can you smell the charm?"

Lucinda pushed her away, and Cecilia burst into laughter.

She really envied Lucinda, who lived such a blissful and sweet life.

"Sweetheart, aren't you busy?" Lucinda asked softly.

"Busy, yeah, but I missed you too much, so I found a moment to call you."

Lucinda giggled, "We just had lunch together."

"But whenever you're not by my side, I miss you every second."

"Lucinda, did something good happen? You sound pretty cheerful."

Actually, Stefan had just received a report from Zoey. Ruby went to the Serendipity Cafe again.

With the Blue family's bodyguard there, Stefan was not worried about Lucinda being bullied, but he could not help calling to check. He didn't want Lucinda to know that he had asked Zoey to secretly

protect her, for fear that Lucinda would misunderstand that he was spying on her and controlling her.

"How did you know I was in a good mood?"

"I heard it from your laughter. Come on, share your good news with me so I can have a laugh, too."

Lucinda laughed, saying, "It's really nothing. Ms. Scott came to the cafe looking for me, probably to cause trouble. But she was out of luck. As soon as she walked in the door, she met the bodyguard left by the Blue family. She's so arrogant, always ready to fight; not everyone is like Owen, who caters to her every whim. The bodyguard threw her out, and she even screamed that the bodyguard was trying to take advantage of her. Then, her mouth was gagged with a stinky sock."

Hearing this, Stefan laughed and asked, "Did she vomit?"

"She didn't die from vomiting, but she vomited pretty badly, worse than morning sickness."

Stefan laughed. "Serves her right!"

"She got what she deserved. Did she think everyone would let her have her way? She came to settle scores with me but ended up embarrassing herself. Stefan, I really suspect she wants to make me die of laughter to inherit my shares in Serendipity Cafe."

Stefan laughed, saying, "She's the last person who would inherit anything."

"Haha, exactly."

After telling Stefan the funny incident about Ruby, the two cooed for a while before ending the call.

Just as the call ended, Owen called.

Stefan was contemplating whether to pick up when Owen hung up, but quickly called back. Before Stefan could answer, Owen hung up again. This repeated a few times before Stefan called back.

Owen picked up right away.

"Stefan, did you need something? Shouldn't you be dealing with paperwork, in a meeting, or seeing clients at this hour?"

Owen joked casually.

Stefan was silent for a while, then said, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you that? You're always bothering me; what's your game?"

"Who said I was bothering you? I just dialed the wrong number."

Just as Stefan was about to hang up, Owen, as if predicting Stefan's intention, said on the other end of the line, "I need to talk to you; don't hang up."

"Spill."

"Did Ruby come to see you?"

"I didn't see her." Stefan responded coldly, "If you're trying to get information about her from me, I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong guy. I'm married now, and I care a lot about my reputation. Please don't ask me about other women, lest Mrs. Coleman misunderstand me."

Owen straightened up, furrowed his brows, and asked, "Did Ruby really try to seduce you again? Hasn't she been unsuccessful for ten years?"

Stefan was silent.

"No, she must have come to talk business with you. Stefan, you're being a bit too harsh. She moved all her business overseas, invested a lot of money, and you just destroyed her plans, causing her heavy losses."

Stefan responded coldly, "She brought it on herself. She's always been incorrigible, bothering me at my office in the morning, and just now she went to Mrs. Coleman's."

Owen: "She went to bother Mrs. Coleman again? Why can't she change her ways? Lately, she's either been hurt by your admirers or pissed off by your wife. She's really stubborn, running off to the Serendipity Cafe again. Was anything damaged? Was anyone hurt? I'll cover the damages."

Owen wanted to ask about Cecilia. But he swallowed his words.

He couldn't be sure if Cecilia had told Lucinda about them. If Lucinda knew, then their enemies would definitely know too.

But Owen hadn't checked.

Thinking of Cecilia's toughness, Owen felt she should be fine.

Ruby would only fail when faced with the fearless and bold Cecilia.

Stefan was silent for a while, then said, "You seem to know a lot about Ms. Scott. The shop wasn't damaged, and no one was hurt, but she keeps bothering Mrs. Coleman. Aren't you going to do something? Don't you always like to meddle in her business?"

"How should I deal with her? In what capacity should I deal with her?"

"Owen, you're finally clear-headed for once."

Owen suddenly went silent.

He was already fed up with Ruby's coldness. His heart was still cold. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

When Ruby was released from detention, he was the one who picked her up, but as soon as she was free, all she could think about was Stefan.

Just like Trenton said, Ruby wouldn't change after being released. She would only try harder and do whatever she could to sabotage Stefan and Lucinda's relationship.

After a while, Owen finally asked, "Is Ruby okay?"

He still cared about Ruby, for sure.

"Mrs. Coleman said Ruby took a tumble, quite the spectacle."

Ruby's been having a rough go of it lately. If she's not getting knocked down a peg or two, she's getting ticked off to the point of going bonkers or stumbling into some kind of mishap.

"I'll go find her and have a chat. But I can't promise I can talk her around."

There's a lot of sadness and helplessness in Owen's voice.

"How should I know where she's gone? Didn’t she go to you to vent?"

Owen replied, "I haven't been in touch with her for a couple of days."

"Do you remember from which side the sun rose today? I don’t think it was from the west."

"Stefan, cut the sarcasm! You're the one who created all the tension and discord between Ruby and me. If you hadn't snitched to Trenton, Ruby and I would still be getting along just fine."

Then he wouldn't have been railroaded into marrying Cecilia.

If Ruby's business was in a jam, he wouldn't just sit by and do nothing.

Right now, he just can't afford to butt heads with Stefan for Ruby. Trenton had already warned him that if he dared to meddle in Ruby's business, he won't consider him his grandson anymore.