Faux Vows, True Desires

As the couple stepped out of the main house, Stefan's chauffeur, and Lucinda's driver were already waiting.

Lucinda spotted the car Stefan was about to get into. It was the same Mercedes worth a fortune that he drove on their wedding registration day. Back then, he even claimed it was a second-hand car he bought from a friend, just to show off.

Shoot! He had the audacity to lie without a hint of shame. She really admired him!

To Stefan, this kind of car was not considered expensive. Given his status, his car should at the very least be a Rolls Royce.

Lucinda didn't bother asking him about the car. She was certain that there was a Rolls Royce in his garage. Maybe he just wanted to keep a low profile.

The gate of the villa was see-through.

Adrienne was standing at the gate, clearly seeing what was happening inside. She saw Stefan gallantly open the car door for that woman. When the woman got into the car, Mr. Stefan even gave her a hand.

She had never seen such a considerate version of Stefan. She had been crushing on Stefan for so many years, yet she couldn't even stay by his side for a minute.

Why did that woman get the gentle care of Stefan? Just because she was the girl Stefan had a crush on when he was young?

Adrienne watched everything with jealousy.

When the car was leaving the villa, Adrienne couldn't help but chase after the car, running and pounding on the window where Lucinda was sitting.

"Ruby, get out of the car, I have something to say!"

"Ruby, you've been away for ten years, why do you have to come back?"

"Ruby, let me tell you, Stefan is mine, and I won't let go. We'll compete fairly, don't get cocky too soon, whoever deserves him has not yet been decided."

The driver stepped on the gas and the car sped up. Soon, the driver left Adrienne behind.

Lucinda really wanted the driver to stop.

Considering her current status, whether she had fallen in love with Stefan or not, she was now his wife and had to act like one. She couldn't sympathize with her love rival.

The man beside her was frowning all along, exuding a chilling aura, like a demon crawled out of hell, cold enough to make one shudder.

Lucinda suddenly felt relieved, glad that she was the one he fancied. If she was his enemy, she might've been killed without warning. In other words, she was actually incredibly happy and lucky. Stefan liked her. He had waited for ten years, and spent ten years waiting for her to grow up, waiting for an opportunity to let her walk into his world willingly.

As for her jumping into the trap and not coming out, she couldn't blame him. She was naive, thinking that knowing each other for eleven years meant they were old friends.

Sigh, the past was heart-wrenching. Whenever Lucinda thought of hiring him for five hundred dollars a month, she felt like poking out her own eyes. Were her eyes blind? "Adrienne is really infatuated with you. She just mistook me for your childhood sweetheart."

Stefan frowned, "What a delusion!"

He would acquire the Dewey family's company and buy their villa, so that Adrienne would have no chance to become his neighbor and also exclude her from the ranks of rich girls. Let's see how Adrienne would continue to pester him.

In the past, Stefan was also annoyed by Adrienne. His subordinates usually helped him fend off Adrienne, trying not to let her disturb him.

He was always too lazy to deal with Adrienne's problem. But now that he had Lucinda, Adrienne's pestering had a greater impact on him. He could no longer ignore her.

Adrienne probably never thought that one day her family's company would be acquired because of her infatuation with a man.

"Everyone has the right to love. She didn't do anything wrong." Lucinda said, putting a hand on his shoulder and the other on his face, smiling, "You're too handsome. If you were a woman, you would be extremely charming."

Stefan glanced at her sideways, smiling indulgently, "Seems like my wife is very satisfied with my appearance."

Lucinda stroked him a couple more times before retracting her hand and leaning against the back of the seat, "Your facial expression changes too quickly."

One moment he was as stern as the king of hell, the next moment, he was as warm as a spring breeze, touching her heart.

Stefan smiled and held her hand, "No matter how my mood changes, it will never change towards you."

Noah was driving attentively, not daring to make a sound, trying not to be noticeable. They thought Stefan wouldn't say sweet nothings, but Stefan's sweet nothings were surprisingly good. Noah was sure that in less than three months, Stefan's woman would completely fall in love with him.

After leaving the villa area, Lucinda got out of Stefan's car and got into the other car driven by the driver.

The young couple temporarily parted. Stefan headed for Ascend Global, while Lucinda returned to her rental. It was still early, she could make updates on some chapters when she got back to her rental.

Cecilia pushed the door and felt something blocking it. She had to use some force to push it open.

She stepped out to see what was blocking her door. A person! He was lying at her doorstep, sleeping like a log.

The smell of alcohol was strong. This was a boozy drunkard.

She didn't know when he had lain at her doorstep, but this person looked somewhat familiar.

He was in a suit and tie. If it weren't for the fact that he was lying on the ground and looking disgraceful, he would've looked like a successful man.

Cecilia thought for a moment and suddenly remembered. "Isn't this the Mr. Martinez who brought people to trouble Lucinda yesterday?"

Cecilia recognized the identity of the drunkard on the ground.

Owen brought people to trouble Lucinda when Stefan was present. She didn't step forward to help Lucinda, but she remembered Owen's appearance and heard about him. Pinehurst had five major groups. Ascend Global had been at the top for a long time. Next was the Ikella group, which was the family company of the Martinez family. Cecilia's cousin worked at the Ikella group, so she knew that Owen from the Martinez family was the big boss there.

"Hey, wake up."

Cecilia gave Owen a kick. No matter who he was, anyone who messed with Lucinda was bad news! She was Lucinda's ride or die. Anybody who was against Lucinda was an enemy in Cecilia's book, and she wasn't nice to enemies.

Owen woke up with a jolt from Cecilia's kick. It hurt like hell. When he opened his eyes, he saw a strange girl looking down at him, and even though he was already awake, she gave him another harsh kick. This was too much! No one dared to treat him like this! Wait, why did he see this girl the moment he woke up?

Did he get drunk, was he taken home by this little hellion, and then passed out?

Thinking about this, Owen, ignoring his exhaustion, suddenly sat up and found his clothes were neat. He wasn't in a bed but on the floor, looking like he was at someone else's doorstep.

He felt relieved, and then lay back down on the ground.