Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 313

As he spoke, he forcefully pulled Cecilia towards him. He bent down, hoisted her up, and headed towards his car.

He had initially planned on taking Lucinda's advice, giving Cecilia some time to cool off, but now he figured he needed to strike while the iron was hot, or else when would they have a kid?

What could Lucinda say? She was speechless.

She and the shop assistant could only watch helplessly as Cecilia was carted off by Owen.

Soon, Owen's convoy was gone.

Ruby didn't realize Owen had left until the spicy taste in her mouth subsided.

She immediately burst into tears. "Owen, you're so heartless. You've already forgiven me countless times. Why can't you forgive me one more time? As long as you forgive me this time, I promise to follow you faithfully from now on."

"People's patience has its limit. Ruby, you brought this on yourself."

Lucinda didn't have a shred of sympathy for her opponent.

Seeing her husband parked the car, she didn't head over. Noticing Ruby, Stefan quickly came over, worried that Ruby might pose a threat to his lover.

Upon arrival, he immediately shielded Lucinda, and said to Ruby coldly, "What are you doing here? Stop your crying. Don't bother Lucinda with your tears. If you want to cry, cry at home!"

With tears streaming down her face, Ruby looked at Stefan, "Stefan. I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, can you forgive me?"

She quickly wiped her tears and said to Lucinda, "Lucinda, I came here to apologize to you. I'm publicly apologizing to you. I filmed that video without your knowledge. I thought you were betraying Stefan, so I hired some online trolls to smear your name. That was my fault. Lucinda, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"

Ruby bowed deeply in apology.

Her mother had been advising her for two days to publicly apologize to Lucinda, and then ask Lucinda to plead with Stefan for her. As long as Stefan didn't press charges, she wouldn't have to go to jail.

Otherwise, if sued and found guilty, she would have to serve time. Even just a year or two in prison would be enough to drive her insane.

She didn't want to go to jail. Living without freedom was too unbearable!

With his arm around his lover, Stefan coldly interrupted Ruby's apology, "Ruby, an apology needs to be sincere, and you're not there yet. Come back to apologize to Lucinda when you truly mean it. Remember, it needs to be a public apology!"

He then tenderly said to Lucinda, "Lucinda, let's head home."

Lucinda nodded and told the shop assistant, "Go back to the shop. If there are no customers, you can knock off early. Starting tomorrow, I'll only be here on weekends."

"Alright, Lucinda." The assistant smartly returned to the shop.

Working for such exciting bosses promised a bright future and the enjoyment of their influence and resources. They treated her well and had even given her a raise. She was determined to give her all to the job. Every day brought something new and interesting, plus there was a paycheck at the end. Such jobs were hard to come by even with hard work.

Stefan left with Lucinda.

Ruby didn't dare to stop them, and she could only watch helplessly as they left.

Seeing that everything had concluded, bystanders left one after another.

Nowadays, the neighbors of Serendipity Cafe loved to hang around there. There was always news about the eldest son of the Anderson family. In the past, whether it was the eldest son of the Anderson family or the Martinez family, they were untouchable.

Not to mention hearing their news, they couldn't even see them in person.

Ever since Lucinda became the wife of the eldest son of the Anderson family, they had had the good fortune of meeting many big shots in the business world.

From now on, they had to frequent Serendipity Cafe. Even if they didn't need anything, they would go there for a cup of coffee, have some pastries, and network.

There would only be benefits and no drawbacks to this.

"When I came here, I saw Owen. What was he doing here?"

Stefan asked while driving.

Lucinda chuckled, "What could he possibly be doing here? Isn't it just arguing with Cecilia? Watching them argue every day makes my life more colorful."

She told her husband about how Owen had deliberately played dirty, and how Cecilia, in a fit of anger, had brought out the hidden marriage agreement in the shop to confront Owen, only to fall into his trap.

Stefan laughed. "I knew he would become crafty one day. You're so close to Cecilia, and why didn't you warn her? Letting Owen get his way so quickly shortens the process and makes it less fun."

Owen thought, "My nemesis just waits to see me screw up!"

Stefan thought, " I'm just watching your show. What are you gonna do about it? Dare to hit me?"

Owen thought, "No, I'm afraid my wife will misunderstand our relationship."

"I did warn her, but she was too impatient and was driven mad by Owen's shamelessness. My warning didn't help."

"They're just a pair of lovebirds, just like Liam and Tiffany."

Liam and Tiffany had slept together, but Tiffany was not ready for marriage.

The next day, Liam proposed to Tiffany, but was rejected. Now, Liam was also troubled.

He had slept with Tiffany, but she gave nothing in return, just like dining and dashing.

"I've seen Liam looking troubled and anxious these past few days, as if something big has happened. Have you asked him about it? You have many friends, if he has any problems, you guys can help him solve it."

Lucinda was also paying attention to Liam and Tiffany.

"Isn't it just that Tiffany refuses to marry him now? In his words, she's irresponsible, purely freeloading. He's worried about it."

Lucinda burst into laughter. "He didn't even pursue Tiffany, let alone confess his feelings, did he? Does he think he can just score a beauty without lifting a finger? Dream on."

Stefan's eyes flickered a bit. So that was the case.

His little brother had been whining to him.

Stefan was puzzled as to why Tiffany didn't want to get hitched.

But once his wife filled him in, he got the picture.

Not everyone liked to cut to the chase, and most preferred to take things step by step.

"I'll have a chat with Liam when I go back, and get him to start making moves on Tiffany, so he can win her heart sooner."

Lucinda nodded.

Now all her friends had settled down. The people she cared about, including her two brothers, were still single.

Rumor had it that Ike had fallen for one of his clients, a tough yet gentle lady.

For now, Ike was still stuck in the friend zone.

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So, up to now, Lucinda was still in the dark about who her brother was crushing on.