Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 338

Iris led Hayes into the CEO's office, gestured to him to sit down on the couch, and then poured him a glass of water.

"Thanks,"

Hayes politely thanked her.

Iris smiled and requested him to wait a bit longer, "The boss will be back shortly. Hang tight."

"Alright," Hayes nodded.

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Hayes nodded again.

Iris left the CEO's office.

Hayes picked up the glass of water, took a sip, and then started to look around Stefan's office.

He didn't wander around, but stayed seated on the couch until Stefan entered the room.

He put down his glass, stood up, turned around, and watched Stefan walk in from the door.

Keith had once told him that his cousin's husband was a man who seemed gentle on the surface, but was actually very tough.

Without a certain ability and wrist, how could he support such a big company?

"Mr. Coleman."

As Stefan approached, Hayes stepped forward. He greeted politely, then introduced himself, "My name is Hayes."

"Cuz, how's it going?"

Stefan called him "cuz", which caught Hayes off guard.

Stefan casually put his hand on Hayes's shoulder like a friend and gestured to him to sit on the couch.

Hayes was taken aback by his actions.

"Cuz, why didn't you give me a heads up before coming over? I could've arranged for someone to pick you up."

After sitting down, Stefan noticed that there were only some seasonal fruits on the table, so he got up and walked away.

Hayes didn't know what he was up to, and watched him leave, saying, "I didn't come over on purpose. I had some stuff to take care of, and Keith asked me to bring you something. I thought I'd drop by and check on you and Lucy."

In Skywatch, as the only relative of the Blue family's lady, he kept a low profile. And the Dewey family was at that time in dire straits, barely surviving with the help of Nathan.

No one took the Dewey family seriously anymore.

So, his visit to Stefan wouldn't attract much attention.

Stefan brought back two plates of pastries and fruits, put them on the table, and told him to have a taste, "These are from Lucy's shop, they taste pretty good. Give it a try."

Hayes had already inquired about his cousin's situation in Pinehurst before coming.

He laughed, "I've heard from Keith that the pastries at Lucy's shop are both good-looking and delicious. Even Keith, who doesn't usually have a sweet tooth, can eat two pieces."

Speaking of Lucinda, Stefan showed a gentle smile on his face, and his eyes also lit up, saying, "These are all made by Basil, Lucy helps out when she has time."

"Isn't she writing novels when she has time?"

"Do you read her novels?"

Hayes laughed, "How could I not support the novels written by my cousin? I've tipped her a lot. Honestly, this is the first time I've read a romance novel in my life."

Stefan pulled out his phone, saying, "Me too, because of Lucy, I downloaded a novel reading app for the first time."

He opened the app where Lucinda posted her novels, found Lucinda's novel, read it for a while, frowned, and said, "Someone threw eggs at Lucy's novel."

Hayes was tasting a pastry. Hearing Stefan's words, he quickly asked, "What's wrong with throwing eggs? Each egg requires 100 coins, equivalent to one dollar, the same value as diamonds."

"Throwing eggs means dissatisfaction, it's not a compliment, and Lucy gets no income out of it."

Hayes was surprised by that information and said, "What should I do? I threw a lot of eggs. I thought they were all compliments, so I clicked on all of them."

Stefan was speechless.

So, it was Hayes who threw the eggs.

He didn't really understand the situation, so there wasn’t any reason to blame him.

But if Lucy knew that she would definitely be heartbroken.

"I'll explain to her when I see Lucy later."

Hayes felt a bit guilty, he tossed some coins without knowing the situation, and ended up throwing a bunch of bad reviews.

Their greeting gift was those bad reviews!

"It's okay, you didn't understand the app, don't blame yourself. What did Keith ask you to bring to me?"

Stefan changed the subject to ease Hayes's guilt.

Hayes reached into his suit pocket and pulled out several photos and several pieces of paper, all folded up.

"Keith asked me to give these to you."

Hayes handed the photos and the papers to Stefan.

Stefan took the photos and papers, glanced at the photos, and then read the papers. The papers contained information about the people in the photos.

He had previously asked Keith to investigate the lovers of the male members of the Blue family.

Keith acted very rapidly and found a lot in such a short time, but there was no woman mentioned by Edgar.

Could it be that they were looking in the wrong direction? Or did Keith not find out?

Or maybe the other party was too cunning.

Hayes saw Stefan fall silent, he wanted to ask, but didn't dare to interfere in his personal matters.

Although Stefan was his brother-in-law, that was their first meeting. Even though Stefan was very familiar with him, if Stefan didn't take the initiative to speak, Hayes wouldn't ask.

Stefan put away the information and photos of those people.

He would hand them over to Edgar later for a detailed check.

Perhaps, the enemy had sensed something and used means to hide.

"Are my dad and brother okay?"

Stefan didn't tell Hayes. Some things, the less people know, the better.

He also understood the situation of the Dewey family in Skywatch and Hayes's ability. After all, they were relatives, he needed to understand clearly.

"Nathan has been very busy since he came back from Pinehurst. Keith told me that he hasn't been home for several days. Keith is also very busy, but he seems to be in a much better mood than before, sometimes, I even see him smile."

Hayes looked pained when he mentioned Keith.

As a cousin, he couldn't help Keith, instead, he always needed Keith's help.

"Keith is in a tough spot, under a lot of pressure. I guess you know the drill with Nathan, so I won't go into that. But hey, he's still my elder and he's done a ton for the Dewey family. If we ignore the crappy stuff he did to Janice, he's practically a savior to the Deweys."

Without Nathan's help, the Dewey group would've probably been toasted by that point.

Without Nathan, he wouldn't have been able to take over the Dewey group smoothly.

Since he was a kid, he was educated alongside Keith, and Nathan always treated him like one of his own. Nathan taught him everything he could and basically, he learned just as much as Keith, but without his knack.

"By the way, where's Janice? I came to drop something off, but mainly to see Lucy and Janice. She's been out of it since I can remember, she probably wouldn't even know who I am."

Worry was written all over Hayes' face.

But then, he thought his aunt was mentally back in the game at that moment, which was a good thing. No need to be worried anymore.

He believed that a peaceful and happy life was waiting for his aunt.