Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 12

Ike was totally floored.

He turned and went into the kitchen.

His mom was the boss of the house.

"Mom, I'm telling the truth."

Hot on his mom's heels, Ike said anxiously, "Why won't you guys believe me?"

Fiona pointed at her son and said, "These veggies aren't washed yet. Go wash them for me. Then chop them up for the salad."

Ike looked at the vegetables in the basket, quickly took them to the sink, filled a basin with water, and started washing them.

While washing, he continued, "Mom, I'm not making any of this up. Do you remember my classmate from Silverbrook University, Stefan? He and I have a mutual junior, Gabriel, who works in the registration office. It was Gabriel who told me. He said Stefan got married today. I wanted to confirm it, so I called Stefan. Guess who answered his phone? It was my sister Lucinda. She told me herself that she was the one who registered marriage with Stefan."

"This scared the crap out of me. I dropped everything, rushed back to tell you guys."

Fiona seemed to not hear him, continuing her chores.

Ike finished washing the veggies, chopped them up, put them in a dish, and handed it to his mother.

"Mom, are you listening?"

"I'm listening."

"Then why aren't you reacting?"


"Talk is cheap. Unless Lucinda brings your classmate home and shows me some evidences of their marriage, I won't believe she's married."

Stefan said he wanted to meet

Fiona had just finished cooking a dish when she asked her

I joke about something like this? It's about

to stress that he was telling the

Would I be this urgent if

a new relationship since then. I know that she knows your classmate, but

result of your constant nagging? Lucinda was scared

was complaining about his

married, then his mother would start

a business trip to the farthest place possible. If possible, I even wanted to stay away

to whack him with the spatula, Ike quickly backed

I'm talking about my sister. When Lucinda comes back, tell her to leave Stefan immediately and get a


worry was not

really badmouthing him in front of his

there something wrong with

of marriageable age, partly because she wanted her daughter to forget the pain caused by George, a man who only cared about

never let her daughter

smile makes people feel comfortable, but in reality, he's a hidden beast, he can trap people in a dilemma during casual chats." Ike told his mother what he knew about Stefan, "In school, he never dated any girls, but he didn't have

them with a smile. He

studies and didn't want to date. You're saying he has a problem, Ike, is it right

say this behind his back. A normal man, faced with so

Stefan's behavior, thinking he had a problem, not

had a relationship in high school, but it didn't last. After college, he

formal girlfriend now, it doesn't mean that he was single

had dating experiences, except


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