Stefan stepped out of the restroom and saw Owen chatting with Lucinda. He briskly walked over.
"Owen, what do you think you're doing?" Stefan pulled Lucinda behind him, eyeing Owen suspiciously.
Owen chuckled, "Stefan, why so jumpy? Scared I'll spill the beans? I'm just having a chat with her. You're not being very honest, Stefan. You've already put a ring on her finger and you're still keeping her in the dark? Look at her, she's pale as a ghost. All thanks to you."
After a hearty laugh and a toast to Lucinda, Owen turned and left. He'd achieved his goal and didn't want to stick around in case Stefan got mad and started a fight.
Even though he wasn't scared of Stefan, he didn't want to fight him, mainly because he didn't want to hurt Stefan and upset Ruby.
Stefan turned around to look at Lucinda's pale face. He wanted to caress her face, but she dodged him.
"Stefan, is everything Mr. Martinez said true? Lucy, I didn't mean to deceive you, I was just afraid..."
Lucinda cut Stefan off, "Stefan, can I go home now?"
This revelation was too much for her. She needed some time to cool off.
Stefan was the eldest son of the Anderson family and the heir to Ascend Global, not some random assistant. Turned out, the person she had known for eleven years was still a stranger to her. "I'll drive you home."
Stefan grabbed Lucinda's hand, not letting her leave by herself. Then, he pulled out his phone and called his chauffeur to pick them up from the Ascend Hotel.
Now that Lucinda knew his true identity, there was no need to hide anymore.
"Lucy."
save it for now. Once I've cooled down, we can
She couldn't afford to hire the eldest son of
the end, he remained silent and
mansion
study room. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "Come
in. "Miss, Mr. Owen is here. He's waiting
said, "Tell him
The butler left.
pen, got up, and went to her room. She picked out a plain long dress from her
on the
Even in a plain dress, she was as beautiful as a painting, way more stunning
the most beautiful. To Stefan, Lucinda was the most beautiful and perfect woman in
"Owen."
and walked over, "What brings
said, "It's only ten, not
to Ruby, "Flowers for a beauty. I got
worried that Owen was mad at her.
box and handed it to Ruby, saying, "I passed by a jewelry store and saw a set that would look great on you. I bought it. Take a look, see
down. Upon opening the box, a set of jewelry instantly caught her eye.
is impeccable. Every gift from
from Owen. But Stefan... ever since they turned twelve, he had stopped giving her presents. He said they
of
put down the flowers and jewelry, took the paper, and commented, "That's
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