Faux Vows, True Desires

A car pulled up in front of the coffee shop.

Ruby stepped out, dressed in a stylish black business suit, her hair in a bun, and big black sunglasses that covered half her face. With her chin up, she strutted into the coffee shop.

"Ms. Scott?"

Lucinda was taken aback as Ruby sauntered in, but only for a sec. She quickly left her spot behind the cash register to greet Ruby.

"Ms. Scott, what can I get for you, we have..."

"Slap!" Lucinda's hospitable offer was cut short by a slap.

Cecilia, seeing this, rushed over.

"Slap!"

Another resounding smack. Again, the sound of a hand hitting flesh. This time, it was Lucinda slapping Ruby.

Ruby was taken aback, she didn't expect Lucinda to hit her. Holding her slapped cheek, she glared at Lucinda, fuming, "Lucinda, how dare you hit me!"

No one had ever dared to lay a finger on Ruby. And here was Lucinda, smacking her in the face.

"Ms. Scott, respect is mutual. I thought you were a customer, so I respected you. But you slapped me without warning for no reason. I won't just take it lying down. You hit me, so I hit you back." Ruby slapped her, so she slapped Ruby back. Fair trade! No extra punches were thrown.

"You!"

Ascend Global. His word is law in the Anderson family, in Ascend Global, and he can do whatever he wants in Pinehurst. What makes you think you're worthy of marrying Stefan? What right do

was stolen by another woman. If her rival was a woman more accomplished than her, she could accept it. But in what way was

Lucinda, whispering,

help Lucinda. Listening to Ruby's accusations and mockery, Cecilia wanted to retort, but she didn't want to steal Lucinda's spotlight.

be worthy, I might not have anything to show for, but I married Stefan, what are you going to do about it? Ms. Scott,

so angry she was speechless. She had tried to get close to Stefan before, but Stefan had no interest in her. After her failure,

or not, she was determined to become his wife. She wanted the status of the Anderson family's daughter-in-law, because this would make developing her career in

don't need to meddle in my affairs," Ruby said

thinking you're so important that I need to meddle in your affairs? How much are you paying me to meddle in

don't

Owen's information didn't mention she was so glib and eloquent, causing her to underestimate Lucinda, now she was at a

in her mind, then snapped at Lucinda, "Lucinda, don't think just because you and Stefan went through the formalities, you can be

who has already gone through the marriage procedures with him isn't his wife, then who is? What do you think the legal marriage procedures are? Fake? I might jus be daydreaming, but my daydream came true, what

so angry she was speechless, how infuriating! Even though Lucinda's words weren't exactly insulting her, they

angrily, "Lucinda, if you don't want to be troubled by the matriarch of the Anderson family, I suggest you hurry up and go through the divorce procedures with Stefan, just pretend nothing happened. I can even help you

you realized, the decision is not up to me, you should go find Stefan. If you can convince him to divorce me, I'll treat you to dinner, and transfer you twenty bucks. Don't sneer at the amount, if you succeed, I can give you

looked at Lucinda speechlessly. "Lucinda, you

so angry that she turned around

long as the shop's here, I'll