Faux Vows, True Desires

"You know what? Ruby Scott came looking for me."

Stefan Coleman seemed rather pissed off; he said seriously, "Lucy, Ruby was not the girl I fancied when I was a kid! My relationship with Ruby is not like what you guys think; they all got it wrong; it's all a big misunderstanding."

This was all Gabriel Turner's fault! He needed to have a word with Gabriel.

Gabriel, who was at work, seemed to feel like someone was gossiping about him and suddenly sneezed.

"Did Ruby give you any trouble?"

Though Stefan denied that Ruby was his childhood crush, he knew her quite well.

Ruby had a lot of boys around her since she was a kid, spoiling her into thinking every man in the world would like her.

But he didn't like her.

Knowing about the existence of Lucinda Moore, it would be unlike Ruby to not do anything.

"She slapped me as soon as she saw me."

Stefan said angrily, "She dared to hit you; I will make her pay!"

Lucinda was a bit scared and hurriedly said, "I've already avenged myself. I'm the type who must retaliate, and the slap I returned was even more fierce than hers. When she left, her face was all swollen." Hearing that Lucinda had slapped Ruby back, Stefan asked her worriedly, "Is your hand alright?"

Lucinda felt helpless.

The plot she wrote about in her novel was actually happening in real life.

Did Stefan really read her novel and then learn the moves of the male lead from her story?

Just thinking about it felt a bit strange to Lucinda.

She regretted telling Stefan about her part-time job.

"Ruby is shameless; if you hit her, it will hurt your hand. Let me handle this kind of thing in the future."

Lucinda didn't know how to respond.

"I have a customer; I have to go."

Lucinda made an excuse to end the call.

Cecilia Yates looked at her, laughing uncontrollably.

you want

"I'm already laughing."

"You! Taking pleasure in

of envy. Look, you effortlessly married a rich guy, something others wouldn't even dare to dream of. I envy you;

"As if I'd

Cecilia laughed out loud.

to laugh as their shop's phone was ringing off the hook with customer orders. They needed

the orders

delivering the coffee and pastries

delivering? I'm

on her electric bike, filled a big basket with the packed

to see your boyfriend; you

and said, "Hurry up and deliver the orders; business is so

of the orders were deliveries, the volume

portion of the orders were

headquarters of Ascend Global were

quickly. She rode her electric bike, carrying a basket

the security guard on duty looked at Lucinda with admiration. This made Lucinda scared, worried that she was about to enter a dangerous environment. Even

delivered the coffee and pastries to each

last coffee and pastry had Stefan's

also order coffee

in the shop, didn't

Cecilia insisted on her making the

everything to everyone, she couldn't just throw

took the elevator straight to the top floor, and delivered coffee to

"Ms. Moore."

saw Lucinda and quickly

Coleman hadn't made his relationship with Lucinda public yet, so Iris

led Lucinda to the CEO's

Coleman is inside; you can knock and go

"Thank you, Iris."

inside, but

Iris, she

"Come in."

gesture of invitation to her and said softly, "Ms. Moore,

"Thank you."

office door with the other and walked in. Iris closed the

help but

walked into the office and immediately