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.

if you want

"I'm already laughing."

Taking pleasure

something others wouldn't even dare to dream of. I envy

I'd believe what

Cecilia laughed out loud.

both of them had no time to laugh as their shop's phone was ringing off the hook with customer orders. They needed to pack coffee and

orders

responsible for delivering the coffee and pastries

am I the one delivering? I'm

a big basket with the packed

chance to see your boyfriend; you should be

her out the door and said, "Hurry up and deliver the orders;

orders were deliveries, the volume was

portion of the orders were

headquarters of Ascend Global were

She rode her electric bike, carrying a basket full of packed coffee and pastries, heading

made Lucinda scared, worried that she was about to enter a dangerous environment. Even so, Lucinda still rode her electric bike under

pastries to

and pastry had

order

in

insisted on her

and had delivere everything to everyone, she couldn't just throw away Stefan's coffee,

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

"Ms. Moore."

quickly got up

with Lucinda public yet, so Iris didn't change the way

led Lucinda to the

inside; you can

"Thank you, Iris."

but

she knocked

"Come in."

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

"Thank you."

hand, opened the office door with the other and walked in. Iris closed the

couldn't help but

walked into the office and immediately saw Stefan sitting behind