Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 42

Stefan's hand gently covered her face, right on the side that Ruby had slapped.

"Lucy, does it still hurt?" Stefan asked quietly, his eyes burning with rage.

Ruby had the guts to hurt Lucy!

Did she think Stefan wouldn't hit a woman?

Indeed, Stefan didn't like to hit women, but if anyone messed with his Lucy, he wouldn't mind breaking his own rule for her.

Lucinda pulled his hand away, touched her cheek, and asked him, "Is it still swollen?"

After Ruby left, Cecilia brought some ice to soothe her face, and she didn't feel swollen anymore.

"Even though the swelling has gone down, the fact that Ruby hit you can't be changed." Stefan's voice turned dark in the second half of his sentence, which confused Lucinda a bit. Soon, she got it.

The Stefan she knew was always gentle and courteous, but after knowing Stefan's true identity, she realized he couldn't be a truly nice person.

As the CEO of Ascend Global, he led the company to its peak, which required extraordinary abilities. How could he be a nice guy?

Lucinda had heard of Ascend Global but didn't know much about it.

After renting Stefan as her boyfriend, she specifically searched for the history of Ascend Global and found out that Ascend Global was like a brilliant pearl in Pinehurst.

"Stefan, I hit her too," Lucinda casually mentioned as she grabbed a pack of snacks, tore open the package, and started munching away.

She asked Stefan, "Stefan, how did Ruby find out about us? How did she find my shop?"

"Owen Martinez."

"Oh, right, Mr. Martinez and you are rivals; he's never been a fan of you."

Lucinda recalled Owen's smirking face, glanced at her boyfriend, and asked, "Stefan, how did you and Owen become rivals?"

because of Ruby, he started picking on me, and our relationship has been sour since. Besides, the Martinez family's company and the Anderson family's company

grasped the meaning,"Owen has a

a thing: he's head over

you; Owen is into Ruby; it's

a

her, pulled her into his arms the moment he

Lucinda's eyes widened.

held half-eaten snacks in her

suddenly felt a pang of

He bit her.

were passionate, his voice deep and intoxicating; "Lucy, I've never had any feelings for Ruby. I don't love her at all. She's not the girl I liked when

house in

Stefan gave a chuckle.

suddenly felt that her question was rather

would he need to rent a

words before because she

college buddy, she realized

coffee while it's hot. I have to go; the shop is busy today." Lucinda

in your shop? You're the boss; no one would blame you if you slacked off once in a while. Stay a bit

at work. I promise I'll get everything done before leaving work in the

me.

free from his

"Lucy."

from behind, his arms tightly wrapped around her, forcing

let me hold you for a bit

and gave her cheek a gentle

really wished he could

for a while, then broke free from his grip and scurried away, fearing that he'd keep her

retreating figure and

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