Faux Vows, True Desires

The business at Serendipity Café had been going great, just like yesterday. The minute they opened the doors, the phone started ringing off the hook. Customers calling in for their coffee fix.

The staff was running around like headless chickens. Cecilia was so swamped, she didn't even have time to gab about Owen with her friends.

The majority of the coffee and pastry orders came from Ascend Global employees. The task of delivering these orders naturally fell on Lucinda, the café owner.

There was no other option. Since their budget was tight, they couldn't afford to hire a bunch of employees. Even with just a pastry chef and a clerk, paying their salaries brought Lucinda and Cecilia under great pressure.

Thankfully, Lucinda's book had been attracting quite a few tips, and there would be a hefty amount coming in next month. But that money was coming straight out of Stefan's pocket.

When she stepped out, the sky was clear. Halfway through her delivery, the weather took a turn for the worse, the wind started howling, and heavy rain followed shortly.

Lucinda quickly pulled over, grabbed a raincoat from the trunk of her car, and continued on her way.

Delivering orders was just that. No matter how bad the weather got, you had to keep going, or else you'd get bad reviews from customers.

Lucinda was the café owner, delivering packed coffee and pastries to her customers. Even though it was different from a professional delivery service, she didn't want her customers to wait too long. But the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the lower areas of the streets were starting to flood.

Although Lucinda had a raincoat, the rain was so heavy that it hit her face, making it difficult for her to keep her eyes open. When she was near Ascend Global headquarters, she struggled to move forward in the storm and had to find a place to stop and take shelter.

Despite all this, her hair, and clothes were already soaking wet.

The rain didn't seem to let up, and the wind was strong. Lucinda was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Watching time slip away, Lucinda reluctantly dialed her husband's number.

"Lucy."

Hearing the familiar voice, Lucinda hesitated, fearing her husband's reproach.

"Lucy, what's up?"

storm is too intense, I can't ride my bike. And the coffee and pastries your employees ordered, they've been sitting too long, I..." "You went out in this weather!" Stefan cut Lucinda off, his low growl startled

left, it was all sunshine and rainbows. But the summer weather changes too fast, all of a sudden it started pouring down, and it's been going on

of coffee, a box of pastries, didn't earn much profit. Staying in the café in bad weather

on, I'm coming to get

immediately stood up, and pulled out his chair, ready to leave. On his way out, he instructed Iris, "Iris, tell everyone in the work group chat,

Coleman, you

Lucy called several times. From his reaction, everyone present understood that Lucy must've been a

look back, he just left. He

taking shelter. When he saw Lucinda soaked from head to toe, his face turned as dark

little scared.

Twenty minutes later.

Lucinda, dressed in Stefan's clothes, came out of the

holding a hairdryer, stood not far away. Seeing her come out, he ordered, "Come here, dry

quickly walked over, trying to take the hairdryer from him, but

I can do

"Shut up!"

the hairdryer again, letting him blow

quickly covered her mouth and nose,

word. After helping her dry her hair, he put

away to take a sneaky peek at his lounge. The lounge was a bit smaller than his bedroom,

angry, and she felt hurt. Who could

was still raining heavily. The sky outside was gloomy, as if it was

phone rang. It was Cecilia

such heavy wind and rain, don't push yourself, find a place to take shelter, come back when the rain stops, be careful on the road."

relieved.