Faux Vows, True Desires

Stefan deduced from Lucinda's dreams that she wasn't an abandoned baby.

Edgar said, "You're talking about the Moore family, right? Ike would want to strangle you if he heard you. The Moores are all straight shooters, they wouldn't do something like child trafficking." Stefan gave him a sidelong glance, "I'm just guessing that maybe Lucinda was once kidnapped and escaped, then was adopted by the Moore family."

What a wild theory!

The Moores would never be involved in child trafficking.

"So, if your wife was indeed adopted by the Moore family, how would you handle it?" Edgar asked curiously.

Stefan retorted, "What do you think I should do? Lucinda is my wife, whether she's a Moore by birth or not, that won't change. My decision to marry her has nothing to do with her background." The Andersons, being top dogs in Pinehurst, didn't need to marry for status.

The elders in their family had always said that, although the previous generation might have needed to marry for power, their generation had the freedom to choose their own wives.

As long as the woman they liked came from a good family and was well-mannered, the elders wouldn't object.

Of course, they'd be happier if the woman was from the same social class. It's always easier when you're dealing with your own kind.

"You're the firstborn of the Andersons, the CEO of Ascend Global. If your wife doesn't come from a notable family, how will she fit into the high society of Pinehurst? Do you really think that just by giving her the Anderson name, she'll be able to hold her own in society? Unless she doesn't socialize at all, do you think that's possible?"

The women of the Anderson family were expected to accompany their husbands to various social events.

High society parties might seem glamorous, but that didn't mean there's no competition. After all, where there were people, there's competition.

Stefan already had a lot of suitors, and if his wife didn't come from a significant background, she'd definitely be bullied when accompanying him to these parties.

Recalling Lucinda's performance at their first party together, Stefan confidently said, "Even without a family background, Lucinda handled herself well at the party. She's naturally beautiful and can handle any situation. She seems to be born for the high society life."

"If she doesn't want to accompany me to these events, she's free to do as she pleases. We don't have a lot of restrictions in our family."

and aunts lived pretty free and easy lives. His mom even chatted with

said, "Lucinda must have done a lot of good deeds

doted on his wife a

soon all of Pinehurst will be saying that Stefan spoils his wife without

boss was well on his way down

about is that my wife's mother would persuade Lucinda to leave me because I'm too rich," Stefan said,

him,

thought he was too rich

you do have moments when

you dare to mock me, I'll send you off to

refined tastes, didn't want to go to

people

Edgar's expression turned

lot of time and money digging into their backgrounds, and now I finally have some leads. They're gangsters, not from Pinehurst, and they're underlings of some big shot. They were probably paid

a softer voice, "They've targeted your wife. That means the person they're planning to murder

wife if she's offended anyone. Someone actually spent a lot of money to hire the big shot's underlings

face went serious and he asked in a deep voice, "Who's

legitimate businessman, dealing only in lawful

he couldn't rely solely on detective

gangsters; obviously not him personally, but through Edgar's

"Mr. Jack."

be reckoned with. He has trained many assassins, but

knowing her biological parents,

you find out who's pulling the strings in the

found that the commission was paid from