Faux Vows, True Desires

"Hugo, what's the deal?"

"Mr. Blue, I could ask you the same thing. You had me busting my ass and throwing resources at kidnapping this girl, but you didn't tell me she was no average Joe's daughter. Why didn't you mention she's part of the Anderson family, the richest people in Pinehurst?"

"My guys got her in the car, and we were tailed within minutes. They set up checkpoints everywhere, forcing us to switch vehicles and routes. In the end, we had to ditch the girl just to get away." He'd put in a lot of man-hours and effort, only to abandon the mission for survival. Hugo was miffed and felt like a fool.

He'd been in this line of work for a while and rarely messed up.

This blunder was all because Mr. Blue had hidden some crucial info about the girl.

Mr. Blue looked shocked, "She's one of the Andersons?"

He rushed to explain, "Hugo, I swear I didn't know she was an Anderson. How could she be?"

"She's publicly announced her marriage to the Anderson heir, Stefan Coleman. You didn't know?"

"Look, Hugo, I genuinely didn't have a clue. If I'd known, I would've definitely told you. When did she become an Anderson?"

"It was announced a few days ago."

Mr. Blue instantly replied, "There you have it! It was just announced a few days ago. My guys spent a lot of time confirming that she was the one we were after. I had her background checked thoroughly, and she wasn't an Anderson then."

"I hired you guys for a lot of dough. Of course, I wanted you to succeed. It would've saved us both a ton of trouble. I had no reason to withhold her other identity and set you up for failure. That would just burn a hole in my pocket."

Mr. Blue's blunder made sense after listening to his

detail before a job,

at a loss

this just

a fluke. Who'd have thought that an ordinary girl could end

Blue, who wasn't too familiar with Pinehurst, now knew not to

they moving

out of a moving vehicle, Lucinda could be severely injured, which meant the big bucks he spent hiring Hugo to kidnap her

They dominate when it comes

stopped and gently took her out of the car. Luckily, she was still

guys would have had to get rough. If

Mr. Blue was stunned.

nothing. He'd had Lucinda in his grasp, and all he

girl really had luck

a misunderstanding and an accident, I don't blame you. But you still

to keep a low profile for a

wanted to haggle, but seeing Hugo's cold stare and his menacing men, he had no choice

had them haul off some antique decorations from the hall

pissed Mr. Blue off, but

angrily swept everything off the table, including the coffee pot and cups, shattering

Blue, rested her hand on his shoulder, leaned against him, and cooed, "What's