Faux Vows, True Desires

Lucinda cupped Stefan's face in her hands, caressing it twice as she apologized, "Stefan, I'm sorry. I got a call saying my brother was in a car accident, and I rushed to the hospital without thinking. I walked right into a trap and got you all worried.

When I woke up, I didn't know what had happened. I just thought of my brother and called him to check if he was safe. Then, my phone died, and I had no choice but to wait for him to find me.

I didn't know you had sent so many people to rescue me."

As she said this, Lucinda's voice became softer.

She now understood why Stefan had been so affectionate. It wasn't just because she hadn't called him immediately, but more so because he was scared to lose her. So, he confirmed in his own way that she was still there and alright.

However, his approach was too intense.

Her waist was killing her!

"Thankfully, your brother happened to visit your store today. A few minutes after you left, he arrived and realized something was wrong. He called me immediately; otherwise, I can't imagine what could have happened."

But even if Ike hadn't called him, the two bodyguards he had secretly assigned to Lucinda would have.

This was something Stefan didn't tell Lucinda.

He assigned bodyguards to protect Lucinda for her safety, but he was scared that she might feel like she was being watched and that she had lost her freedom after marrying him.

He couldn't let her feel like this.

The two bodyguards were not enough. He needed to ask Nelson to assign a few more to protect her around the clock.

He didn't want a repeat of today's incident. It gave him a heart attack.

Lucinda was scared too.

strangers in the car with her after she got

to give her the taxi as she needed to rush to the hospital, but they kindly offered to drive her there instead. Completely

did she know that she would be knocked out

she was

does it have something to

resources were used. It wasn't just a simple kidnapping. It might have something to do with your background." "I don't even know who my biological parents are. Trouble found me before I

might not be a mob boss. If he were, he would have used all

father is very wealthy, and internal family conflicts over power and benefits led to you being found after going missing for over twenty years. How did you get separated from your biological parents

this incident, Stefan began to realize that his wife's

background in the upper-class society of big cities. This meant that Trenton had also confirmed that Lucinda's background was not ordinary. However, he was not

looked like he had to talk to

parents and uncover the mystery of your background. I will also find the people

would not allow anyone to harm

"Stefan, thank you."

formal with me? You

her

We need to... wait, I think my brother came back

remembered her

countless cigarettes in the car, was teary-eyed. He had finally

that Ike had

stopped flirting, quickly changed their clothes, made sure they covered certain traces, and then Lucinda nervously

invited Ike in,

him the lemon water to appease him, "I made this lemon water for you. It'll help you cool down." Ike glared at her but

down. He was angry that this couple had ignored him for so