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.

realized there were two strangers in the car with her after she got in. One of them was sitting in the back

taxi as she needed to rush to the hospital, but they kindly offered to drive her

would be knocked out not long after the

she woke up, she was lying by the

kidnapping or does it have

was well-organized, and lots of 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 could find it out. Could I be the daughter of a

If he were, he would have used all his resources to find you when

benefits led to you being found after going missing for over twenty years. How did you get separated from your biological parents when you were young? These are all

Stefan began to realize that his wife's background must

had sent people to investigate Lucinda's background in the upper-class society of big cities. This meant that Trenton had

had to talk

uncover the mystery of your background. I will also find the people who kidnapped

would not allow anyone to harm his

"Stefan, thank you."

being formal with me?

hugged her and kissed

"Stefan, stop. We need to... wait, I

suddenly remembered

who had smoked countless cigarettes in the car, was

forgotten that Ike had come back

changed their clothes, made sure they covered certain traces, and

invited Ike in,

sat down, she immediately handed 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 still took the cup and finished it

did need to cool down. He was angry that