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.

two strangers in the car with her after she got in. One of them

asked them to give her the taxi as she needed to rush to the hospital, but they kindly offered to drive her there instead. Completely frazzled by Ike's supposed accident, she didn't think much and thought she had met some

that she would be knocked out

up, she was

was this pure kidnapping or does it have something to

don't even know who my biological parents are. Trouble found me before I could find it out. Could I be the daughter of

be a mob boss. If he were, he would have used all his resources to find you when you were kidnapped

and benefits led to you being found after going missing for over twenty years. How did you get separated from

Stefan began to realize that his wife's

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

he had to talk to

mystery of your background. I

anyone

"Stefan, thank you."

formal with me? You

her and

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

suddenly remembered her

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

forgotten that Ike had come back

their clothes, made sure they covered

Emma invited Ike in,

cup of lemon water for Ike. As soon as he sat down, she immediately handed him the lemon water to appease him, "I

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