Faux Vows, True Desires

Ascend Global.

Just before knocking off, Edgar took a small break.

He wandered into the CEO's office, had himself a cup of tea, and shared updates on some personal errands he'd been running for the boss.

Edgar whipped out a bank card and placed it in front of his boss.

Stefan lifted his gaze to Edgar, lips pressed thin, silent, waiting for Edgar to spill the beans.

"This was dropped off by Hugo. He asked me to hand it over to you, along with his apologies. He made a move on Lucinda, not knowing she's your wife. Luckily, your wife wasn't harmed. This is some money he got his hands on. Aside from his day-to-day expenses, the rest is all on this card. Hugo hopes you could let him off the hook," Edgar said.

He never had direct contact with Hugo. Hugo reached out to Edgar through someone else, asking Edgar to deliver his apology and the money to Stefan. "Where's Hugo now?" Stefan asked.

He had found out that the guy who tried to lure Lucinda into his car and kidnap her was Hugo.

Stefan was bound to dig deeper.

If he could find Hugo, he could uncover the real culprit and clear the way for Lucinda, ensuring her safety after she returned to the Blue family.

At first, the investigation was tough going.

But when Lucinda accidentally recognized her mother and found out her true identity, the investigation got a bit easier.

"Hugo skipped town and fled overseas. We don't know his exact whereabouts at the moment. Hugo also had someone relay a message. He said he played by the rules; he can't spill about his employer." Hugo worried that Stefan and the police might track him down, so he took off overseas. As long as his safety was ensured, he'd stick to his rules, protecting his employer's information.

If one day he ended up in the clink and was forced to spill the beans, his employer couldn't blame him.

Of course, if he ended up in the clink, he wouldn't have any way out; there would be no need to worry about retaliation from his peers.

"Boss, in our investigation, we not only discovered Trenton's people but also stumbled upon a group of people. We can't tell if they're friends or foes. They're mighty powerful; our guys suffered heavy losses after a confrontation," Edgar sighed after finishing. "Boss, your wife is mixed up with so many forces; you need to think hard about whether or not you want to get involved in this mess."

Stefan's face darkened, and he said gravely, "Lucinda is my wife; her problems are my problems. No matter how many forces her background involves, even if danger is ahead, I won't let go. We'll always be together; if one day she leaves me, I'll use a lifetime to find her, never giving up."

group, and they couldn't determine if

suspicious that this group could

silently watched his boss, murmuring to himself, "What is love? The power of

seems to have a bit of a crush on you. Want to have

tease me; I can't handle the Howard family's daughter;

no feelings for the Howard family's

"I'm also an employee."

saying, "Sure, but

working for

Edgar was momentarily speechless.

me; I'm also a regular employee, but I've always had my sights set on the Blue family's daughter. You should also

difference between your kind of employee and my kind of employee. Did my mom call

nagging him to go on blind dates, but he always

the boss, asking the boss to help nag

cares about

so much off-the-books work, my work will

at the bank card, asking, "Do you

card; who knows, it might come in handy in the future. Anything else besides info on

also acting on someone else's orders when she did this. We still need to dig deeper to find

years following and investigating her for over 20 years before finding her. We've only started

was smart, they're still

person, it's

his connections, even the ones he didn't want to touch,

Currently, they can't trace the roots of these forces,

"Elisa? Whiterun again!"

Stefan furrowed his brows.

first time someone targeted Lucinda, the money traced

Avila clan back in the day, but all the Avilas kicked the bucket that year, and Lucinda's whereabouts became a mystery. For years, her brother has been holding onto this one clue; he turned Whiterun upside down, but still no