Faux Vows, True Desires

Lucinda instantly let go, with Stefan steadying her. He had the urge to touch her forehead gently but ultimately held back.

"Boss, I'm really sorry."

Lucinda immediately apologized, lowering her head. She whispered a reminder to him, "Can we try to avoid each other in the office as much as we can? Every time I see you, I'm afraid you'll spill my real identity."

Stefan was speechless.

"Be careful next time when you walk."

After saying this, Stefan turned around and left.

Edgar glanced at Lucinda, then at the retreating boss, and said to Lucinda, "You're lucky today. The boss is in a good mood and didn't hold it against you."

He checked out Lucinda's ID badge, and after seeing the name on it, he took another look at Lucinda. She looked nothing like the boss' wife.

Probably someone with the same name, he thought.

Edgar walked off, quickly catching up with the boss' pace. He casually mentioned, "That new employee's name is the same as your wife's. She doesn't look like her though, otherwise, I would've thought she was your wife."

Stefan didn't respond.

Edgar glanced at him, thinking for a moment, then asked cautiously, "She... she's not actually your wife, is she?"

Stefan shot him a look, saying impatiently, "Man, don't be such a gossip queen."

Edgar chuckled, "No, no! Aside from your wife, no other woman could get close to you. That new employee not only bumped into you but also grabbed your tie, and you even held her waist. Such an intimate encounter, yet neither of you blushed or panted."

"This means, you guys must have done more intimate things, so such interaction is normal for you. Her name is also Lucinda, so she must be your wife. Did she have plastic surgery? Or did she change her appearance?"

Stefan was itching to kick this overly sharp assistant out of the elevator.

response, Edgar knew his guess

in confusion, "Why would your wife change her

to keep an eye on the employees

wary of upper management and

of work, often shuttle between departments and can see a lot of things the boss

He instantly felt a sense of dread. It seems he couldn't badmouth the boss behind his

"Edgar, you're overthinking this.

has been cleared. She's returned to her biological parents and is preparing for a business fight. She worries that if she goes into the company as the boss' wife, everyone will fawn over her, try to please her, and won't let her do anything, she won't learn

Lucinda changed her appearance to work at

family's companies in low-key ways, starting from the bottom. Nobody would know they're the

company, you should avoid creating such accidents in the future, to prevent rumors of affairs. Your wife would also be mistaken as a marriage- wrecker in the company, especially as her current appearance isn't

your mother-in-law doesn't know the

I've been negligent on this matter, always

isn't seeing each

her all the time, every day, every moment. I won't talk about it

knew how much they

Skywatch.

The Porter family.

I got home to

Porter's voice came in before she

Porter came out to greet her, asking, "You didn't tell

back quietly without letting dad know, so I didn't

around her mother's as they walked inside, asking, "Mom,

you forget? What did you ask me

excitedly asked, "Mom, did you

many ways to help you buy this special aphrodisiac incense, and I made sure no one knew I was the one buying

whispered, "And we can't let your father know. He's suspicious, and if he knew about the existence of aphrodisiac incense, he would suspect that I've used

weren't for chatting with her friends, she wouldn't even know such a thing existed in real life, since she thought it