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.

his response, Edgar knew his guess was

would your wife change her appearance

to keep an eye

of upper management and leaders,

of work, often shuttle between departments and can see

about it, the more likely it seemed. He instantly felt a sense of dread. It seems he couldn't badmouth the boss behind his

Lucinda were here she might say, "Edgar, you're overthinking this. I'm just

gain some experience. Her background 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

changed her appearance

nodded, "That makes sense. Many rich kids will enter their family's companies in low-key ways, starting from the bottom. Nobody would know they're the

rumors of affairs. Your wife would also be mistaken as a marriage- wrecker in the company, especially as her

your mother-in-law doesn't know the truth, that

been negligent

married, isn't seeing each other

enough. I want to see her all the time, every day, every moment. I won't talk about it with you. You're single and won't understand

he knew how much they loved

Skywatch.

The Porter family.

until I

Porter's voice came in before

to greet her, asking, "You didn't tell

back quietly without

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

did you ask me

asked, "Mom, did you get the

someone use many ways to help you buy this special aphrodisiac incense, and I made sure no one knew I was the one buying it. This kind of behavior isn't quite appropriate, and if word gets out, it wouldn't be good for our family's

know. He's suspicious, and if he knew about the existence of aphrodisiac incense, he would suspect that I've used it on him." She had never used such a

with her friends, she wouldn't even know such a thing existed in real