Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Sorry I Failed You

Ruby’s breath hitched. His words struck a place inside her she didn’t know was exposed. He wasn’t wrong—he was falling in love. But not with Ivy.

With her. He just said it.

She swallowed hard, fighting the wave of guilt and longing that rolled through her chest.

"So tell me," Stefan said softly, turning toward her, "if this version of you is who I’ve been waiting for all along... would she ever be able to remain this way? Even after I get my sight back."

Ruby couldn’t breathe.

Stefan’s words lingered between them like smoke—thick, inescapable, and far too dangerous to inhale. Her lips parted, but no sound came out.

What could she say? That he was right? That the person he was falling for wasn’t Ivy at all—but her? Or that she wouldn’t leave when she would? Could she promise him now and stay?

Her heart thudded wildly in her chest, like it was trying to push the words out on its own.

Just as she opened her mouth to respond—a sharp knock broke through the tension.

The office door creaked open and Stefan’s secretary walked in, looking very tense.

"I’m so sorry to interrupt, sir," she said, clutching a tablet. "But we have a situation at the Westborough construction site. Another riot just broke out."

subtle change in his posture—the shift from emotionally exposed

to stand. "Call Oliver. Tell him

nodded and backed

not recovered. The moment had passed—but it wasn’t gone. Not by

his cane, he turned slightly toward her.

a question. It was

sat in the car, staring out the window at the passing city. The tension that had built up inside her during

to be his wife, Ivy. The woman he was so convinced

she told herself

the thoughts aside. Focus, she told herself. There’s a

beside her. His calm demeanor didn’t mirror the storm inside her. "Baby, can you tell me more about what’s

to an investor for ten years. We’re only two years in,

who

on strike because the investor refused to raise their salaries. They’ve been overworked, and the conditions aren’t great. The situation escalated into a riot. During the chaos, a worker

been terminated if the investor or Mr

babe. My uncle negotiated the deal. He’s been insistent that Mr

we need to look for loopholes in the contract. We can’t just let this slide. If Mr Sherlock isn’t holding up his end, then we have to make him

expression softened slightly, clearly impressed by Ruby’s determination. "I guess you’re right. We’ll have to find a

they arrived at the construction site, the situation was even worse than they had expected. The workers were gathered in tight groups, their

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