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."

tightened. Ruby saw the subtle change in his

moving to stand. "Call Oliver. Tell

secretary nodded and

as well, her heart still not recovered. The moment had passed—but it

slightly toward

question. It was a

tension that had built up inside her during their drive only intensified

didn’t know that the person he loved was someone pretending to be his wife, Ivy. The woman

beginning to feel bad now, she told herself she was

aside. Focus, she told herself. There’s a crisis, a real

a deep breath, she turned to Stefan, who was seated beside her. His calm demeanor didn’t mirror the storm inside her. "Baby, can you tell me more about

of concern in his tone. "It’s a project leased to an investor for ten years. We’re only two years in, but the issues keep piling up. There are worker riots, safety violations, and now, we’ve got a serious injury

in the front passenger seat, with Oliver who

They’ve been overworked, and the conditions aren’t great. The situation escalated into a riot. During the chaos, a worker was injured by the security team and is now in the hospital. Now, the other worker’s are asking that Mr. Sherlock takes responsibility for

terminated if the

on the armrest. "It’s a bit more complicated, babe. My uncle negotiated the deal. He’s been insistent that Mr Sherlock isn’t

for a moment, her mind working quickly. "Then we need to look for loopholes in the contract. We can’t just

impressed by Ruby’s determination. "I guess you’re right. We’ll

arrived at the construction site, the situation was even worse than they had expected. The workers

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