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."

Ruby saw the subtle change in his posture—the shift from

"Call Oliver. Tell him to get the car

nodded

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

his cane, he turned slightly toward her. "We’ll finish that conversation later." freew\e

question. It was a

passing city. The tension that had built up inside her during their drive only intensified the longer she

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

she told herself she was

trying to push the thoughts aside. Focus, she told herself. There’s

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 what’s happening at

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 to deal

in the front passenger seat, with Oliver who was driving them,

overworked, and the conditions aren’t great. The situation escalated into a riot. During the chaos, a worker was injured by

been 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 at fault and that the situation doesn’t warrant

quickly. "Then we need to look for loopholes in the contract. We can’t just let

clearly impressed by Ruby’s determination. "I guess you’re right. We’ll have to find

they had expected. The workers were gathered in tight groups, their faces angry and

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