Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Sneaking A Box

Just then, her phone buzzed on the nightstand. She picked it up and glanced at the screen.

[Hey babe. I’m at a hotel now. Let’s meet up later and don’t forget to bring my things.]

Ruby smiled softly. Of course she was. She thought as she set the phone down.

"I might go out later," she said, glancing at Stefan.

He lifted an eyebrow. "Where to?"

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "To the spa. It’s been a while since I treated myself," hoping her voice sounded casual

"Hmm." He leaned closer, a teasing smirk on his lips. "How about I join you? I don’t really want to stay away from you for too long."

Ruby’s laugh was soft and genuine. "You’re getting clingy, Mr. Winters."

"I don’t mind," he said without missing a beat. "I like being close to you."

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"I actually made the appointment with that friend I met up with four days ago," she said, smoothing the sheets over her lap. "Next time, I’ll take you with me. Promise."

"Hmm," he murmured, pretending to think. "Alright. But only if you promise to come back smelling like flowers and not seaweed."

Ruby laughed again, leaning forward to kiss his cheek. "Deal."

Stefan reached out, gently brushing his fingers over her wrist. "Will you be gone long?"

Ruby hesitated. She hadn’t thought that far. Rayna would have a million things to say about last night and she’d also need to go to a spa to cover for her lie.

"Maybe a couple of hours," she said, trying to sound breezy. "But I’ll be back before dinner."

Stefan nodded slowly, the faintest trace of disappointment passing over his features. "Alright. I’ll just count the hours, then."

Ruby smiled, though a flicker of guilt tugged at her. She hated lying and even more so that she was lying to him.

marry. I’m her twin, and I’m not going to a spa but meeting up with my best friend. That

the thought aside and got out of bed, wrapping the sheet around herself as she headed to the bathroom. As the door closed behind her,

harder, and yet... the harder it got, the

soft curls falling over her shoulders. She didn’t want to look too formal—Rayna would see right through that—but she

seated in the sunroom when she found him again, listening to a

got to him and he instinctively ran his hands over her face and body,

with a soft chuckle. "I can’t

felt her cheeks flush. "You’re

"I’m just being honest."

smiled and bent slightly, pressing a kiss to his forehead. "I’ll be

found hers, squeezing

"I will."

out, her heart pounding—not just from the growing warmth between them, but from the lie she was still carrying.

down the hallway, her footsteps light against the polished marble floor

it felt like it carried the weight of her entire double life. If anyone saw

the back door leading to the driveway. Her car was parked just a few feet away, the garage door

there. She told herself as she moved quickly, heels clicking against the cobblestone driveway, eyes darting left and right. She was just a few steps from the car when she

"Mrs Winters?"

and her heart

just outside the laundry entrance,

a second, Ruby panicked but remembering just how she’d handled a similar

maid, lifting her chin with the grace of a queen leaving her castle. Her expression was unreadable, her movements

asked and the

the car, opened the

climbed into the driver’s seat, and started

maid a second glance as

in her chest—but a thrill buzzed just beneath the nerves. She

She was becoming Ivy.

cold, selfish Ivy everyone

Ivy could have been—strong,

other day couldn’t help the various thoughts going through her

creak of the door caught Martin’s attention as he organized the shoes in the foyer. He turned just in time to see the maid, Mira, rushing

sure no one was eavesdropping. "I

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