Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 74: Difficult

Stefan sat quietly in the back seat, the sonogram resting like a weight in his inner coat pocket, pressing against his chest like it held a secret he wasn’t meant to discover—not yet.

His fingers tapped against his knee absentmindedly, his thoughts tangled in loops of confusion and suspicion. He kept replaying Ivy’s expression in his mind—the genuine confusion, the hesitation, the shift in her eyes when he asked if it was true.

What was she thinking then? Was it real? Was it hers? If not, then why was her name on it? And most importantly, what other truth was she hiding? He’d seen the fear in her eyes. She must’ve thought something else when he asked that question. What was it?

He was still lost in thought when he noticed it—the occasional glance from Martin through the rearview mirror. Though it was subtle, and brief, it was noticeable enough. Stefan’s brows pulled together as he wondered why Martin would be looking at him that way.

"Martin," he said, voice low but firm.

Martin’s eyes met his through the mirror. "Yes, sir?"

"You keep glancing back. Do you have something to say to me? Is everything alright?"

There was a pause. Martin’s hands tightened slightly on the steering wheel, his lips parting like he wanted to say something but held it in. "No, sir. Everything is alright."

"So is there something you have to say to me?" he asked again and Martin shook his head.

"No, sir. Nothing."

Stefan tilted his head. "Martin," he pressed, "If you have something on your mind, say it. I don’t like being stared at like I’m part of a mystery you’re trying to solve."

conceding. "It’s nothing serious, sir.

"She’s fine. Why do you

glanced back once more, slower this time. "Nothing. It’s just...

expression didn’t shift, but

back at the office... you know, after everything. I just assumed she’d

pressing into a thin line. Martin was right. The Ivy he remembered before the accident—the one who hovered over him after their wedding, who never

Eliana before work and... not even wanting to look for a file with him. She didn’t even want him to leave how much more suggesting to go with him.

she needed to relax today and I totally understand," Stefan replied finally,

nodded slowly. "Ah... that makes sense. She must be really tired. Maybe that’s why she changed the maids

blinked, confused. "She

his seat, cautious

wouldn’t have recognized them either way. I’ve been blind for months, Martin. Their faces were strangers

I didn’t realize," Martin said quickly, apologetically.

the need

small, thankful nod and turned his attention back to the road,

had been completely different from what she was in his

Perhaps they’re hiding a truth from him. What could it be? He mused, the scene at the hospital replying before

to the hospital that day—desperate to speak to him—because she knew something. Something

felt... off. She must have know something. Perhaps that was why they tried to stop her

mother, Ivy and their mother