Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 124: Not Ready

Rayna burst into the room like a whirlwind, clutching her phone in her hand and eyes wide with excitement. "Ruby! Oh my God, have you seen what’s trending today?! You’re not going to believe this—so much is going on right now!" she said breathlessly.

Ruby, who had been curled up on her bed with a book she wasn’t really reading, looked up with a faint frown. "Trending? What is it?"

Though she’d said she was fine and didn’t want Stefan back in her life, he’d been the only thing on her mind all morning, wondering if she could really carry on with her decision.

As much as she was feeling hurt, she also knew she loved Stefan deeply and knowing now that he was here in Florittle trying to get her just seemed to disrupt the little peaceful life she’d thought she was beginning to have.

Rayna after hearing what Ruby replied didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she climbed onto the bed beside Ruby and shoved her phone into her hands. "Watch this first."

It was better to have her see the video than telling her about it. She was one hundred percent sure Ruby wouldn’t want to listen of she heard Stefan’s name.

Ruby glanced at the screen, confused, until she recognized the serious face staring back at her—Stefan. Her stomach flipped involuntarily.

He looked... different. Tired. Resolute just like he looked the previous day. The video began to play, and even though Ruby wanted to look away and return the phone to Rayna, something in his voice rooted her to the screen and before she knew it, she was giving her full attention to the video.

What was it about anyway?

wasn’t. But with everything that’s been circulating in the news lately, I think it’s time

in stunned silence as he spoke about Ivy, the rumors, the divorce. He was composed, direct, and

said all that?" she asked, her voice softer than she

minds. Apparently, someone is accusing Ivy of manipulating Eliana into having that accident. Her leg’s badly damaged, and now Stefan’s using the whole mess to finally

needed to hear the word again to believe it. "Why? Because he found out she left him or because

with a

did he find out the

bedsheet. Something twisted in her chest—a flicker of something she couldn’t name. Relief? Bitterness? Longing? She couldn’t tell. But

good for him," she said flatly. "At least he’ll be

at her for a second, then tilted her head curiously. "True. But what does this mean for you? He’s getting

her best friend’s voice. She glanced at her, lips tightening. "It

an

Ruby suffering that way but right now, it seemed he was sincere and had just made an honest mistake. Perhaps, she could’ve made that mistake if she were in

him, Ray," Ruby said

forgive him. I mean... it wasn’t entirely Stefan’s fault, Ruby. He’d acted thinking Ivy was the one who’d stood by him through thick and thin. He’d been blind and could only rely on his emotions and at the time, his emotions must’ve been clouded by the happiness of finally seeing the woman he loved again. I guess that’s why he came after you the moment he realized the truth. I hate to say this but you do

the chance to come clean more than once or twice or even thrice. But fear and guilt had held her back