Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 142: Secrets

Two weeks later.

The sky above was a brilliant shade of blue, clear and endless, dotted only by the occasional cloud drifting lazily. The private airstrip, hidden away from the bustle of Florittle, buzzed quietly with activity.

Two staff members were preparing the last of the flight logistics, checking the jet’s systems as the aircraft gleamed under the early morning. But what caught Ruby’s breath—what made her heart skip a beat—was the private jet waiting quietly at the edge of the runway.

It was sleek. Elegant. Painted a polished pearl white with gold linings that shimmered under the sunlight. The jet looked like something out of a luxury magazine—its exterior alone oozed wealth and class. The stairs were already lowered, gleaming silver with velvet steps as though rolled out just for royalty.

Ruby blinked, stunned. "Is that... yours?" she asked, turning to Stefan as they stepped out of the car.

Rayna and Ethan were already unloading their small bags from the trunk. Stefan, dressed casually in a navy polo and beige slacks, nodded with an amused grin.

"Yes," he said calmly.

"You have a jet?" she asked, eyes wide.

Ethan chuckled, handing the last bag to the steward. "We’ll leave you two now. Fly safe. And don’t forget to let me know when you land."

"You better not forget me the moment you step foot in Zeden," Rayna warned, though her tone was playful.

Ruby rolled her eyes but smiled warmly. "Please. I’ll probably call you before we even land."

Rayna pulled her into a hug. "I’m so happy for you, Rubes. Thank God he came for you... just look at you. You’re glowing."

"Must be the pregnancy hormones," Ruby teased but Rayna wasn’t having it.

"Nah. That’s not just pregnancy hormones, Rubes. That’s the look of a woman who’s finally in love, getting loved back and not running from it," Rayna whispered, giving her a wink.

"Then I guess you’ll be the next to glow," Ruby said, looking from Rayna to Ethan and back again.

"Text me the moment you get to Zeden. I mean it," she said, deciding to change the topic so that Ruby wouldn’t ask her

will," Ruby smiled. "Thanks for

stepped back, her eyes soft. "Just be happy. That’s all I

waving goodbye as Ethan’s car rolled away down

to face the jet, her fingers tightening

believe you never told me you

her up the

over her shoulder. Though he hadn’t said Ivy’s name because he wanted to, she

couldn’t fly without seeing. The blindness made flying in

lips when their eyes met and before she knew it, Ivy’s

basically," Ruby said with a teasing smirk, "you didn’t suffer much trying to get me

person you thought you loved, the one you were marrying, wasn’t the one your heart was truly attached to? Or that you married someone else, loving her more than the air you were breathing thinking she was your wife and

took my heart with you when you walked out that door and didn’t even know it. I’m sure

"You’re just exaggerating, Stefan. I’m

he raised

immediately—because the interior of

hotel in the sky. The floors were rich hardwood with intricate designs inlaid in gold. Plush cream-colored leather seats lined both sides of the cabin,

a mahogany table, fine china already arranged, and champagne chilling in a bucket beside it. Farther down, she saw a private lounge section with an L-shaped couch and a built-in

breathed.

business, seeing how luxurious the jet looked, she couldn’t help but marvel at just how much he was worth. Perhaps, that was why her sister had to just return when she

was thinking that, Stefan looked at her and couldn’t help but smile at her reaction, clearly enjoying every bit of it. "There’s a bedroom too, at the

he’d planned to take her in the jet on their wedding night then after spending two days in there, he’d take her to see the yacht he’d bought

he’d married then. He’d had everything changed to Ruby’s name and now, now that he could see, he would take her there. Perhaps, plan his proposal

ran her fingers over the leather armrest, marveling at the softness. "You really know how

the best. For

at him, her eyes softening. "So, what