Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 161: Not Important.

The golden light of morning filtered through the sheer curtains, casting delicate patterns across the creamy duvet of the master bedroom.

Birds chirped softly from the garden beyond the windows, their melody blending with the faint hum of the city waking up in the distance. Inside the room, warmth lingered from the night before, and the scent of vanilla from the candle Ruby had lit still hung faintly in the air.

Ruby stirred beneath the covers, her eyes fluttering open to the soft light. Her first instinct was to roll over and snuggle into Stefan’s chest—but the space beside her was empty. Cold.

Her brows furrowed as she pushed herself up on one elbow. Stefan wasn’t on the bed nor in the room.

The bathroom door was ajar, the lights off. A glance at the ornate clock on the wall told her it was well past eight. She’d slept in.

She sat up fully now, tucking the duvet around her waist as she reached for her phone. There was nothing to see there.

She was about to get up and head downstairs when the door opened, and Stefan stepped inside, already dressed in his navy suit, his Rolex watch glinting beneath the cuff of his shirt.

"You’re awake," he said with a small smile, walking over to the bed.

Ruby nodded, still a little drowsy. "I can’t believe I overslept. Why didn’t you wake me?"

He leaned down and pressed a kiss to her temple. "You looked peaceful. Besides, I already asked the kitchen to make you breakfast. No stress for my queen today."

She smiled softly at the gesture but soon found her expression shifting. Her brows creased as a thought hit her, her eyes trailing away from his face.

Stefan noticed instantly. "Hey," he said gently, sitting on the edge of the bed. "What is it? You just frowned. Are you okay?"

She shook her head slightly, hesitating.

"Baby."

you... have you

blinked, then nodded. "Yeah. We

she arrived. And I know she’s pretending not to

Maybe work or something?" he said even though he knew exactly what

Ruby said slowly, "he’s seeing someone

at her silly assumptions. "No, he isn’t. Trust me. Ethan’s not like

"You sure?" she pressed.

he said firmly. "I

nodding though her frown lingered. "Okay. If

told the driver to be on standby to bring you and Rayna to the company by 6 pm. I’ll be getting dressed there. I have a feeling she might need the

smiled faintly. "Alright. We’ll

again, slower

"I love you more."

the hallway and descended the stairs, he found Rayna already in the sitting room, her hair tied up in a messy bun, dressed in soft

as he approached. "Morning.

kitchen is making her something now. You can ask them to make anything you want if you

good with

urge to ask about Ethan. She had told herself last night that she wouldn’t ask. That she wouldn’t bring it up. That Ethan wasn’t worth a sliver of her

the words came out before she could stop them. "Have you heard from

paused at the foot of the stairs, giving her a

shortly, lifting her mug to

she managed. But internally,