Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 87

Lucinda felt his eyes on her and looked up to meet his gaze. Initially, the warmth in his eyes caught her off guard, making her want to look away. But quickly, she met his eyes confidently.

"Even though the weather sucks, I'm having a blast."

Resting her head on his shoulder, Lucinda said with a smile, "It's our first date."

"As long as you're happy."

Stefan pecked her lips, "And we'll have a second, a third, loads more dates. Wherever you want to go, I'll be right there with you."

"Stefan, you're so good to me, I might just fall head over heels for you."

"I'm already head over heels for you. If you jump, I'll jump too."

Lucinda laughed, her gaze becoming distant, her voice serious, "I'm scared. Scared that I'll drown in your sea of love."

"I'm a good swimmer, I won't let you drown."

"My mom always used to say that marriage is not just about two people, but their families as well. My family isn't poor, but there's a huge gap between us and yours. Your relatives are open-minded, but I'm still worried they'll oppose us."

Even though his grandparents were easy-going and didn't look down on her humble background.

That was before they lived together before they really interacted with each other.

Conflicts often arise when living together.

"Lucy."

"What?"

"There's something I need to tell you, can you handle it?"

Lucinda glanced at him with playful eyes and teased, "You don't have a hidden child somewhere, do you? If you need to make it right, I'm here to help with the divorce papers."

Stefan lightly tapped her forehead, "You're letting your imagination run wild. How could I have a secret child? You're the only one on my mind. No other woman even comes close."

He had waited eleven years for her to enter his life. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

He treasured the woman he finally wedded and wouldn’t let go unless she chose to leave.

"You had two strange dreams, didn't you? The crazy woman in your dreams, does she feel familiar?"

Recalling the two dreams, Lucinda said, "I felt a sense of familiarity with the crazy woman."

"Lucy, would you believe it if I said you're not your parents' biological daughter?"

Lucinda froze.

She wasn't their biological daughter?

That's impossible.

Her mom's photo album had many pictures of her as a child.

"I don't believe it. I'm my parents' daughter. If I were adopted, our neighbors would have told me."

Everyone loves a good piece of gossip.

Adopting a child is a secret that can't be kept. Adopted children would know they're not biological early on.

If she was adopted by the Moore family, her neighbors would have told her long ago.

No one ever questioned her origin, some would just say she didn't look much like her parents. Her mother would explain that it's genetics, she inherited her grandmother's features while her mother took after her grandfather.

"I'm just hypothesizing. What if you're not your parents' biological child? What if your biological parents are wealthy..."

Lucinda laughed, interrupting Stefan's words.

"Stefan, you've been watching too much TV. I just had two similar dreams. Even as a writer, I don't have such a wild imagination."

Stefan observed her quietly.

He had no proof that Lucinda belonged to a wealthy lineage.

His grandfather had individuals look into her background. The results revealed that she wasn't the Moore family's biological offspring. Their real daughter had tragically passed away at just six months old. Following that, they adopted Lucinda, allowing her to assume the role of their own daughter.

There was no age difference, children's appearances can change. The neighbors didn't suspect a thing, believing Moore's daughter had recovered.

They would tell her once they found out more.

"As a husband to a writer, I need to keep up with your train of thought. Lucy, if you ever have writer's block, we can chat. I'll help you brainstorm."

Lucinda went silent.

At that moment, Stefan's phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, his expression turning cold.

"Is it Ruby?"

Lucinda was smart, and she could guess who it was from his expression.

"Yeah."

Stefan wanted to hang up.

But Lucinda snatched the phone from him.

She answered Ruby's call.

"Stefan."

Ruby whimpered on the other end, "Stefan, tell me the announcement is fake, a hoax spread by your PR team."

"In what ways am I inferior to Lucinda? In what ways does she deserve you? Stefan, I've loved you for so many years, how could you do this to me? Stefan, did Lucinda threaten you? Did she take any photos or videos to blackmail you into marrying her? You don't really love her, do you?"

At this point, Lucinda couldn't hold back anymore, she coldly said, "Ms. Scott, Stefan is my husband now, please don't refer to him like that again, it makes me upset. Whether the announcement is real or not is none of your business. You're free to believe what you want. Please don't compare yourself with me, I don't want to compare myself with you either. Whether I deserve Stefan or not is not for you to judge.

You've loved Stefan for many years, that's your business. Stefan doesn't love you, that's his business. If you have any dignity left, please stop harassing my husband. Homewreckers are despised, and I don't think, Ms. Scott, you want to be one of them."

"Lucinda?"

"Yes, it's me!"

Ruby's voice was filled with rage. "Why are you answering Stefan's phone? Where is he? I want to speak to him. Why are you interfering in our matters? You must have forced Stefan into marrying you. You slut, how dare you!"

Lucinda fired back, "It's you who's crossing the line, trying to ruin my marriage. Calling you 'shameless' doesn't even cover it. Stefan chose to be with me. It’s clear you’re just jealous!"

Taken aback by the sudden accusation, Lucinda couldn’t help but retaliate against Ruby.

Ruby was so rattled by Lucinda's tirade that she was seething with anger, almost losing control.

"Stefan, Stefan, let Stefan pick up the phone, Stefan, you hear this, she's berating me, she's berating me!"

Ruby was hollering over the phone.

Lucinda found her voice grating and annoying, so she hung up the phone, handed it to Stefan, and walked away.

"Lucy." Stefan immediately chased after her.

His wife's got the green-eyed monster!