Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 41

"You know what? Ruby Scott came looking for me."

Stefan Coleman seemed rather pissed off; he said seriously, "Lucy, Ruby was not the girl I fancied when I was a kid! My relationship with Ruby is not like what you guys think; they all got it wrong; it's all a big misunderstanding."

This was all Gabriel Turner's fault! He needed to have a word with Gabriel.

Gabriel, who was at work, seemed to feel like someone was gossiping about him and suddenly sneezed.

"Did Ruby give you any trouble?"

Though Stefan denied that Ruby was his childhood crush, he knew her quite well.

Ruby had a lot of boys around her since she was a kid, spoiling her into thinking every man in the world would like her.

But he didn't like her.

Knowing about the existence of Lucinda Moore, it would be unlike Ruby to not do anything.

"She slapped me as soon as she saw me."

Stefan said angrily, "She dared to hit you; I will make her pay!"

Lucinda was a bit scared and hurriedly said, "I've already avenged myself. I'm the type who must retaliate, and the slap I returned was even more fierce than hers. When she left, her face was all swollen."

Hearing that Lucinda had slapped Ruby back, Stefan asked her worriedly, "Is your hand alright?"

Lucinda felt helpless.

The plot she wrote about in her novel was actually happening in real life.

Did Stefan really read her novel and then learn the moves of the male lead from her story?

Just thinking about it felt a bit strange to Lucinda.

She regretted telling Stefan about her part-time job.

"Ruby is shameless; if you hit her, it will hurt your hand. Let me handle this kind of thing in the future."

Lucinda didn't know how to respond.

"I have a customer; I have to go."

Lucinda made an excuse to end the call.

Cecilia Yates looked at her, laughing uncontrollably.

"Laugh if you want to."

"I'm already laughing."

Lucinda: "You! Taking pleasure in my misfortune!"

"This is a smile of envy. Look, you effortlessly married a rich guy, something others wouldn't even dare to dream of. I envy you; I'm jealous of you."

Lucinda: "As if I'd believe what you say."

Cecilia laughed out loud.

Soon, both of them had no time to laugh as their shop's phone was ringing off the hook with customer orders. They needed to pack coffee and pastries.

Suddenly, everyone was busy.

Almost all the orders were from Ascend Global.

The one responsible for delivering the coffee and pastries was Lucinda.

"Why am I the one delivering? I'm the boss." Lucinda grumbled.

In the end, she got on her electric bike, filled a big basket with the packed coffee and pastries, and filled the whole basket.

"Here's your chance to see your boyfriend; you should be happy."

Cecilia pushed her out the door and said, "Hurry up and deliver the orders; business is so good today." Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Even though most of the orders were deliveries, the volume was huge.

And a small portion of the orders were picked up by customers themselves.

The headquarters of Ascend Global were not far from Serendipity Cafe.

Lucinda grumbled, but she moved quickly. She rode her electric bike, carrying a basket full of packed coffee and pastries, heading for Ascend Global.

When she arrived at Ascend Global, the security guard on duty looked at Lucinda with admiration. This made Lucinda scared, worried that she was about to enter a dangerous environment.

Even so, Lucinda still rode her electric bike under the security guard's gaze, like a diligent delivery person.

She delivered the coffee and pastries to each person according to the orders.

The last coffee and pastry had Stefan's name on it.

Did Stefan also order coffee and pastries?

Lucinda, who was busy in the shop, didn't notice this.

No wonder Cecilia insisted on her making the delivery.

Since she was here and had delivered everything to everyone, she couldn't just throw away Stefan's coffee, right?

So Lucinda plucked up the courage, took the elevator straight to the top floor, and delivered coffee to her man.

"Ms. Moore."

Iris saw Lucinda and quickly got up to greet her.

Mr. Coleman hadn't made his relationship with Lucinda public yet, so Iris didn't change the way she addressed her.

She led Lucinda to the CEO's office.

"Ms. Moore, Mr. Coleman is inside; you can knock and go in."

"Thank you, Iris."

Lucinda felt nervous inside, but she kept her composure.

After thanking Iris, she knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Iris made a gesture of invitation to her and said softly, "Ms. Moore, please come in."

"Thank you."

Lucinda, with a coffee and pastry in one hand, opened the office door with the other and walked in.

Iris closed the door as soon as she went in.

She couldn't help but laugh.

Lucinda walked into the office and immediately saw Stefan sitting behind the half-moon-shaped desk.

His desk was piled high with papers that needed his attention.

He was carefully reviewing the documents, occasionally using the computer or checking his mobile phone.

He looked so handsome when he was focused on work!

Lucinda was a bit dazed.

A man like Stefan can easily capture a girl's heart.

It's easy to fall in love with him.

Lucinda tiptoed over, afraid to disturb Stefan.

When she got to the desk, she gently put the coffee and the box of pastries on the table.

This act finally caught Stefan's attention.

He looked up and saw her sneaking a peek at him.

So they looked at each other.

"Lucy, what brings you here?" Stefan asked, surprised.

Lucinda understood what he meant; she wanted to ask him, but changed her words, saying, "I was delivering food to your company's employees and brought you coffee and pastries on the way."

Hearing this, Stefan was over the moon.

He got up and walked around his desk, trying to grab Lucinda, saying, "Lucy, have a seat here."

Lucinda tried to dodge but was quickly caught by him, and he guided her to sit down on the sofa.

After making sure she was seated, Stefan left.

A little while later, Lucinda found herself surrounded by all kinds of snacks.

She was gobsmacked.

Wasn't this supposed to be the CEO's office of Ascend Global?

Why did it feel like a mini-mart to her?

She randomly glanced at the snacks, shocked to find out they were all her favorites.

Why on earth would he have all these snacks she loved in his office?

How did he know she would end up in his office sooner or later?

Suddenly, Lucinda felt like she knew nothing about Stefan.

He wasn't a book where she could just flip the page and find something new.

He was like a deep pool, unfathomable.

She was totally in the dark about him now.