Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 264

On their way back to Ascend Estate, Stefan got a call from Edgar.

Lucinda overheard him telling Edgar, "Give this to Owen and keep a copy for me. I'm going to have it out with Ruby. And also, deliver it to the elders and the wives of the Martinez family."

After hanging up, Lucinda curiously asked him, "What is it?"

He was going to take it to Ruby.

While driving, Stefan responded, "Some stuff Ruby did overseas. I've had people looking into it and gathering intel ever since she got back. Now that we've got everything that we need, it's time to put it to use. Let's just say this will be a real punch in the gut for her."

Before he married Lucinda, people always said that he didn't date or marry anyone because he was waiting for Ruby to come back.

He insisted that he and Ruby weren't what everyone thought, but nobody bought it and thought he was just trying to distract them from the truth.

It seemed people only believed in lies, not the truth.

Since explaining was useless, he stopped bothering about it.

He was a bachelor back then, so a few jokes at his expense didn't matter. He wouldn't go after Ruby just because of that.

But then he married Lucinda, and Ruby came back. She was too cocky, thinking he'd cut her some slack because they knew each other, and dared to mess with Lucinda.

Stefan was going to stick up for his wife. He wouldn't break the law impulsively. He was aiming for the jugular. He'd make Ruby lose everything she cared about, left her with nothing. He'd been preparing for this in the shadows.

"So, Ruby did something overseas that even Owen can't stomach?"

Upon hearing about Ruby, Lucinda's mood seemed to lift a bit.

"That's right. Once Owen sees what I've got for him, he'll drop Ruby like a hot potato. Without Owen's backing, and with the Scott family's business already moved overseas, Ruby'll be a fish out of water in Pinehurst. Didn't you retaliate in the same way? She posted that video online and even hired some internet mercenaries to sway public opinion."

Stefan glanced at her, then back at the road, driving steadily.

"Everyone has a right to privacy. We can't just expose people's private matters without their consent. That can seriously impact their lives, and even lead to cyberbullying. It's illegal and unethical. She did wrong, but we can't follow suit. Didn't you hear your dad saying he's going to sue her? If we do the same as her, exposing her secrets online, she can turn around and sue us."

Lucinda thought for a moment, then praised her husband, "Stefan, you're the calmest man I've ever known. You're truly deserving of being the head of Ascend Global.

“I want to spend the rest of my life with you, so I have to consider you in everything I do. I have to keep my cool."

Lucinda immediately felt a wave of sweetness as if she'd just drunk honey.

What more could she ask for with a husband like this?

Lucinda wasn't actually a Moore by blood, something Owen had known for a while, but he never imagined that Lucinda's true identity was so prestigious.

She was a miss of the Blue family of Skywatch.

As the heir to the Martinez family, Owen, under his grandfather's tutelage, was well aware of the Blue family's standing in Skywatch.

Regardless of the internal stability of the Blue family, in Skywatch, they were an unbeatable powerhouse that nobody dared to offend.

They were a billion-dollar family.

Although there were many families, billion-dollar families were rare.

Owen couldn't deny the fact that the Martinez family hadn't reached the status of a billion-dollar family yet. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

But the Anderson family had.

At that point Lucinda had become a billion-dollar miss, wouldn't her marriage to Stefan be an alliance of two major families?

As for Keith's identity, Owen had some understanding of it.

Knowing about it, he felt even more stressed.

Keith was Lucinda's biological brother. Lucinda had always been doted on by her brothers. Ike spoiled her, and Keith seemed to be a doting older brother as well. Lucinda and Cecilia were good friends, so their relationship was going to get very complicated!

Just as Owen was still reeling from the recent revelations, his phone rang.

It was a call from Megan.

His brows furrowed, knowing Megan was probably calling him to console Ruby.

Previously, whenever Ruby was upset, Owen would drop everything to comfort her. But not now he was more inclined to head to Serendipity Cafe and get more info from Cecilia.

Right, he was just curious, wanting to know more.

It wasn't because he missed Cecilia.

But Owen still answered Megan's call.

"Mrs. Scott, I'm in a meeting."

Owen made up an excuse.

He was getting used to lying.

All because of his secret marriage to Cecilia. One lie needed countless other lies to cover it up. The lies were piling up, lying had become a habit for him.

"Oh, Owen."

Megan said, "Owen, you need to come over. Ruby's crying and throwing a fit, wrecking everything. I'm afraid she might just hurt herself. Owen, you've probably heard by now, right? Lucinda is actually the heiress of the Skywatch, the Blue family. The guy in the video isn't her boyfriend, but her own brother. I won't lie to you anymore, the video was shot by Ruby. She's the one who paid people to post it online and spread fake stories, slandering Lucinda of having an affair. If Lucinda sues her, she's toast. Owen, Ruby didn't expect things to go south like this, you got to help her out."

Owen kept silent and kept on listening.

"Owen, trust me, this will be the last time Ruby pulls a stunt like this. Once this blows over, I'll talk some sense into her. I'll tell her to back off from Stefan and stop targeting Lucinda. She's too immature, and not clever enough, always messing up and leaving others to clean up her mess. I won't let her continue like this. I'll persuade her to be with you, you two are the perfect match. Owen, come over, let's have a face-to-face talk."

At that point, Megan really wanted to chew out her daughter.

Ever since her daughter came back from the detention center, she had been trying to convince her to let go of Stefan and choose Owen.

Stefan just didn't love her, no matter what she did, she can't change that fact.

And Owen loved her so much, she would only be happy if she was with him.

But her stubborn daughter just won't listen to her. She tried so much to talk some sense into her.

Megan was so frustrated she could cry.

In the past, Ruby had Owen's help in everything she did, making her think she was smart and capable. But when she tried to do things on her own, all her faults were exposed, showing how weak she really was.

Megan was really worried, what would happen to her daughter if Owen also decided to give up on her?

Which guy could stand it when the woman he loved was constantly throwing herself over another man?