Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 19

Stefan's face turned sour.

What's wrong with Ike? Did he have some mental problems?

With a threatening tone, Stefan asked Ike, "Do you want to try?"

And then, Ike's face turned just as sour. He almost threw a punch again.

Annoyed, he said, "Stefan, I ain't hinting anything, alright?"

Stefan sneered, "If you doubt me again, I can prove to you..."

"Alright, alright, I believe you, I believe you!"

Ike cut him off.

"Stefan, you're engaged to Lucinda. You can't go after me. I'm a handsome dude, but I'm only interested in women." Stefan replied, "I didn't ask you to validate me. I have a fiancée. Whether I can do it or not, my fiancée would know best."

Ike: "...You and Lucinda aren't married yet. You guys can't do that!"

Ah, his precious little sister was going to be taken by this jerk!

Ike was in low spirits, feeling more and more annoyed by his old classmate and Lucinda's fiancé.

Stefan didn't give a damn about what Ike said.

His target was Lucinda.

As long as Lucinda was willing, he, as a ready-to-be husband, could marry her anytime.

On the rooftop, two men were glaring at each other.

Downstairs, Lucinda was sitting in front of her computer, hands tapping away on the keyboard, words popping up on the screen.

Fiona opened the door, saw her daughter busy writing, then quietly retreated and closed the door.

Lucinda knew her mother had been there. She intended to chat with her after finishing a section, but Fiona left, not disturbing her writing.

It was already 10 PM. She was still short of her daily updates. She had to finish them before midnight.

She had no choice, because her coffee shop wasn't making a profit yet.

So giving up was out of the question. After all, with hope ahead, persistence would pay off.

Her editor told her she could level up by the end of the month. If she was willing, she could switch to a sharing model next month. If not, the original base price could be raised a bit. This way, her income would be higher, and she wouldn't have to work so hard to get the same amount of payment.

When she was not disturbed, Lucinda wrote really fast.

"You're writing a novel?"

Stefan's voice suddenly came from behind.

Lucinda didn't have time to close the file, so she admitted, "Yeah, a novel, a web novel. It's published online, not the kind for printing."

As a newbie, she just started writing web novels recently to earn a little more. She was still an unknown, so publishing was far away for her.

Stefan laughed, "I didn't expect to marry a great writer."

"Stefan, quit kidding. What great writer? I'm just writing web novels to make a living. Instead, you surprised me, Stefan."

Lucinda turned her head in his direction, noticing the door was not closed. She teased, "Stefan, have you ever thought about being a star? You're really good at acting. Seriously, you're wasting your talent if you don't. Or, wanna consider it? I can be your agent."

Stefan chuckled and flicked her forehead lightly.

"When I can't survive in the business world, I'll consider your suggestion, to be a star."

"When you're famous, Stefan, remember to give me more autographs."

"You're my agent, do you need my autograph?"

Everything of his was hers.

"Which website is your novel published on?"

Lucinda told Stefan the website she signed with and her pen name.

"How's the income from writing?"

"I'm a newbie, so I signed the minimum guarantee contract. I have to keep updating to make money. I need to write for more than 10 hours a day to make enough for rent and living expenses."

With an extra rent from him, her financial burden was heavier.

Keep going, Lucinda! Stick to the path you choose, no matter what.

Stefan's eyes were filled with sympathy.

"Stefan, what did Ike ask you about?"