Faux Vows, True Desires novel 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.