Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 35

Escorted by Stefan, Lucinda returned to her rented place. As soon as she stepped in, she started rummaging around.

“Lucy, whatcha looking for?” Stefan asked with concern, “Tell me, I’ll help you find it.”

“The contract, Stefan, your copy? Bring it out quick, we’re ripping them together.”

Lucinda found the contract in the drawer of her computer desk and immediately took it out, then turned to Stefan to demand his copy.

“Stefan, my crisis is over now, thanks for your help. Even though I only hired you to pretend to be my boyfriend for a few days, I’ll still pay you for a month.” She said, taking out her phone and instantly transferring five hundred bucks to Stefan.

Luckily, she had borrowed money from her brother to buy clothes, a bed, and daily necessities for Stefan; otherwise, she wouldn't have the money to pay the rent.

“Stefan, our partnership is ending early. Thanks for your help.”

Stefan looked at her and took her copy of the contract. After a glance, he ripped it. “Hmm, void.”

His remark made Lucinda a bit uneasy as if his “void” meant something different than what she thought. “Lucy, we’re married, we don’t need a contract. So, from now on, this contract is useless.”

What was happening here! Was Stefan going back on his word? He didn’t want to end the partnership!

“Stefan, we had a deal, I hired you to pose as my boyfriend so my mom would stop nagging me about dating. How could you… go back on your word?”

This was too sudden. Was this the same gentle Stefan she knew?

“What is our relationship now?”

Lucinda opened her mouth, and after a moment, she whispered, "Married."

They had gone through the proper procedures for marriage, and the marriage certificate was official, which meant they were married. Even if they signed a contract, it couldn’t change the fact that they were legally married.

Stefan took out the marriage certificate. Seeing this, Lucinda was dumbfounded. He had been carrying the marriage certificate all along.

Both copies of the marriage certificate were in his hands. The contract in her hands had also been torn by him, and she had no evidence to refute him now.

Lucinda belatedly realized that she had been led by Stefan. He seemed gentle, but he was actually a sneaky guy.

Cecilia once told her that she was too casual about choosing someone to marry. She had even told Cecilia that Stefan was not a random person but someone she had known for eleven years. Now that she had thought about it, she had spoken too soon.

“Lucy, the marriage certificate is here, we’re legally married, there’s no such thing as pretend.”

Stefan quickly put away the two marriage certificates, then tightly embraced the stunned Lucinda. His move made Lucinda’s body stiff instantly, and she instinctively wanted to push him away.