Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 45

Owen rocked up looking all confident, but then he skedaddled in a hurry.

Lucinda gave a sarcastic applause, saying, "He's just wasting his time trying to stick up for Ruby.”

The man beside her kept quiet.

Lucinda turned her gaze to Stefan, whose handsome face was stormy. The next thing she knew, he was pulling her into his arms, holding her tight, and whisking her away.

What the heck just happened?

Lucinda was completely bamboozled.

Stefan took Lucinda back to his place at Diamond Ridge Estates.

“Master, mistress!"

Seeing them enter, Emma greeted cheerfully.

Lucinda was taken aback. "Auntie, aren't you Stefan's mom's friend?"

Last time, she called Stefan her nephew, but now she was calling him master.

How many times had he and his people hoodwinked her?

Seeing the master's sour face, Emma explained with a smile, "Mistress, I'm the housekeeper here. You can just call me Emma from now on.”

Lucinda wanted to say something, but Stefan pulled her into the house.

“Stefan, what's up with you? You look upset; did I do something wrong?”

He'd been all quiet and holding her hand tight all the way, like he was afraid she'd bolt if he let go.

Stefan still kept mum, leading Lucinda upstairs. Once in his room, he nudged her into the bathroom, making her stand in front of the sink. He squeezed some soap into her hand, then had her wash her hands.

Lucinda turned to look at him; he was washing her hands with a serious look.

He kept washing her hands over and over, like her hands were poisoned or something.

Maybe because she kept staring at him, she found herself pinned between his chest and the sink. He couldn't resist any longer and planted a kiss on her lips.

It wasn't like his usual tender kisses; this time it was more forceful, she could even say rough.

After a few kisses, his face finally started to lighten up.

"From now on, don't lift a finger as long as I'm there. I won't let anything hurt you.”

Her lips were a bit swollen from his kiss, and his eyes were filled with concern.

He gently touched her lips, whispering, "Don't ever do what you did earlier again. Owen was just messing with you. Do you really think you could take him down with your strength? He's a drama queen; he’s hard to read. Try to keep your distance when you run into him.”

Lucinda was staring at his lips as he said some bossy things that she found kind of cool.

She was captivated.

It turned out that the genteel Stefan can be really cool when he's being bossy!

He must have many different sides, always changing.

“Stefan, I do have a bit of strength.”

Lucinda said softly, "I was thinking of taking down Owen first, so his guys wouldn’t wreck my store or hurt me.”

“He is pretty handsome; those eyes are really seductive, and his lips are quite sexy, but it's not because of his looks that I have a thing for him.”

Stefan's eyes narrowed, giving off a dangerous vibe. He asked her darkly, "Owen is handsome? More than me? His eyes are seductive. You don't like my eyes? You think my lips aren't sexy?"

Lucinda might not be the brightest, but she knew she'd be in deep doo-doo if she said yes.

Besides, she wasn't stupid.

What to do when her husband was angry and jealous

Lucinda quickly threw her arms around Stefan's neck.

The novel she's currently writing was about the heroine's life after resurrection. The heroine betrayed her husband when she was alive, so she chose to make it up to him after her resurrection, but her past actions led to his distrust, so the heroine often had to appease her husband.