Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 64

The whole time, Ike was basically a mute. Anything his little sis could handle, he didn't need to butt in.

Even though their family doted on her, they never spoiled her rotten. They were always there for her, trying to help her grow into a strong, independent woman. But just as she was starting to blossom, she got all starry-eyed for Stefan.

"I'm gonna change."

Ike gently tousled her hair and said softly, "Go ahead."

Lucinda wasn't bothered by Mrs. Mitchell's comment about her looking nothing like her brother.

When Lucinda went into the apartment complex, Ike fell into deep thought. The whole family knew Lucinda wasn't their biological daughter. His real sister got sick when she was just a few months old and didn't make it. Everyone was heartbroken, especially their mom, who cried every day.

Dad's attempts to comfort her were useless. Then one day, Dad brought home Lucinda, a child he said he found.

She was dressed in nice clothes and wore a gold necklace. His real sister's name was Lucinda, so they gave the orphan that name.

Lucinda wore that gold necklace for years. After she started school, she stopped wearing it and it was now kept safely by their mom.

Lucinda had been part of the Moore family for nearly 24 years and was as much a part of the family as anyone else. As for the fact that Lucinda didn't resemble them, their mother told a white lie, saying she took after her grandmother, not them. Their grandmother had passed away a long time ago; Ike didn't even have any memory of her. So, Lucinda didn't pay much attention to comments about her not looking like them.

Lucinda quickly finished changing.

Ike watched as his sister slowly approached him. Even in a plain long dress, she was a natural beauty. The thought of his sweet sister being with Stefan made him feel blue.

"Ike."

Lucinda ran over happily, a sweet smile on her beautiful face. Her dark eyes were as bright as stars in the night sky.

She'd put on a light makeup, probably for Stefan. In the past, she rarely put on makeup.

Girls were smitten by boys too easily. In no time at all, Stefan had his sister wrapped around his finger.

"Let's leave. I'm starving."

Ike gently patted her forehead and said, "That's what you get for sleeping in his lounge till now. It's late and you must be famished. I thought Stefan and I were having such a great chat he forgot to eat, but he was actually waiting for you to wake up."

Lucinda just chuckled and didn't say anything.

Once they got in the car, she buckled her seatbelt and said, "It's so cool today because of the rain, that's why I fell asleep so easily. I'm sorry for making you starve. Once I get my paycheck, I'll treat you to a nice meal."

Before Ike started the car, he indulgently patted her forehead again, "I think you're trying to sabotage me. Eating heavy at night can make people fat. Are you trying to make me fat so I can't get a girl?"

Lucinda laughed happily.

"That's not it. You are handsome and charming. You can get anyone you want whenever you want. But you're not getting any younger. You're turning thirty next year. If you don't find a partner soon, people will start thinking you're an old man."

Ike was speechless. A man in his thirties was still young. He was not an old man.

The siblings chatted and laughed all the way to Ascend Hotel.

Stefan was waiting outside the hotel with another man.