Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 193

"All that I heard was bogus, you really are useless. You had the first chance with Stefan but you let Lucinda snatch him away. Why did you go abroad ten years ago? You thought he would appreciate you more?"

"Being apart for a while may make one appreciate the other more, and that might work in familial love, but in romantic love, it just leads to breakups."

"See, when you came back, Stefan was already married to Lucinda. You could only wallow in regret. You're even jealous of my youth and beauty. Liking Stefan is everyone's freedom, you have no right to call me shameless."

Adrienne was young and vibrant, her words sharp as arrows.

Her mocking words shot out from her mouth like arrows, piercing into Ruby's ears. Ruby was so angry that her face changed colors, almost losing control and wanting to hit Adrienne.

"The only one who has the right to call me shameless, to call me a homewrecker, is Lucinda. What are you?"

"Look at the thick foundation on your face, like a city wall. You must be nearing thirty, right? You're probably so old that you've lost your confidence and need makeup to hide your age. I should call you grandma, you should be the one giving up on Stefan."

"After all, you're getting old. If you don't give up and become an even older hag, which man would want you? As for me, I'm still young. If I can't marry Stefan, there are other great men waiting for me, hahaha!" Ruby couldn't take it anymore, she walked over, ready to hit Adrienne.

"Emma."

Adrienne suddenly walked forward a few steps, grabbing the villa door, "Emma, is Stefan willing to see me?"

Ruby turned around and also walked forward a few steps.

She tried her best to stay calm, she couldn't lose to this cunning fox, Adrienne.

Adrienne even dared to try to snatch Stefan away, that's just shameless!

"Emma."

As Emma got closer, Ruby showed a dignified smile.

"Hypocrite."

Adrienne muttered under her breath.

"Shut up!" Ruby scolded coldly.

"Who do you think you are? You want me to shut up and I'll shut up? I'll talk even more just to piss you off, you old hag, shameless woman, still trying to be a home wrecker and break up people's marriage, you should take a look in the mirror."

Ruby's anger was provoked by Adrienne once again.

She slapped Adrienne hard.

A red and swollen handprint immediately appeared on Adrienne's delicate face.

"You shameless woman, you dare to hit me, I'll fight you!"

Adrienne had been spoiled by her family since she was young, who would dare to hit her?

The pain on her face drove her mad.

She charged over and started fighting with Ruby.

Emma directed a few people to place several large speakers at the entrance and then started playing rock music.

Stefan reminded them not to disturb others, but he didn't say they couldn't disturb the Dewey family.

So, the volume was pretty loud. Luckily, the villa's front door was a distance from the main house, so the volume wouldn't affect Lucinda happily enjoying her breakfast.

Amidst the constantly repeating rock music, the conflict between Ruby and Adrienne had reached a conclusion.

Adrienne was young and energetic. She showed a very intense attitude. Although her face was swollen, her hair was messy, and her clothes were torn, she was indeed the victor.

The victor stood up, leaving Ruby behind, even kicking her, then looking down on Ruby and cursing her. But-

She couldn't hear her own cursing.

It was too noisy.

Who's playing this song, and what song is it? It's so awful!

When Adrienne started feeling annoyed by the constant replay of the rock music, Ruby quickly got up and threw herself at Adrienne. Adrienne didn't notice and was knocked to the ground by Ruby, hitting her head on the ground and crying out in pain.

Then they started another round of fighting.

This time, Ruby won.

Adrienne cried and went home for help but after her family knew that her opponent was Ruby, they did not help her. Adrienne might not know that Owen cherished Ruby, but the Dewey family did. Their daughter arguing and even getting into a fight with Ruby had the Dewey family worried about Owen's retaliation.

With no more opponent, Ruby was also annoyed by the constant replay of the rock music.

She called Stefan, but he didn't answer.

She rang the doorbell, but no one came out to open the door.

She shouted through the door, but the people inside couldn't hear.

With the current awkward situation, Ruby left in a huff.

Inside the house.

"Was it Ms. Dewey or Ruby?"

Lucinda suddenly asked the man next to her.

Hearing her question, Stefan wasn't surprised. She wasn't stupid.

"Both were there."

"Isn't that lively then?"

Lucinda joked on purpose, "When love rivals meet, they are bound to be fierce. They might even start fighting for you."

Ruby, with her brazen personality, lacking any refinement of a rich lady, encountering Adrienne who was similarly unrefined and spoiled by her family. The two of them getting along peacefully would be a legend.

"We don't need to bother about them, it's none of our business."

"They are all for you."

Lucinda pinched his face, sighing: "Being too handsome is also a curse for a man, especially for a successful, wealthy, and handsome man, it's a big disaster."

"After knowing your true identity, my mom advised me to divorce. She said with your credentials, there will be many, many people admiring you. They would rush at you, not caring whether you're married or not."

Stefan held her hand, sincerely saying, "Lucy, I will never divorce in this lifetime! I can't choose my background. My looks were given by my parents. Taking over as the CEO of Ascend Global, that's my responsibility. I can't stop them from being infatuated with me, I can only keep my distance, not giving them any hope. But they will always replace ways to get close to me. Sometimes I even want to take extreme measures to stop them, break their legs, so they can't appear in front of me anymore. But that would be illegal. The Anderson family rule is to live uprightly. You don't have to be a big shot, just be true to yourself, don't break the law or else you'll get kicked out by the Andersons.

I don't fancy that route either, 'cause you gotta face the music after acting impulsively. I want to walk through life with you, not spend the rest of my days behind bars.

I know you novelists love to paint your heroes as invincible, squashing anyone who rubs them the wrong way, acting like they're above the law. But that's just fiction. In real life, who can dodge the long arm of the law after doing wrong? Justice is everywhere, there's no hiding place for lawbreakers."

"Lucy, if you're bummed out by this side of me... I won't let go that easily."