Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 63

"Whether Stefan's parents like me or not, it doesn't faze me. After all, I'm not spending my life with them; as long as Stefan digs me, that's all that matters. Besides, I'm not that bad a person." Lucinda didn't think she was any less than Stefan.

"Ah well, forget I said anything."

Ike understood his beloved sister now belonged to Stefan. That guy swept her off her feet in no time.

About ten minutes later.

Ike's car stopped at the entrance of the apartment complex.

"Ike, you wait here, I'll go in and change and be right back."

Ike responded, "No rush, take your sweet time, let Stefan hang tight a bit. Lucinda, you gotta make Stefan follow the rules you laid down in your novel about men respecting women."

"He was your mate for four years at university, how can you not stand him?"

Ike smirked, "He stole my sister without a peep, and I've yet to give him a piece of my mind, what else do you want me to do?"

"It's me who hired Stefan as my husband, I give him 500 bucks a month for rent, including food, accommodation and clothing."

Ike waved his hand, urging his sister, "Get out of the car and go change. You're about to drive me up the wall. Let me chill for a bit." Lucinda got out of the car on her own. She turned to leave.

"Lucinda."

A strange call came. Lucinda turned around to look for the source of the sound. She saw a strange woman coming out of a BMW in front. The woman was dressed in famous brands from head to toe, strutting over arrogantly.

Who was this? Could it be Stefan's suitor?

Ike had the same thought, he immediately got out of the car and stood beside his sister, watching the woman approach. He whispered to his sister, "Lucy, who is she?"

"Don't know her."

"Lucinda."

The woman came to the siblings, she first took a glance at Lucinda, then said in an emotionless tone, "Young and pretty. Even in men's clothes your feminine grace isn't hidden, but rather, it adds some coolness. You really can catch one's eye, even if you only meet once, it would be hard to forget you."

Lucinda calmly asked, "Who are you?"

"I am George's wife."

Lucinda's eyes flickered, her expression unchanged, "So you're looking for me for something?"

Turns out, this was George's boss' niece. After George broke up with his wife, he married this woman.

Mrs. Mitchell looked at Ike, then said to Lucinda, "Lucinda, can we talk privately?"

Before Lucinda could answer, she continued, "I know your coffee shop is not far from here."

"Mrs. Mitchell, if you have something to say, you can say it here. I haven't eaten yet, so I'm really hungry, and my man is waiting for me to join him for lunch."

Mrs. Mitchell didn't expect Lucinda to reply like this, she asked Lucinda, "You have a new boyfriend?"

"Do you think I would be silly enough to wait for George? He had chosen you long ago, I accepted this reality, so I no longer like him."

Mrs. Mitchell carefully scrutinized Lucinda's expression; it seemed like she wasn't lying. She opened her bag, took out an envelope from it, and handed it to Lucinda, "This is a letter someone sent me anonymously. It's related to you. You can take a look."

Lucinda was puzzled. Why would a letter related to her be sent to Mrs. Mitchell? She took the envelope, and what came out was a picture. Seeing the picture, she immediately understood why Mrs. Mitchell came to replace her. The picture was of her and George, the two of them either holding hands, or hugging, or George kissing her forehead. It looked very sweet.

George married his boss' niece; since then he has been favored by the boss, promoted, and given a raise, living in a mansion, driving a luxury car, and with enough money to spend as he pleased. What he had to do was take good care of his wife.

Mrs. Mitchell loved George very much, and seeing these pictures, she couldn't stay calm.

"Mrs. Mitchell, these pictures were taken when George and I had not broken up." Lucinda explained, "If you don't believe me, you can take them back and ask George. They were originally dated, but the ones you received have no date, indicating that the pictures have been tampered with. The motive of the person sending you the pictures should be very clear."

Before Mrs. Mitchell could speak, Lucinda continued, "You should be very clear why George and I broke up. You may think George is irreplaceable, but I have no feelings for him anymore. I won't get back with him! He has come to replace me twice because he heard that I have failed several blind dates and mistakenly thought that I couldn't forget him, so he even proposed that I be his mistress, he is really shameless!"

Mrs. Mitchell's face immediately changed. Lucinda didn't care, she just wanted to take this opportunity to expose George's true face.

Everything George had now was all thanks to Mrs. Mitchell, so only Mrs. Mitchell could give him his due retribution.

"Mrs. Mitchell, there's a saying 'men become bad once they get rich', this has been proven time and time again through painful experiences. You can go back and ask George, if he still has these pictures, please ask him to cut out the part with him from the pictures, the part with just me can be returned to me, and remember to destroy the negatives, so as they are not used by people with ill intentions, as is the case now."

Mrs. Mitchell was silent for a long time, she kept staring at Lucinda. After a while, she looked at Ike and asked Lucinda, "Is he your new boyfriend?"

"He's my brother."

"Is it a blood-related brother?"

"What else?"

Mrs. Mitchell blinked, saying, "You guys don't look alike at all. Lucinda, I'll take your word for it for now. I'll go check this out and if I've got the wrong end of the stick, I'll apologize. George chose me over you back then, I owe you an apology for that."

Before their marriage, she had never met Lucinda, but she knew George had a girlfriend named Lucinda. She decided to tie the knot with George anyway, luring him away from Lucinda with tempting benefits, making him pick her in the end. So, she felt guilty towards Lucinda.

"I should actually be thanking you. You helped me see George for who he really is. I should be grateful he chose to break up with me."

That's how she ended up replaceing a guy like Stefan to be her husband. No, Stefan had his eye on her since forever. Lucinda's emotions were a roller coaster.

"I should thank you for the heads up, too. Guys can turn rotten after they get rich. Don't worry, I won't let George bother you again."

The nerve of George, using her money to replace his ex, even saying he'd sponsor his ex. She gave George too much money, making him forget who helped him reach success in the first place. "Thank you."

Lucinda expressed her gratitude sincerely.

Mrs. Mitchell stared at Lucinda intently for a moment, "My apologies for the intrusion."

With that, she turned and walked towards her BMW.