Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 84

"Boss, I've spent so much time investigating this for you, don't you think a little feedback or reward is in order?"

Stefan pulled out an invitation from a pile, tossing it to Edgar, "This Friday evening, the Howard family's daughter's 20th birthday party will be held in the Anderson Hotel. You should go, maybe you can solve your marriage problem."

Edgar frowned, clearly not happy.

He tossed the invitation back to Stefan, stood up and grabbed a file with Stefan's signature on it, "Ms. Howard invited you, not me. You should enjoy this good fortune yourself."

With that, he hurriedly left.

He was afraid if he didn't make a quick exit, the boss would actually make him go to Ms. Howard's birthday party.

Stefan watched Edgar leave, and once the office door closed, he chuckled, "You're too naive if you think you're going to get anything out of me."

Edgar rolled his eyes,

The boss was such a sly fox. It was disheartening.

Lucinda had no idea Stefan was shielding her from all kinds of trouble. She wasn't feeling great today and didn't feel like creating, so she asked her editor for a day off and made herself a cup of coffee. She sat at the cashier's desk, playing songs about coffee on her computer while sipping her own.

A young girl walked in, carrying a large bouquet of flowers.

A beautiful bouquet.

The girl came over and asked politely, "Is Ms. Lucinda here?"

Holding her coffee cup, Lucinda replied, "That's me."

The girl handed her the bouquet and smiled, "Ms. Moore, I work at the florist's. A customer ordered this bouquet for you and asked me to deliver it. Can you please sign for it?" Lucinda, thinking the flowers were from Stefan, happily signed for the bouquet.

After the delivery girl left, she looked at the note in the bouquet, it had a drawing of Cupid's arrow and the words "Lucinda, I love you."

But it didn't say who it was from.

"How mysterious."

Lucinda laughed, replaceing her husband to be quite romantic.

He was indeed a smooth talker.

His words always stirred her heart.

She was worried about the same things her mother was.

But after spending time together, she had fallen for Stefan.

"Stefan is so romantic, sending you flowers," Cecilia joked as she walked by.

"Are you jealous?"

"Of course."

"Then replace yourself a boyfriend."

Cecilia walked away.

Lucinda laughed.

Since Stefan treated her so well, she wanted to return the favor.

"Cecilia, I'm stepping out for a bit."

Lucinda was a woman of action.

Once she had an idea, she acted on it.

She shut down her computer, picked up her phone, set the bouquet aside, and didn't forget to finish her coffee. Without turning her head, Cecilia replied, "Go wherever you want. I'll handle things here."

People in love do whatever they want.

Cecilia showed understanding.

It was scorching hot at noon, the sunlight was piercing.

But if there was some juicy gossip to be had, people would still stop to listen, especially if it involved Stefan.

The entrance to Ascend Global was filled with flowers, forming a sea of blossoms.

In the sea of flowers were words made from flowers.

The words spelled out, Stefan, I like you!

There were many women who liked Stefan, some openly pursued him, others admired him secretly.

They all tried their best to get close to Stefan.

However, for years, only Ruby could get close to him.

She was a childhood friend.

Other women who liked Stefan didn't even get a chance to meet him.

But this situation was broken recently.

Mr. Coleman brought a woman to Mr. Lambert's business party. The woman who is now confessing her love for Mr. Coleman with a sea of flowers at the company's entrance.

Rumor had it that Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coleman's rival, said that the woman was Mr. Coleman's wife.

In other words, the woman Mr. Coleman brought to the party might have been his wife.

Mr. Coleman was married but kept it a secret.

He hid the news so well.

No wonder no matter how people paired him with Ruby, Ruby was just a decoy Stefan used to confuse everyone. Over the years, she shielded many rumors and endured so much envy and jealousy for him. Stefan was still busy.

Just before leaving work, Iris knocked on the door and told him, "Mr. Coleman, your wife is here."

Hearing this, Stefan looked up sharply, his gaze went straight toward the office door.

Iris laughed, "Your wife didn't come up. She's waiting for you at the company's entrance."

Stefan immediately put down his pen, stood up and said while circling his desk, "The sun is so hot and bright, she should have come in."

As Iris walked with him towards the exit, she chuckled, "Your wife wanted to surprise you."

"She might get heatstroke from the sun. That's not a surprise, that's a scare."

In front of someone who knew the truth, Stefan didn't hide his affection for Lucinda.

Iris just smiled and didn't say anything.

Stefan hurried downstairs.

It was the peak of the after-work rush, Ascend Global had so many employees, it was crowded.

Of course, the crowd couldn't get close to Stefan.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, the crowd automatically parted, making way for him. Many female employees sighed in a low voice, "Mr. Coleman is so handsome! Even his back view is charming." "I'm seeing Mr. Coleman for the first time."

Stefan usually left work early or late. Therefore, many regular employees had never seen him.

"Just treat Mr. Coleman as a beautiful scenery to appreciate, but don't fall for him. He's not someone we can get."

Some employees were very calm and clear-headed.

Guys like Mr. Coleman, they can appreciate but should never fall for. If they do, they're only asking for trouble. "Look at that woman outside, throwing herself at Mr. Coleman with all those flowers. She gets some nerve."

"Isn't she the one who went to the party with Mr. Coleman?"

Stefan didn't care about the whispers, he didn't even hear them.

He knew his wife would be coming to pick him up from work.

The sun outside was blazing, it was unbearably hot.

He had to get moving, didn't want Lucy waiting too long. If she suffered because of the heat, he'd be heartbroken.

As he stepped out of the office building, he saw a sea of red by the company's front gate.

Stefan was taken aback.

Iris mentioned something about Lucy wanting to surprise him...

Could it be?

Stefan's heart raced, he wanted to run over there.

But with all the employees watching, he had to keep his cool.

Still, he strode forward.

As he got closer, Stefan could see clearly.

The person standing behind the sea of flowers was Lucinda. She was wearing a long white dress, looking absolutely stunning against the backdrop of flowers. She was holding a bouquet of roses, beaming at him.

Now, this was a real surprise!