Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 231

"Mrs. Coleman, Ms. Yates, she's actually accusing me of inappropriate behavior toward her; I swear I didn't! I wouldn't even do that to a dog!"

The bodyguard of the Blue family was really feeling wronged.

The words of the bodyguard and his aggrieved expression made Cecilia burst out laughing.

"Sir. From now on, all dogs will hold a grudge against you for saying such things."

Lucinda also laughed.

Janice, seeing Lucinda laughing, considered it for a moment, found it quite amusing, and asked with a smile, "Who is she? I feel like she doesn't have any good intentions toward you. Oh, you call her Ruby; is she the one who wants to snatch Stefan away?"

Keith, as Lucinda's older brother, hadn't been in Pinehurst for long, but he had already learned a lot.

Ruby had been put on the blacklist by Keith.

"Well, she's just a lovesick girl."

Lucinda explained to Janice, to avoid any misunderstandings that Stefan was a playboy.

But Stefan was indeed a person who easily attracted the opposite sex. He was like a magnet, attracting the admiration of others wherever he went.

Janice said, "I really can't stand people like that. Elisa is just infatuated and in love with Nathan; no, I suspect she's after Nathan's status. When she couldn't get him, she took my baby away. Where's my baby? Where’s my baby?"

Each time she recalled the past, when she mentioned Elisa, Janice would think of her child, become extremely anxious, and then fall into madness.

"Here, here."

Fiona hurried back to the cashier's desk, took out the doll that was placed next to it, and handed it to Janice.

Janice took the doll, her nervous expression eased, and she gradually calmed down.

Lucinda looked at Janice with a heavy heart.

Here she was, a fully grown woman, standing right in front of Janice, who affectionately called her Lucy, and she called her mom, but she still treated the doll like a baby.

Sometimes, Lucinda wished she could become that doll. At least, in Janice's eyes, the doll was her daughter.

Janice looked at the doll with a gaze full of motherly love.

Because of past traumas, Janice had a mental breakdown, and Lucinda, no matter how heartbroken she was, dared not directly stimulate her anymore.

As everyone comforted her, they gave each other some time.

She believed that with time, Janice would remember everything and be able to face everything calmly.

"Mom, you guys go in. Ruby is here to see me; I can handle it."

Lucinda had Fiona take Janice into the shop and also signaled for the bodyguard to go in.

"Ms. Moore, do you need any help?"

"Don't worry, Ruby can't hurt me."

Although Lucinda hadn't received training like Cecilia, she was strong and had played with the kids in the village when she was young. She had even fought with people when she was a teenager. Against a woman like Ruby, unless Ruby brought reinforcements, Lucinda wouldn't be afraid if it was just Ruby.

"If you need help, just shout."

"Okay."

Everyone went into the shop.

Lucinda stood still, watching her opponent, who couldn't stop throwing up.

Ruby was so nauseous, but she still felt a nasty taste in her mouth.

She turned around, ran to a nearby convenience store, bought two bottles of mineral water, and kept rinsing her mouth with the water.

It wasn't until she had finished the two bottles of water that she felt slightly better. But having vomited for so long, she felt weak. It took her a while to regain some strength.

She and Lucinda must be fated to be enemies; every time they met, she was humiliated by Lucinda, if not humiliated, then embarrassed.

Ruby was now grinding her teeth in hatred toward Lucinda.

Ruby, feeling wronged, was initially planning to go to Owen to complain as usual, but considering that Owen hadn't appeared in the last two days and didn't always text or call her like before, she changed her mind and didn't go to Owen to complain.

So who should she go to?

Stefan definitely wouldn't care about her.

If she dared to go to Stefan to complain, Stefan would definitely first worry about whether Lucinda was laughing so hard that her stomach hurt and be careful not to laugh too hard, or it wouldn't be worth it if her stomach hurt.

Besides, Ruby couldn't see Stefan. That cold and heartless man, not even considering their friendship from childhood, didn't want to see her anymore.

Just a few days ago, Ruby bumped into Lucinda at Ascend Global and got humiliated so badly that she wished the ground would swallow her up.

Finally, Ruby switched gears and drove straight to Ascend Estate, planning to snitch on Lucinda to Grandma Savannah.

She figured Grandma Savannah still had a soft spot for her, and besides, Grandma Savannah was known to play fair.

Lucinda was clueless about Ruby running to Grandma Savannah to tattle.

After Ruby left, Lucinda went back to the shop, grinning from ear to ear.

"Lucy, did that pain in the ass finally leave?" Janice asked, concern lacing her voice.

Fiona also chipped in, "Did she do anything to you? Do you want to tell Ike so he can stick up for you? That way, Ms. Scott won't think you're all alone with no one to back you up."

"No worries, I'm all good. I Just had a good laugh, that’s all."

Lucinda couldn’t help but burst into laughter again, recalling the scene of Ruby taking a tumble.

"Ruby was all fired up, ready to give me a piece of her mind, but lady luck wasn't on her side. She stepped on a banana peel someone carelessly tossed and took a nasty fall. It was epic. I almost died laughing."