Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 318

Lucinda instantly let go, with Stefan steadying her. He had the urge to touch her forehead gently but ultimately held back.

"Boss, I'm really sorry."

Lucinda immediately apologized, lowering her head. She whispered a reminder to him, "Can we try to avoid each other in the office as much as we can? Every time I see you, I'm afraid you'll spill my real identity."

Stefan was speechless.

"Be careful next time when you walk."

After saying this, Stefan turned around and left.

Edgar glanced at Lucinda, then at the retreating boss, and said to Lucinda, "You're lucky today. The boss is in a good mood and didn't hold it against you."

He checked out Lucinda's ID badge, and after seeing the name on it, he took another look at Lucinda. She looked nothing like the boss' wife.

Probably someone with the same name, he thought.

Edgar walked off, quickly catching up with the boss' pace. He casually mentioned, "That new employee's name is the same as your wife's. She doesn't look like her though, otherwise, I would've thought she was your wife."

Stefan didn't respond.

Edgar glanced at him, thinking for a moment, then asked cautiously, "She... she's not actually your wife, is she?"

Stefan shot him a look, saying impatiently, "Man, don't be such a gossip queen."

Edgar chuckled, "No, no! Aside from your wife, no other woman could get close to you. That new employee not only bumped into you but also grabbed your tie, and you even held her waist. Such an intimate encounter, yet neither of you blushed or panted."

"This means, you guys must have done more intimate things, so such interaction is normal for you. Her name is also Lucinda, so she must be your wife. Did she have plastic surgery? Or did she change her appearance?"

Stefan was itching to kick this overly sharp assistant out of the elevator.

Seeing his response, Edgar knew his guess was spot on.

He asked in confusion, "Why would your wife change her appearance to work at Ascend Global?"

Is she supposed to keep an eye on the employees for the boss?

Everyone would be wary of upper management and leaders, but they'd never suspect a low-level employee.

However, those low-level employees, because they do a lot of work, often shuttle between departments and can see a lot of things the boss can't...

The more Edgar thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He instantly felt a sense of dread. It seems he couldn't badmouth the boss behind his back anymore.

If Lucinda were here she might say, “Edgar, you're overthinking this. I'm just here to learn.”

"Lucy wants to gain some experience. Her background has been cleared. She's returned to her biological parents and is preparing for a business fight. She worries that if she goes into the company as the boss' wife, everyone will fawn over her, try to please her, and won't let her do anything, she won't learn anything."

That was how Stefan explained why Lucinda changed her appearance to work at the company.

Edgar nodded, "That makes sense. Many rich kids will enter their family's companies in low-key ways, starting from the bottom. Nobody would know they're the boss' children."

"But boss, since your wife changed her appearance to join the company, you should avoid creating such accidents in the future, to prevent rumors of affairs. Your wife would also be mistaken as a marriage-wrecker in the company, especially as her current appearance isn't too appealing, people might criticize her with inappropriate words."

"Imagine if your mother-in-law doesn't know the truth, that would be interesting."

Stefan looked tense, "You're right. I've been negligent on this matter, always wanting to see her."

"You're married, isn't seeing each other at home enough?"

"It's never enough. I want to see her all the time, every day, every moment. I won't talk about it with you. You're single and won't understand how I feel wanting to see my wife."

Edgar was speechless.

Now he knew how much they loved each other.

They hadn't even kissed yet.

Every time she tried to kiss him, he would sneeze, with a strong smell of garlic or onions, which she hated the most.

"You often stay overnight at the Blue family's, find a chance to light this incense in a corner of his room. As long as he enters the room and smells this incense, he will be affected."

"Is it really that effective?"

Madeleine was particularly excited, thinking about the chance to get close to the man she had been fond of for years, she was thrilled, wishing she could put the incense in Nathan's room right away.

"I heard it's very effective. I've never used it, but we have to give it a try."

Madeleine nodded and hurriedly asked, "Mom, where's the thing?"

"It's in my bag, sealed very tightly. You absolutely can't open it to smell it."

In case it's really effective, she would be affected if she smelled it.

"I'll give it to you in the room."

Madeleine caught on to what this meant.

The two of them whispered as they climbed up the stairs.

Back in her room, Mrs. Porter took out a small bottle of powder from her bag and said to her daughter, "You can roll this powder up in a piece of paper and then light it up, the scent will waft around the room."

"But before you do all this, put your mask on, better a face shield. Don't take a deep breath before rolling it into a stick, just in case you knock yourself out. If Nathan isn't back yet, that'd be a real pain."

If there's a misunderstanding or even a slip-up, the consequences would be irreversible.

Madeleine, who originally wanted to open the bottle, dropped the idea after hearing her mother's words.