Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 135

"Why are you smoking?"

The woman complained and then said, "I want to buy some maternity clothes. Can you give me some money?"

Mr. Blue frowned, "I just gave you ten grand not long ago. Have you spent it all already?"

"What can ten grand buy? It's gone after buying a single bag. I'm pregnant with your child, and I'm not even your official lady. What's so hard about spending a little of your money? Are you afraid your wife will check the accounts?"

"At home, I call the shots." Mr. Blue handed a bank card to the woman, reminding her, "Don't splurge; I've already lost a ton of money. It hurts."

"Got it."

She took the bank card, pecked him on the cheek, and sashayed away.

Lucinda woke up less than ten minutes after being dragged out of the car by the kidnappers.

She just felt a lot of pain in the back of her neck.

Lucinda suddenly sat up as she recalled what had happened before she was knocked out.

She felt relieved when she discovered that she was able to move freely and that her phone was still in her pocket.

Although she was unsure of what had happened, at least she was safe for now.

Lucinda looked around as she got up from the ground. She was on a highway with no signs nearby, so she was unsure where the road led.

She turned on her phone, which had been turned off, and promptly made a call to Ike.

She wanted to confirm whether Ike really had a car accident.

When Ike received her call, he assumed it was the kidnapper contacting him through her phone and hastily answered, "How much do you want? I'll give you whatever, but you can't hurt my sister. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I'll find you."

"Ike."

"Lucy, don't be scared; I'm coming to get you. Don't panic, and don't resist. Do whatever they ask you to; don't make them angry. Money is not important. I will raise the money to get you back. Just as long as you're not hurt."

Ike was worried that she might provoke the kidnappers and end up getting hurt.

So he first comforted her, telling her not to panic and not to test the kidnappers' patience.

"I'm okay; you weren't in a car accident, were you?"

Hearing that Lucinda was still concerned about whether he had a car accident in her predicament made Ike feel a lump in his throat. His care for her was not in vain.

"I'm good; no car accident."

Once she confirmed that he had not had a car accident, Lucinda let out a sigh of relief, "I'm now on a highway; I'm not sure where it leads. There's hardly any traffic. I haven't seen a single car since I woke up. I'm safe; there's nobody around. Maybe they just left me here and walked away."

Lucinda was unaware that her husband had already mobilized all his contacts and had them looking for her all over the city.

"I'll send you a location; come pick me up. My phone's almost out of battery; once you get the location, just come straight here. I'll wait for you."

"Okay."

Ike didn't ask too many questions. The most important task at that moment was to find his sister.

After hanging up the phone, Lucinda immediately sent him her location.

Then she tried to contact Cecilia Yates, but the moment the call was connected, her phone powered off due to a drained battery.

Cecilia was about to pick up the phone when the line suddenly went dead. She immediately called back, but the other end had already turned off.

"Lucy, you must be safe." Cecilia said as she paced anxiously around the shop.

She felt guilty and useless because she was unable to provide any help when her friend was in trouble.

Although Owen Martinez had joined the search for Lucinda, there was still no news. But she understood that no news was good news.

Lucinda initially wanted to wait by the roadside for Ike's arrival, but she was worried about running into thugs and being kidnapped again.

She saw a grove of trees by the roadside, so she went into the grove, found a large tree with lush branches and leaves, climbed up the tree, and found a spot to sit. This way, she could ensure her safety and avoid direct sunlight.

She hoped that Stefan wouldn't contact her during this time.

Otherwise, once he found her phone turned off, he would surely drop everything and rush to her shop looking for her.

At this moment, Lucinda thought Stefan was oblivious to her situation.

About half an hour later, a fleet of cars could be seen coming from a distance.

Lucinda, who was still hiding in the tree, saw the fleet approaching from afar. They were driving very fast initially but slowed down significantly as they got closer to her location.

Lucinda keenly noticed that one of the cars was the one she rode to work in early in the morning, and the owner of that car was her husband, Stefan.

She also saw Ike's car, but his car was at the end of the fleet.

It seemed like Ike's car was being squeezed into the back by Stefan.

"Stefan, Stefan."

Lucinda stood in the tree, cupping her hands around her mouth as a makeshift megaphone, calling Stefan's name loudly towards the fleet.

After Stefan received the location sent by Ike, he immediately led the team over. When he saw the destination, he didn't see Lucinda, and his heart started to panic. Suddenly, he heard Lucinda shouting. He looked towards the grove by the roadside and immediately stopped the car.

As soon as he stopped, the fleet behind him also stopped one after another.

Stefan opened the car door, quickly jumped over the roadside ditch, and ran into the grove.

"Stefan, I'm here."

Lucinda stood on the tree, waving and shouting at him.

Stefan quickly ran to the tree, looked up, and yelled, "Lucinda, get down!"

She actually climbed up the tree?

If she hadn't called him first, and if he hadn't rolled down the car window and slowed down near her, he wouldn't have heard her shouting, and he would have missed her.

"I'm coming down now. I was just worried that it wasn't safe to wait for you by the roadside, so I hid in the tree. It's safer that way."

As she slid down from the tree, Lucinda explained why she was up in the tree.

She also said gratefully, "Luckily, I often helped pick fruits at home, so I learned to climb trees when I was young."

Stefan's face was tense. He watched her nervously, fearing that she would slip and fall from the tree.

After hearing what she said, his face immediately turned gloomy.

The moment he was able to get his hands on Lucinda, he swept her into his arms.

"Stefan, you..."

Lucinda was cut off as he pinned her against a tree. One of his hands held her waist and wrists, the other pressed against her head, and then he forcefully sealed off her mouth. Stefan swallowed everything she was about to say, kissing her fiercely and passionately.

Only this way could he reassure himself that she was okay and that she was safely back in his arms.

Only heaven knew how worried he was about her.

This heartless girl! Instead of checking in with him first after the danger was over, she reached out to her brother?

The others who had followed them into the woods saw the heated kiss and beat a hasty retreat.

Ike felt like Stefan had actually stolen his sister right in front of him!