Faux Vows, True Desires
Chapter 167

Stefan shot him a glance, saying, "It's not that I have a rival, but Lucy has found her family. She has a twin brother who seems pretty domineering."

Ike immediately stood up and said, "Lucy found her relatives? How? Where are her biological parents?"

"You seem so worked up; you must be happy for Lucy, right?"

Ike opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but being too excited, he didn't know what to say. He felt like slamming his hand on the table but was afraid of hurting himself. Finally, he grabbed Stefan's hand and slammed it heavily onto the table.

Stefan's face darkened.

He was afraid of hurting his hand, but did Stefan not feel pain?

Shaking off Ike's hand, Stefan examined his own: "No swelling? I wanted to take a pic and send it to Lucy to make her feel a little sorry for me, but I guess not."

Ike: "Stefan, you haven't answered my question. You didn't tell us about such a big thing. Did you start looking down on the Moore family because you knew Lucy was not a biological Moore?" "No way! Ike, that's too far. You can question me, but you can't question Lucy. She's always thought of you guys as family; she doesn't even have feelings for her biological parents yet." Stefan defended Lucinda, saying, "We only suspect; we haven't confirmed whether that person is Lucy's relative. I've arranged for a paternity test; we'll know once the result comes out." Then, Stefan told Ike the truth about what happened last night, not wanting Ike to feel they were looking down on the Moore family.

After hearing, Ike was silent for a long time.

It was shocking news, and it felt like destiny.

As soon as Ethan had the news, he dropped everything and went over with his crazed mother. He didn't expect that her one time running away would lead to their meeting Lucinda. Lucinda had two dreams, clearly seeing Janice in them. So, when she saw Janice, she recognized her.

Ike didn't know how he felt.

Complicated, probably.

Since Lucinda found out about her origins, he had hoped she could find her biological parents but also feared she would leave them once she did. His selfish wish was that she wouldn't find her relatives. However, reality came quickly.

Finding relatives could take years, even decades, and they still might not be found.

Like finding a needle in a haystack.

Even with advanced technology and DNA comparisons, it still required a coincidence to be found.

But not long after Lucinda found out about her origins, she met a woman who was very likely her biological mother.

"Her brother is domineering?"

"He means, if Lucy truly is his sister, he wants to take her back to Skywatch, at least have her live there for two years. He doesn't want Lucy to marry too early; he says he wants to make it up to her." Stefan was relieved he had already married Lucinda; otherwise, once she found her real parents and returned to her real family, he might never be able to marry her.

Ike's eyes were filled with reluctance. Lucinda was the sister he had loved since childhood. When they were young, Lucinda always liked to go out and play with him. Sometimes, when he didn't want to bring her, she would cry, and seeing her cry would soften his heart.

Stefan's marriage to his sister felt like losing a part of himself, and now that a biological brother of Lucinda's had appeared, Ike felt pressure.

Although he had been Lucinda's brother for more than twenty years, they had no blood relationship.

Her real brother was Ethan, and they were twins.

Would Ethan think he was the one who took Lucinda away? And then, would he be on guard against him, not letting him get close to Lucinda? Probably not.

Ike told himself not to think about these messy things.

The Moore family adopted Lucinda and raised her like their own daughter. The Blue family would only be grateful to the Moore family and wouldn't let Lucinda alienate them.

Thinking of this, Ike calmed down. He turned to Stefan, sneering, "Stefan, I almost fell for your scheme. Lucinda is my sister and always will be. Even if she finds her biological family, she just gains a biological brother; how does that affect me?"

"But if I tell the Blue family about your dealings with Lucinda, they might oppose Lucinda marrying you. That's what you should be worried about, not trying to drag me into it. I was almost scared by you." Stefan laughed, saying, "I didn't mean anything by it; I was just telling you that Lucinda might have found her biological parents. You're overthinking it."

"I didn't deceive Lucinda; don't forget, she came to me first, wanted to hire me as her husband, and even paid me."

Ike was furious. He glared at Stefan.

Stefan quickly poured him some water, grinning, "Ike, have a drink. Lucinda and I are married now; I won't divorce, and Lucinda is starting to accept me. Anyone who truly cares for Lucinda wouldn't want to separate us; there would be a price to pay."

"Come on, let's talk business."

Ike was speechless.

He really didn't understand this old classmate of his!

A Bentley stopped in front of the Scott family's villa. When the driver honked the horn, someone quickly came out to open the gate.

The Bentley drove into the villa and parked in the open-air parking lot.

Olina, clutching her newly purchased limited edition handbag, got out of the car and took a quick look around the interior of the Scott family's mansion. It didn't seem to have changed much from what she remembered. Even though the Scotts spent most of their time abroad, there was always someone here to take care of the place.

Over the years, whenever the Scotts came back home for a visit, they stayed here. There was no sign of any ongoing renovations or repairs, which made Olina think maybe they were still waiting on materials. After all, Ruby and her mother hadn't been back for long.

"Olina, you're here." Megan emerged from the house, looking elegant in a long dress, her face well-maintained, and beaming with a smile. She walked over in her high heels.

As Olina got closer to Megan, she said, "I'm a bit down. I needed to get out and clear my head. I didn't know where else to go. So I thought I'd just come here. Hope I'm not intruding?"

It was still early.

Typically, Olina would still be in bed at this time.

On her days off, she usually slept till noon.

She'd spend her evenings out and about, only returning home late at night. Then she'd sleep till noon again the next day. Rinse and repeat.

"Of course not; I'm thrilled you're here," Megan said. "We're always overseas, and there aren't many people at home. When the people are gone, the house becomes cold."

Despite once being a prominent family in Pinehurst, the Scotts had moved abroad and shifted their business overseas too. Who would remember them now?