Chapter 9
Emma just found out that the young master of her household has been secretly in love with a girl for
a whole decade!
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"Emma, I''m leaving."
Stefan pedaled off on his bike.
Lucinda was an ordinary girl. Now that he had a chance to enter her world, he naturally wanted to
get close to her as an ordinary guy first, then slowly win her heart.
Emma stood dazed as she watched the young master disappear into the distance.
By the time she snapped back to reality and wanted to chase after him for answers, he was already
gone.
"Why would the young master act so rashly?" Emma spun around anxiously on the spot.
He didn''t leave any clues behind, which made her extremely anxious, but she couldn''t find any
answers.
"I need to tell the olddy. She''s always been concerned about the young master''s marital matters."
Emma mumbled to herself, preparing to tell the olddy, but she hung up the phone as soon as it
connected.
"This is the young master''s private matter... I better not stick my nose in his business. Keeping my
job is the most important thing!"
Emma was afraid that if she spilled the beans, she would be fired by the young master.
Where else could she find such an easy job with good pay?
......
A ne flying back from Novarica slowlynded at Pinehurst International Airport.
As the cabin door opened, the passengers began to disembark one by one, dispersing in different
directions.
Ruby, wearing a long light-colored dress, her wavy hair flowing, and sunsses on, looked around
and smiled after getting off the ne.
"Pinehurst, I''m back! Stefan, I''m back!"
Ruby took out her phone from her bag, walking forward while dialing Owen Martinez.
Owen, Stefan, and Ruby, all knew each other since childhood and were once close.
But as they grew older, Owen and Stefan gradually became enemies.
However, Ruby didn''t choose sides due to their conflict. Instead, she wanted to reconcile their
differences.
"Owen."
Ruby said with a smile, "I''m back. I just got off the ne. Can you pick me up?"
Owen was busy, but his face lit up with a smile when he heard Ruby was back, "You''re back? Why
didn''t you tell me earlier? I could''ve waited for you at the airport. No problem, I''lle get you now."
"I just wanted to surprise you guys."
Owen didn''t pay attention to the word "you guys".
"I''ll grab something to eat at the airport. Drive safely."
Ruby didn''t eat on the ne and was now hungry.
"Alright, have a bite to eat, but don''t get too full. I''ll take you to my hotel for dinnerter."
Owen said as he got up from his desk.
The piles of documents were nothingpared to Ruby.
Ruby hesitated a bit, then tentatively asked Owen, "Owen, if you''reing to pick me up, can we
go to the Anderson Hotel? I could invite Stefan."
Owen''s face changed slightly, but he didn''t stop.
"Stefan won''te. Even if we go to the Anderson Hotel, you won''t run into him."
Stefan didn''t actually love Ruby. It was always Ruby''s one-sided feelings. The rumors about their
rtionship were just misunderstandings within the industry.
Not all boys and girls who grow up together end up as lovers or spouses.
"Alright, let''s go to your hotel then."
Ruby sensed Owen''s dissatisfaction, so she didn''t insist.
She hadn''t been home for a long time, and the conflict between the two men seemed to be
deepening.
Only if she stayed with them for a long time could she possibly resolve their differences.
"Ruby, how long are you nning to stay this time?" Owen''s mood improved, and he asked her with
a smile.
"I n to work here from now on, unless I have to travel for work, I''ll stay in Pinehurst." Ruby
answered.
Ruby had actually been living abroad for ten years.
The Anderson family has a rule. Any descendants who emigrate abroad cannot share in the
Anderson family''s inheritance.
How could she emigrate abroad if she wanted to be the next mistress of the Anderson family?
"Really?" Owen was really happy, "Wee back. There''s no ce like home."
Ruby smiled.
After ten years abroad, she indeed had a few rtionships, but none of those men couldpare
to Stefan or Owen.
Afterparing them with others, she realized that the one she got along with the longest was the
best.
That''s why Ruby transferred her work back home. She wanted to pursue Stefan again, and as long
as she could marry into the Anderson family, she didn''t care what means she had to use.
......
As the sun set and the evening glow was as fiery as a me.
Stefan rode his bike back to the Serendipity Cafe.
At this time, there were no other customers in the shop.
Lucinda was sitting at the cashier''s desk. When she saw Stefan walk in with his luggage, she
casually asked, "Stefan, did you move all your stuff?"
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, Lucinda immediately closed the file on herputer.
She was writing a novel.
Because the cafe wasn''t doing well, she, a bookworm, started trying writing novels to make a living.
Unexpectedly, she was able to get a contract. Since she was a newbie without any previous
sess, her contract was at a t rate, only earning 3 dors per thousand words. The publisher''s
editor praised her novel''s opening as being excellent, so they made an exception and gave her 10
dors for every thousand words.
Lucinda valued this part-time job a lot.
She got up at three in the morning every day to write, and would also write during the day whenever
she had time, untilte at night because she had to update sixteen thousand words daily.
After a month, her earnings from writing were enough to pay the cafe''s rent, with an extra two
hundred dors left for living expenses.
Her economic condition was very tight. Her boyfriend of four years dumped her for a new girlfriend
because Lucinda couldn''t help him in his career or support him in life.
"Cecilia, you stay here and watch the shop tonight. I''m gonna take Stefan to my ce." Lucinda
said.
Cecilia smiled at Stefan and replied, "Go ahead, there aren''t many customers right now. I got this."
Lucinda tucked the cheapptop she bought online into her bag, swinging it over her shoulder as
she walked out of the checkout area.
"Stefan, let''s go."
Stefan turned to Cecilia with a gentle smile, "Ms. Yates, sorry for leaving you alone working."
Cecilia chuckled, "Lucinda and I are partners in this joint. I''ve got a stake in it, too. It''s no biggie to
help out."
But internally, she was thinking, “what a stud! His smile is drop-dead gorgeous! He''s way hotter than
most movie stars.”
Lucinda sure hit the jackpot, having such a hot guy as her fake husband!
The couple strolled out of the store.
Lucinda scanned the surroundings, but Stefan''s second-hand car was nowhere in sight.
"Let''s roll."
Stefan hopped on his bike, patting the back seat, "My office is just around the corner. I left the car
there and switched to cycling, so no more worries about traffic."
Lucinda didn''t question him, hopping on the back of his bike, patting his backpack, "Is this all you''re
carrying?"
"If you''re gonna be my sugar mama, what else do I have to worry about?"
Lucinda was speechless by his words.