Chapter 222


    "Alright, I''ll wait. I''m waiting for Stefan''s parents toe back so we can discuss the wedding ns


    with my folks. Don''t worry; considering your close ties with Stefan, I''ll make sure you get an invite.


    Hope you can make it to our wedding. Stefan promised to throw me avish wedding and make me


    the prettiest bride ever."


    Lucinda wore a contented smile that made Ruby so mad she was practically spinning in ce,


    trying to keep her temper in check.


    After all, Ruby had just been released from the detention center, and she couldn''t afford to go back.


    Patience!


    Lucinda was really getting on her nerves.


    Seeing Ruby throw a fit, Lucinda wanted tough. She didn''t hold back her amusement and kept


    smiling.


    The receptionists at the front desk couldn''t help butugh; they were almost doubling over.


    Who would''ve thought that Mrs. Coleman, who looked so innocent like a bunny, had such sharp


    words like a knife?


    Ms. Scott was putting up a good fight but seemed to be losing miserably against Mrs. Coleman''s


    sharp tongue.


    Noticing the receptionistsughing, Ruby turned to them, fuming, "What are youughing at?"


    One of them managed to straighten her face and replied, "Ms. Scott, we''re notughing."


    "You''reughing; you''reughing at me, aren''t you?"


    "No, really, Ms. Scott, we''re just trying to keep a friendly demeanor while at work."


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    Not wanting Ruby to take it out on the receptionists, Lucinda redirected Ruby''s anger: "Ruby, I can


    vouch for them. They''re just being professional and keeping their smiles on. The oneughing is


    me."


    Since when did smiles not constitute asughter?


    Ruby: Are you mocking myprehension skills?


    Lucinda: Oh, so you admit they''recking?


    Ruby: Get lost, nerd!


    Lucinda: Come on, Ms. Scott, show me how to ''roll away''.


    Ruby: "Lucinda!"


    "Ms. Scott, I have excellent hearing; there is no need to shout. It''s scaring me."


    Ruby took several deep breaths.


    Don''t get mad! If she let Lucinda get to her, she''d be ying right into her hands.


    "Lucinda, I need to see Stefan. It''s business, not personal."


    Ruby, swallowing her rage and softening her voice, looked at Lucinda with pleading eyes and said,


    "I really need to see Stefan."


    Stefan''s business pressure was unbearable for her.


    Even if she had moved her business back home, even if she was still the rich girl from the Scott


    family, she couldn''t withstand Stefan''s all-out assault.


    Pinehurst was so vast, and the market was so good.


    Ruby had a bright future, but Stefan''s relentless crushing made her lose the business she had


    already secured. Her designs couldn''t sell, and all her previous investments and efforts went down


    the drain.


    Ruby didn''t want to bow to Stefan, but she had no choice.


    The Ike group didn''t lend a helping hand to Ruby.


    Ruby knew it wasn''t that Owen didn''t want to help her, but the Martinez family elders didn''t want him


    to and might even kick her while she was down.


    Trenton also never liked Ruby.


    When Ruby visited the Martinez family as a child, Trenton didn''t like her because Owen would


    always stick around her, which Trenton hated.


    Of course, if Ruby sought help from Owen, he would definitely help her, despite being scolded.


    But yesterday morning, she had an argument with Adrienne Dewey. Although Owen knew Ruby


    was wronged, he didn''te to see her but sent Walter with a few ice packs.


    Ruby felt wronged. She needed Owen''sfort and care.


    She hoped Owen would be like before: whoever bullied her, he would bring people to seek justice


    for her, making all the youngdies in Pinehurst dare not offend her, fearing Owen would trouble


    them.


    However, Owen didn''t do that.


    Ruby was angry and didn''t go to Owen. As long as she ignored Owen for three days, he would


    come to her.


    If Megan Scott knew her daughter Ruby was going to see Stefan again today, she would be very


    angry.


    She had told Ruby countless times that being with Owen was much easier than being with Stefan,


    but Ruby didn''t listen.


    She always felt that Owen loved her deeply, and even if she did something to hurt Owen, as long as


    she was a little good to him, he would be as good to her as before.


    What came too easily was not cherished.


    Owen was never cherished by Ruby because he was too proactive, proactive to the point Ruby felt


    no matter what she did, he would never leave.


    But no one will wait for her forever.


    Ruby didn''t understand this; there would be a day when she would regret it.


    "Ms. Scott, it''s Stefan who doesn''t want to see you, not me preventing you. You''re looking for him


    for business? Do you guys have a business partnership? If not, there''s no business to discuss."


    Ruby was silent for a while, then said, "Lucinda, can you call Stefan for me and hand the phone


    over so I can talk to him?"


    "Why should I help you? You''re mypetitor; you want to steal my husband. Why would I help you


    call my husband?"


    Ruby was stunned; after a while, she switched back to an angry tone: "Lucinda, what the hell do


    you want? I''m looking for Stefan; it''s really about business."


    "Stefan doesn''t wanna see you; that''s crystal clear. It doesn’t matter if it''s business or personal; he''s


    got nothing to chat with you about. What do I want? I want you to scram! Ms. Scott, do me a solid


    and get out of here. I don''t wannay my eyes on you anymore; you''re going to ruin my appetite. I''m


    nning to have a big lunch with Stefan."


    Ruby turned her back and left.


    If she lingered any longer, she''d lose all dignity.


    Lucinda, what a pain in the ass!


    If anyone ever called Ruby arrogant, she''d shoot back in a heartbeat. They just hadn''t seen


    Lucinda''s arrogance. The real arrogant one was Lucinda.


    With Stefan''s backing, Lucinda thought she was too big for her boots!


    Ruby was dying to see if Lucinda would have thestugh, thinking it''s a piece of cake marrying


    into a rich family?


    The gap between the Moore family and the Anderson family was massive. Right now, Stefan was


    just smitten with Lucinda''s beauty. Even though they were worlds apart in terms of status and


    knowledge, Stefan was okay with Lucinda. But once the novelty wore off, Stefan would get sick of


    her.


    The Cindere story wasn''t as rosy as people thought.