Chapter 231


    "Mrs. Coleman, Ms. Yates, she''s actually using me of inappropriate behavior toward her; I swear


    I didn''t! I wouldn''t even do that to a dog!"


    The bodyguard of the Blue family was really feeling wronged.


    The words of the bodyguard and his aggrieved expression made Cecilia burst outughing.


    "Sir. From now on, all dogs will hold a grudge against you for saying such things."


    Lucinda alsoughed.


    Janice, seeing Lucindaughing, considered it for a moment, found it quite amusing, and asked with


    a smile, "Who is she? I feel like she doesn''t have any good intentions toward you. Oh, you call her


    Ruby; is she the one who wants to snatch Stefan away?"


    Keith, as Lucinda''s older brother, hadn''t been in Pinehurst for long, but he had already learned a lot.


    Ruby had been put on the cklist by Keith.


    "Well, she''s just a lovesick girl."


    Lucinda exined to Janice, to avoid any misunderstandings that Stefan was a yboy.


    But Stefan was indeed a person who easily attracted the opposite sex. He was like a ma,


    attracting the admiration of others wherever he went.


    Janice said, "I really can''t stand people like that. Elisa is just infatuated and in love with Nathan; no,


    I suspect she''s after Nathan''s status. When she couldn''t get him, she took my baby away. Where''s


    my baby? Where’s my baby?"


    Each time she recalled the past, when she mentioned Elisa, Janice would think of her child, be


    extremely anxious, and then fall into madness.


    "Here, here."


    Fiona hurried back to the cashier''s desk, took out the doll that was ced next to it, and handed it


    to Janice.


    Janice took the doll, her nervous expression eased, and she gradually calmed down.


    Lucinda looked at Janice with a heavy heart.


    Here she was, a fully grown woman, standing right in front of Janice, who affectionately called her


    Lucy, and she called her mom, but she still treated the doll like a baby.


    Sometimes, Lucinda wished she could be that doll. At least, in Janice''s eyes, the doll was her


    daughter.


    Janice looked at the doll with a gaze full of motherly love.


    Because of past traumas, Janice had a mental breakdown, and Lucinda, no matter how


    heartbroken she was, dared not directly stimte her anymore.


    As everyoneforted her, they gave each other some time.


    She believed that with time, Janice would remember everything and be able to face everything


    calmly.


    "Mom, you guys go in. Ruby is here to see me; I can handle it."


    Lucinda had Fiona take Janice into the shop and also signaled for the bodyguard to go in.


    "Ms. Moore, do you need any help?"


    "Don''t worry, Ruby can''t hurt me."


    Although Lucinda hadn''t received training like Cecilia, she was strong and had yed with the kids


    in the vige when she was young. She had even fought with people when she was a teenager.


    Against a woman like Ruby, unless Ruby brought reinforcements, Lucinda wouldn''t be afraid if it


    was just Ruby.


    "If you need help, just shout."


    "Okay."


    Everyone went into the shop.


    Lucinda stood still, watching her opponent, who couldn''t stop throwing up.


    Ruby was so nauseous, but she still felt a nasty taste in her mouth.


    She turned around, ran to a nearby convenience store, bought two bottles of mineral water, and


    kept rinsing her mouth with the water.


    It wasn''t until she had finished the two bottles of water that she felt slightly better. But having


    vomited for so long, she felt weak. It took her a while to regain some strength.


    Turning around and seeing Lucinda standing in front of the shop door, Ruby was furious.


    Ruby stormed over angrily, looking like she wanted to have a showdown with Lucinda.


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    She looked fierce, so idents could easily happen.


    She only had eyes for Lucinda and didn''t notice the ground. She didn''t notice that someone had


    eaten a banana, and the peel wasn''t thrown into the trash can but was left on the street. Ruby


    unfortunately stepped on it.


    She only felt her feet slip, and before she could react, she fell down.


    Her limited-edition designer handbag flew two or three meters away, which showed how hard she


    fell.


    Lucinda didn''t want tough, but she couldn''t hold it in any longer andughed out loud without any


    hesitation.


    Ruby was really unlucky!


    Lucinda wasughing so hard that she was bent double.


    She really suspected that Ruby came to see her in the afternoon on purpose to make herugh to


    death so she could take over her café.


    With this fall, Rubypletely lost her Grandma Savannah.


    Her face was flushed red, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.


    God, how could he let her fall in front of Lucinda?


    How embarrassing!


    Losing her face in front of her rival made Ruby feel worse than death.


    Ruby got up awkwardly, not wanting to look at Lucinda''sughing face.


    She quickly picked up her handbag, didn''t bother with Lucinda, and ran to her car, got in quickly,


    and then drove away.


    Lucinda asked in astonishment, "Did you just leave that easily?"


    If Ruby heard her say this, she would definitely be furious.


    She and Lucinda must be fated to be enemies; every time they met, she was humiliated by Lucinda,


    if not humiliated, then embarrassed.


    Ruby was now grinding her teeth in hatred toward Lucinda.


    Ruby, feeling wronged, was initially nning to go to Owen toin as usual, but considering


    that Owen hadn''t appeared in thest two days and didn''t always text or call her like before, she


    changed her mind and didn''t go to Owen toin.


    So who should she go to?


    Stefan definitely wouldn''t care about her.


    If she dared to go to Stefan toin, Stefan would definitely first worry about whether Lucinda


    wasughing so hard that her stomach hurt and be careful not tough too hard, or it wouldn''t be


    worth it if her stomach hurt.


    Besides, Ruby couldn''t see Stefan. That cold and heartless man, not even considering their


    friendship from childhood, didn''t want to see her anymore.


    Just a few days ago, Ruby bumped into Lucinda at Ascend Global and got humiliated so badly that


    she wished the ground would swallow her up.


    Finally, Ruby switched gears and drove straight to Ascend Estate, nning to snitch on Lucinda to


    Grandma Savannah.


    She figured Grandma Savannah still had a soft spot for her, and besides, Grandma Savannah was


    known to y fair.


    Lucinda was clueless about Ruby running to Grandma Savannah to tattle.


    After Ruby left, Lucinda went back to the shop, grinning from ear to ear.


    "Lucy, did that pain in the ass finally leave?" Janice asked, concerncing her voice.


    Fiona also chipped in, "Did she do anything to you? Do you want to tell Ike so he can stick up for


    you? That way, Ms. Scott won''t think you''re all alone with no one to back you up."


    "No worries, I''m all good. I Just had a goodugh, that’s all."


    Lucinda couldn’t help but burst intoughter again, recalling the scene of Ruby taking a tumble.


    "Ruby was all fired up, ready to give me a piece of her mind, butdy luck wasn''t on her side. She


    stepped on a banana peel someone carelessly tossed and took a nasty fall. It was epic. I almost


    diedughing."