Chapter 348


    When they stepped out of the Yates family estate, Owen turned to Derek. "What did you mean just


    now, Derek?" he asked.


    "Mr. Martinez, I believe you''re trying to win Ms. Yates back, aren''t you?" Derek replied. "Ba


    invited us for dinner, but she only served you an egg. It''s her way of showing disapproval, implying


    that you should scram once you’re done eating."


    Owen blinked in surprise. "I didn''t know an egg could carry such meaning. I''m aware that my


    mother-inw doesn''t like me for now. If she did, Cecilia and I wouldn''t have divorced."


    Owen''s face fell momentarily at the veiled dismissal from his mother-inw. However, he quickly


    recovered his usualposure.


    Trenton nced at him with distaste and then walked away, ignoring him. He left with Derek and the


    bodyguards.


    Owen sighed, feeling once again rejected by his grandfather.


    At ten in the evening, Stefan went to pick up Lucinda from the Serendipity Cafe.


    "Where''s my cousin?" Lucinda asked as her husband helped to close and lock the shop''s security


    shutters.


    They had all eaten lunch together, and in the afternoon, Hayes Brooks had left with Stefan and his


    brothers to return to theirpany. Lucinda had taken the bus back to the office to avoid the


    suspicion that she was the CEO''s wife.


    "He sat at the office for a while, then I had someone take him back to the Ascend Estate," Stefan


    replied.


    Lucinda nodded. "My mother said she''ll be back tomorrow."


    "I''ll arrange for someone to pick them up."


    Stefan opened the car door for his wife. After watching Lucinda get in, he closed the door, walked


    around the car, and returned to the driver''s seat.


    "Lucy, will you apany me to a banquet tomorrow night?"


    "Sure, will we get to meet President Belinda?"


    Ever since Lucinda learned about Ike''s crush on Belinda Bishop, she had been eager to meet her.


    "I''ve looked into it for you. Belinda will be attending the banquet tomorrow night, along with Ike and


    his partners."


    What his wife wanted, Stefan always knew how to provide.


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    The couple chatted about various topics during the drive. They talked about work and family, and


    inevitably, the topic of Owen and Cecilia came up. Naturally, this led to a discussion about Avery,


    Owen''s rival in love.


    Lucinda voiced her suspicions, "Every time Averyes to see Cecilia, Owen always shows up.


    Stefan, do you think Owen has nted a tracker on Avery?"


    "Considering Owen''s capabilities, I find it strange that he lets Avery appear in front of Cecilia


    repeatedly. He gets so jealous whenever Avery is around."


    "I feel like it''s all part of a y. Someone is pulling the strings."


    Stefan chuckled, "That''s Owen''s business, not ours. It''s good for him to have a rival. It keeps him on


    his toes. If he can''t stop Avery and can''t find out who''s behind him, it''s highly likely that it''s his


    grandfather''s doing."


    Trenton was a crafty old fox.


    The Ike Group might seem to be under Owen''s control, but in reality, Trenton still had the reins.


    "That''s probably why Owen loses to him. I have full control in Ascend Global, while Owen still has


    his grandfather watching over him."


    "His grandfather?"


    Lucinda had never considered this.


    Her impression of Trenton was that he was a kind old man, much like Stefan''s grandfather. Both


    were friendly towards her.


    "Last time, he even gave me a very expensive gift."


    Trenton may thought in his mind. “Oh dear, let''s not talk about gifts. I thought you would refuse, so I


    prepared an especially expensive one. But you epted it so quickly!”


    "Why would Owen''s grandfather do this?"


    "To hold him back, I suppose."


    "So, he doesn''t like Cecilia, and he''s trying to spur Owen on by using someone else."


    Stefan reached over to gently touch his wife''s face, praising her, "You''re as smart as I am, Lucinda.


    I''m proud of you."


    "Don''t tter yourself. They say that a child''s intelligencergelyes from the mother."


    Stefanughed, "Then our child will definitely be brilliant, seeing as his mother is so smart."


    "You''re making me blush."


    Lucindaughed at her husband''s words.


    "Stefan, do you think I''m selfish for not wanting to have a child so soon?"


    He seemed to be a man who loved children.


    "Of course not. Even if I didn''t know your true identity, I wouldn''t want you to have a child so soon.


    We should enjoy a couple of years to ourselves first. If we have a child too soon, all your attention


    will be diverted to the baby. Where would that leave me?"


    Lucindaughed, "But that''s your child. You''re jealous of your own child?"


    "The child would be my biggest rival. And the worst part is, I can''t do anything about it."


    Lucinda was speechless.


    Since Hayes was at the Ascend Estate, the couple decided to spend the night there. However, by


    the time they arrived, it was alreadyte, and Hayes had gone to bed.


    They tiptoed into the house, not wanting to wake anyone.


    The lights in the living room were still on.


    Upon entering, they saw a figure sprawled on the sofa.


    Lucinda didn''t recognize him at first, but Stefan immediately knew it was his younger brother, Liam


    Anderson.


    He walked over to him.


    "oh, you''re back."


    Liam heard their footsteps and opened his eyes. He hadn''t really been asleep. He sat up from the


    couch, clutching a pillow, looking somewhat embarrassed.


    "What are you doing? You have a home but don''t go back and even you sleep on the sofa?"


    Liam''s face turned red, and he said nothing.


    Lucinda tactfully excused herself, "You two should talk. I''ll go upstairs first."


    Once Lucinda had gone upstairs, Stefan furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened?"


    "I got kicked out."


    Upon saying this, Liam''s face flushed even more.


    Stefan was stunned.


    They had been slept for several times, yet he still got kicked out.


    Without asking, it was clear that Liam kept pestering Tiffany about why she wouldn''t marry him.


    "That''s your house, and you get kicked out?"


    Liam replied, "If I hadn''t left, she would have, and it would have been a real struggle to get her back.


    So, I left."


    All he did was ask before bed, asking her what was wrong with him. If she would just tell him, he


    would change.


    All this just to persuade her to marry him sooner, to avoid the potential scandal of having a child out


    of wedlock.


    "Bro, you say it''s my fault, too. Can you tell me what''s wrong with me? I just can''t figure it out. I''m


    desperate. If we have a baby, would Tiffany really put her surname first, raising the child in the


    Paisley family?"


    "If it''s Tiffany''s child, born of Tiffany, why not take Tiffany''s surname? If Lucinda wanted to put her


    surname first, I wouldn''t mind."


    Stefan didn''t insist on having the child take his surname, given that he himself took his mother''s


    surname.


    In the future, if he had a child and Lucinda wished to do the same, he would have no objection.