Faux Vows, True Desires novel Chapter 21

Now, Lucinda had a lot of money and also won over a lot of readers, who've showered her with gifts. So her income next month would surprise her.

Lucinda said to Stefan, all generous-like, “Stefan, I've decided to give you a bit of a bonus. When I get all this cash from the readers next month, I'll give you a bonus, get you some new threads, a bed, some good grub. Then, I'll rent a bigger place, one room each, so even if we're not playing house anymore, we can still be roomies.”

Stefan's eyes were all mysterious, which Lucinda had gotten used to. He said, “Cool, I'll look forward to the bonus, and the new clothes.”

They're not playing house anymore?

She thought she could just marry him and then leave him?

Dream on!

But Stefan wouldn't say that, of course.

That night, Lucinda was all smiles, even in her dreams.

No, she thought she was dreaming, that's why so many readers were tipping her.

When she woke up, the first thing she did was to log onto the website, open her own article, and found out that the number on the gift leaderboard had increased from the night before. But it wasn't skyrocketing like before, so it didn't give her such a shock.

She nibbled her finger gently.

She could feel the pain.

"Turns out I'm not dreaming, I really did struck gold!”

In no time, her article dominated all the gift leaderboards on the website.

By then, Stefan had prepared breakfast.

When he saw Lucinda came out, he took off his apron and greeted her, “Honey, breakfast is ready, all your favourite foods.”

“Stefan, stop calling me like that. My parents aren't here now, we don't need to put on a show.”

Lucinda went over to check out the breakfast Stefan had made. There was a variety of food, all stuff she liked.

Just by going home to meet his parents once, Stefan had already figured out her preferences.

He really was a considerate and caring guy.

She took a bite of the sandwich.

“Are the veggies fresh?”

Lucinda ran a coffee shop, so she knew about food. She could taste the freshness of the ingredients.

“Yes, they're fresh. I bought them from the market this morning.”

“Stefan, did you get up early?”

Thinking about how she had made him sleep on the living room floor last night, Lucinda said apologetically, “Stefan, I'll buy you a bed today.”

She could borrow some money from her brother for now and then pay him back next month. After all, she was rich!

She could even pay off all her debts with the tip money.

“I just woke up naturally. If you're short on cash, don't rush to buy a bed. It's hot now anyway, sleeping on the floor is pretty cool.”

Lucinda nodded, “It is pretty cool.”

But she still needed to buy a bed.

After breakfast, Lucinda wasn't in a hurry to open the shop. Her coffee shop usually didn't open until 9 am.

Stefan had an important meeting in the morning. It was a meeting that he had postponed yesterday in order to get the certificate with Lucinda, but he couldn't postpone it again today.

Even though he was reluctant to leave her, he still left for work under Lucinda's watchful eyes.

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