Faux Vows, True Desires

"If Stefan and his wife hadn't divorced because of her drama, she would never stop meddling. You're still so in love with her, just waiting to be used over and over again. You're like a pawn in her game; useful

when she needs you to take the fall, and dumped when she can't handle her own mess."

"Would you bet? If I stripped you of your CEO title, publicly cut ties with you, and didn't give you a dime of the Martinez family fortune, Ruby would drop you like a hot potato."

Owen shouted, "Grandpa!"

"Do you want to test her true colors? I'd be more than happy to help."

"I trust Ruby, I don't need to test her. It would only hurt her."

Owen declared firmly.

Deep down, he knew his grandpa was telling the truth.

Ruby had been using him all along...

His heart ached so bad!

Trenton chuckled sarcastically.

"Owen, do you still want to be the head of the Ikella Group? Do you still acknowledge me as your grandpa?"

Trenton's tone suddenly hardened.

Owen quickly replied, "Grandpa, what are you talking about? You are my grandpa, how could I deny that? You raised me, you're more important to me than my parents."

His utmost respect was for his grandpa, not only because he was the chairman of the Ikella Group and could strip him of his position, but also because he grew up under his care.

In their youth, his grandpa and Patrick were fierce rivals. When they both became grandpas, they seemed to have an unspoken agreement to personally raise their grandsons, hoping they would take over the family business and continue the competition.

As they wished, Owen and Stefan grew up to be enemies.

"If you don't want to be dethroned and still acknowledge me as your grandpa, then you have to follow my instructions. Go cut some roses and head to our family hotel alone. Wait in the coffee shop on the ground floor. I'll send the girl over to meet you."

I need a photo as proof that you actually met. Don't try to

Owen was speechless.

nor had his grandpa. But now, perhaps because Stefan was married and Owen nearly jeopardized the Ikella

could ignore anyone else's words, but

girl? Is she stunningly beautiful that I'll love

grandpa's approval, Owen believed she must

you'll see when you meet her. Anyway, she's definitely better

giving Owen a chance to

the call that was ended, his face

had to meet her, then

was actually curious about who this woman was, who made his grandpa insist on him going

An hour later.

dark sunglasses, with a cigarette in his mouth,

his family hotel, and he found his way to

secluded seat by

the garden. It had been squashed in his

come alone, without bodyguards, to avoid attracting too

He agreed with this.

a blind date, he didn't want to draw

attracting media attention and getting reported. If Ruby saw it, she would

look rather odd. People would glance at him and then lose interest immediately. When the woman he was supposed to meet saw him, she would definitely not

the date failed, it wouldn't

arrive, Owen called Trenton. When Trenton answered, he asked, "Grandpa, when is the girl you

patience for waiting for anyone but

dared to keep him waiting for so

he had business meetings,

need to do their makeup and change clothes before they go out, it takes longer. Be patient, she's on

his grandpa, touched his nose, and wanted to

on the video so I

I see the girl with a rose. I don't