Faux Vows, True Desires

the Yates family.

"Trenton, I demand you to leave my house right now. I must've been out of my mind to fall for your tricks. You claimed you didn't intentionally deceive me, then why did you choose me? Playing chess with me, and becoming friends with me? Your real target was my granddaughter, wasn't it?"

"The Martinez family is way out of our league, the Yates family just can't measure up. So forget about my granddaughter."

Fuming, Devon kicked Trenton out.

Cecilia's participant in a blind date turned out to be Owen.

Devon wasn't stupid. Even if Trenton denied it, he wouldn't believe that Trenton didn't have ulterior motives.

"Devon, Owen is a real good kid."

Kicked out, Trenton still insisted on defending his grandson.

He should've known better, should've waited a while before setting up the blind date.

But you can't keep things under wraps forever.

His goal was to have his grandson marry Cecilia, thus completely cut ties with Ruby.

"Devon, I don't look down on the Yates family. Owen is capable. He doesn't need to consolidate his position through marriage. I don't care who he marries. Your granddaughter is a good girl. I'm quite fond of her. As long as the kids like each other, I guarantee no one will dare to mistreat Cecilia once she marries into our family."

"Bullshit! It's common knowledge in this city that your grandson is head over heels for Ruby. If my granddaughter marries him, she might as well be a widow. Even if the Martinez family gave us a ton of gold, my granddaughter wouldn't marry him! Get lost!"

Devon was livid.

He actually considered Trenton a friend. They were evenly matched in chess and got along well.

He hadn't expected Trenton to become friends with him just for his granddaughter.

Even if they were all concerned about Cecilia's future, he wouldn't let the Martinez family harm his granddaughter.

After kicking Trenton out, Devon slammed the door shut, locked it, and went back into the house. Meanwhile, Trenton was left knocking and shouting outside the door, but Devon ignored him.

Cecilia saw when she came

at her doorstep, frantically knocking and ringing the

for a moment, then approached him,

be together. I'm not trying to hurt you. Could you explain to your grandfather for

her hand

no way I'm getting together with your grandson. Thanks for your good intentions, but my grandfather is upset because you deceived us. Even

she hadn't encountered a wealthy family like the Martinez family before, she'd seen plenty of

wealthy family who managed to raise a successor like Owen, Trenton was

dealing with cunning people because she didn't have the mental acuity to spar with

at a loss for

admit that he was taking advantage of

to keep up the act, pretending that he genuinely didn't

grabbed Cecilia,

yard

Trenton was speechless.

Con artist!

that before in his

red, not sure

He didn't knock again.

would be useless

better go back and

was the consequence

common family like the Yates family wouldn't give their

His willingness to put aside his prejudices and appreciate Cecilia was his respect for Cecilia and the Yates family, but the Yates family didn't

on Ruby. If Cecilia was capable,

it, then she was incapable, and no one else

as self-centered as Trenton

for a while, Trenton

quietly returned home not long

weekend

Monday heralded the start of a

attended