Faux Vows, True Desires

"Are you really gonna push me like this?"

Trenton calmly replied, "I'm doing this for your own good, Owen. It's time you put an end to this thing with Ruby."

"Even if you force me to marry, as long as my love for Ruby isn't gone, I'll continue loving her. I'd do a lot for her. Your actions are only hurting me and Cecilia."

"If you know that it's hurting you and Cecilia, then stop doing things that'll hurt both of you." Trenton was dead serious.

Owen fell silent.

After a while, he asked, "Why did you choose Cecilia?"

"She doesn't have any power or status. Even if you're cold to her, it won't affect our family's business."

Owen felt a pang of sympathy for Cecilia as he looked at Trenton, and a wave of guilt washed over him.

Trenton targeted Cecilia because of him.

"You're ruthless!"

Trenton calmly responded, "You're my own grandson, and I'm prepared to throw you out of the house. As for Cecilia, I do like her, but that's about it. What do I have to lose?" Owen looked helpless.

"Owen, I've said what I needed to say. Now it's up to you. Are you going to continue being the heir to the Martinez family and the president of the Ikella Group, or are you gonna start from scratch with nothing?"

"I don't care if you hate me. Once you leave the Martinez family, no matter what you want to do, I'll do everything in my power to suppress you to the point where you can't even maintain a basic life." Mockingly, Owen asked, "Is this how you want to see your grandson live?"

"Your relationship with Ruby is not good for you. Do you know what kind of person Stefan is? He would rather marry Lucinda than Ruby. Don't you think Ruby's conditions are better than Lucinda's? Ruby has character issues."

"If she had a bit of sincerity towards you, I wouldn't do this."

Owen was speechless.

Even his rival, Stefan, had tried to talk him

your mind, then leave. If you haven't, I'll leave

for a long

Pinehurst, go to a city where Trenton had no influence, and stand up again on his

he

you can't interfere in my

"As long as you and Cecilia get married, I won't interfere in your private affairs. But I want to make one thing clear. If you want to do something for Ruby, that's your business. But it can't affect the Ikella Group, or else don't blame me for being ruthless to

assure you it

ceremony and let everyone know about your

too far." He

too harsh, so he compromised, "Fine, the wedding can be postponed. But you have to bring back the marriage certificate

parting remark as he held his ID tightly, "I hope you won't regret the pressure you

slamming the

moment he left, Trenton's stern expression

is the

I'm sorry. But I believe that you and Owen can fall

idea her life

for a barbecue that night. They were having a

can only drink when you're with me. If you're with other men, you absolutely

was concerned when he saw Cecilia downing beers one after another. Even though it was just beer, it could

know my limits. I can drink as

she said, "Now that Lucinda is part of the Anderson family, I can't really invite her out for drinks and

marriage hadn't changed their friendship, but there were certain things Cecilia wouldn't involve

family and couldn't do things that could potentially harm her image like

Hudson seemed to freeze for a