Faux Vows, True Desires

Cecilia's phone started ringing.

She pulled it out of her pocket and said to Hudson, "It's gotta be Lucy calling me."

But her expression slightly changed when she saw the caller ID.

After noticing her change of face, her brother jokingly asked, "Not Lucy? Who's on the line?"

"I've met him a few times; I guess you could say he's a friend."

Cecilia didn't say outright that it was Owen, nor did she hide it from Hudson; she simply answered Owen's call.

"Cecilia."

"I'm here; what's up? Why are you calling me this late?"

"Do you remember what you promised me when you asked me to help Lucinda?"

Cecilia nodded, "Yeah, you need my help already? Just spill it; whatever you need me to do, if I can, I'll do it. Even if I'm up against the wall, I won't hesitate."

Owen was silent for a moment, then said, "You won't be up against the wall. Just bring your ID tomorrow and meet me at nine. We're getting our marriage certificate."

Cecilia's phone slipped from her hand and dropped to the floor.

She was stunned.

Owen thought something had happened when he heard a noise and anxiously called her, "Cecilia, Cecilia, what's wrong?"

After hearing a strange man's voice and seeing Cecilia's shocked face, her brother quickly picked up the phone, "Who are you? What did you say to my sister? You've got her all flustered." "Is Cecilia okay?"

Owen knew his request would startle Cecilia.

He was forced into a corner. If he could, he wouldn't want to scare Cecilia like this.

But thinking about how Cecilia was so startled that she dropped her phone made him feel uncomfortable.

really dislike him that

his help, she called him

to continue speaking,

further away, avoiding Hudson, then said to Owen on the other end, "Mr. Martinez, are you drunk? Or are you sick? Or possessed? I know a guy who's good at dealing with this stuff; I can introduce you to

Owen was speechless.

"Where are you?"

at a restaurant near my house with

you up; we'll talk when

Cecilia was silent.

Send me your location,

that, Owen hung up the

location. She wanted

Ruby his

Was Trenton forcing him?

Oh my God!

She guessed right.

forcing him

marry him or

still holding the past

she promised that if he needed her help in

couldn't

hour later, Cecilia saw

he

following Webster in, Cecilia didn't bother with anything else and quickly

motioned for her to sit

the seat across

What you predicted really happened; my grandfather is

Cecilia was silent.

he was

still forced Owen to marry her. Although he didn't like Ruby, he shouldn't sacrifice her like

in

had no confidence in beating Ruby, nor did she want to challenge her because she had no feelings for Owen. She