Faux Vows, True Desires

Now that she's back home, except for Olina still being the same, only a few friends and relatives drop by from time to time. The hustle and bustle of the past was no more. Megan welcomed Olina into the house, having the servants serve coffee and desserts.

"We're tight, so if you're having a hard time, feel free to spill. I'll help you out as much as I can, and if I can't, I'll try to find someone who can."

In Pinehurst, Olina ranked higher than Megan, both in the past and now.

Megan might not be able to genuinely help Olina; she just wanted to show her support and earn Olina's trust.

As for Stefan, that's a lost cause.

Megan's only hope was to make sure her daughter Ruby ends up with Owen.

Ruby's jail time was almost up.

Once she's out, Megan needed to have a heart-to-heart with her and convince her to let go of her obsession with Stefan.

Stefan wasn't heartless; it's just that his heart belonged to someone else now.

"Trenton pissed me off."

Olina complained to Megan.

"How did he piss you off?"

Megan asked with concern. She knew that the real power in the Martinez family still lied with Trenton. Owen was just a figurehead.

This was different for Stefan. Even though he took his mother's surname, he was the real power in the Anderson family. The older generation had stepped back, and his siblings all looked up to Stefan. Maybe that was one of the reasons why Ruby was so hung up on Stefan.

head of the Anderson family. But if she married Owen, she would still have Trenton looming over her,

and says a lot of things for your own good. Don't hold grudges against him; the wisdom

just

forced by Trenton to marry a woman with no family background, she would get

by him and his wife. Even though we live together and I can still be close to my son, I have almost no say in his upbringing and education as his mother." "Now, with Owen's marriage, they didn't even ask for my opinion before making a decision. You tell me,

asked,

didn't

of her daughter. That's why she was confident. After all, Owen was the CEO; he had real power. As long as he insisted and as long as Ruby was willing to marry Owen she could

hands. Her daughter could become the wife of an heir

past, Trenton had considered arranging for Owen to meet other rich girls, but Owen

anything against helping Ruby. You know I've

and I had no clue. By the time we found out, it was too late. Owen had already married this nobody named Cecilia. Cecilia's family is just average; she's nowhere near good

Owen to marry her. If Owen didn't agree, Trenton threatened to kick him out of

last night, Cecilia followed Owen home for dinner.

Olina was just venting, in reality, she was hoping to use Megan and Ruby to

her to make Cecilia's life miserable; she had plenty of ways

was

Behind Cecilia stood Trenton.

how pissed Olina was, she would never confront Trenton directly. But seeing Cecilia become

knowing Megan would definitely tell Ruby. And they

that Owen had a thing

Stefan, she didn't want to

to Lucinda and Owen married to Cecilia, it seemed like Ruby had lost everything. How

was on them. It had nothing to do with Olina. Olina wouldn't piss off Trenton, and she could still enjoy seeing Cecilia having a hard