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.

Anderson family. But if she married Owen, she would still have Trenton looming over her, with others in her generation eyeing Owen's power. Naturally, marrying Stefan

says a lot of things for

he's just a

her son was forced by Trenton to marry a woman with

live together and I can still be close to my son, I have almost no say

her heart and quickly asked, "Is

knew Trenton didn't like her

his mother were fond 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

family would truly fall into Owen's hands. Her

to meet

I wouldn't be so pissed. I really don't have anything against helping Ruby. You know I've always liked Ruby; I've treated her like my own daughter, and I've always

of the blue. My husband 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

on Trenton, forcing Owen to marry her. If Owen didn't agree, Trenton threatened to kick him out of the Ikella group, even threatening to publicly disown him and not

the pressure, Owen had no choice but to surrender. He and Cecilia got their marriage certificate, and last night, Cecilia followed Owen home for dinner. Trenton told our family

she was hoping to use

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

Cecilia was

Behind Cecilia stood Trenton.

would never confront Trenton directly.

Megan about this, knowing Megan would definitely tell Ruby. And they would be even less

that Owen had a

Ruby had a thing for Stefan, she didn't want to lose

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

Olina. Olina wouldn't piss off Trenton, and she could still enjoy seeing Cecilia having a hard time.