Faux Vows, True Desires

Cecilia closed the video, popped her phone into her pocket, got up, and walked away from the counter, heading towards the old lady. "Lady."

Cecilia didn't call her 'mom'. Without Trenton around, no one could control her mother-in-law, and no one would back her up. She wouldn't bother calling her 'mom'.

Frankly, she didn't want a mother-in-law like Olina.

She married Owen only to repay a favor.

That wasn't what she had in mind.

With her chin lifted, Olina pretended not to see Cecilia, walked straight past her, and even purposely bumped into her.

Cecilia, who often worked out, stood firm and wasn't knocked over by the intentional bump.

Instead, it was Olina who lost her balance after bumping into Cecilia, almost tripping over a nearby table. Cecilia kindly reached out to steady her, preventing her from crashing into the table.

"Don't touch me!"

Olina didn't manage to knock Cecilia over. Instead, she made a fool of herself. Her face turned ugly, and she harshly shrugged off Cecilia's hand before even finding her balance.

Her reaction made it seem like Cecilia's hand was poisonous and that she would drop dead upon contact.

Upon hearing this, Cecilia obediently let go.

Without Cecilia's support, Olina staggered and crashed into the table. Her upper body almost sprawled over it.

"Olina."

Megan, who had been on her phone, rushed over to help Olina up.

"My stomach hurts!"

where

for trouble? If Olina

tripped herself. I tried to help her, but she didn't want me to touch her, so I let go to avoid hurting her. She just couldn't stop in

didn't expect Cecilia to

should know Olina's status since she married

This was her mother-in-law!

basic. She didn't dig deep and assumed Cecilia

their eyes, the Yates family was poor, and children from such families should be nervous,

attitude towards Olina lacked the

filming the whole thing on her

to Owen later, letting him see what kind of daughter-in-law his grandfather found

Such disrespect towards elders!

trouble for the Martinez family. It would be chaos. Nobody could compare to Ruby, who was smart and polite. "What are you saying? Isn't

for Owen, these people couldn't boss her

Owen, they couldn't boss

would fall

she shouldn't fall

Cecilia wanted to retort: Do you think you're money and that everyone

thought he could charm Cecilia. Did he think she had never seen

Stefan, Cecilia's standards had leveled up.

chase Ruby for the

Megan was furious.

what kind of attitude is this? This is Megan, my friend. She's also your elder. Is this how you treat elders? How did your mother teach you?" Olina accused Cecilia of having

said, 'Cecilia, even if you never marry and live at home forever, mom will always love you. But you're not allowed to meddle in other people's marriages, destroying them. If you dare, mom will break your

made Megan's

for supporting her daughter

Ruby knew Stefan first. They've known each other since they

also said not to steal other people's husbands or boyfriends under the pretense of pursuing true love. That's despicable. If you must pursue a man, pursue a single one. You won't hurt anyone, and everyone will bless you. Walking down the street will feel especially blissful. People who destroy others' marriages are like dirty rats in the sewer, shunned by the light. That's why when the original wife beats up the mistress in public, no one sympathizes with her. Are all the men in the world

"Shut up!"