Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 256

Seeing Cecilia coughing badly, Owen's first instinct was to go up and lightly pat her on the back.

But just as he was about to move, he saw Cecilia's mother gently patting her daughter's back while saying, "Take it easy; no one's competing with you for the drink, and no one's cracking jokes; how can you still choke?"

Owen quietly backed off the step he was about to take.

"Mom, I'm fine." Cecilia finally recovered after coughing for a good while.

Taking advantage of her mom's distraction, she shot Owen a deadly glare.

She nearly choked on her milk because of him!

Owen silently accepted her stare.

He felt a little wronged. They were married now; what was wrong with him being friendly towards her mother?

He thought he was doing nothing wrong.

If Cecilia knew his thoughts, she would throw a fit.

Who was it that made her give up years of her youth to repay a favor?

Who said they were only having a sham marriage?

Who told her not to fall in love with him?

Since it was a sham marriage and they weren't a real couple, they should be polite but not overly affectionate!


"Hi, Becca."

stopped coughing, Owen greeted her

a blind date between Cecilia and Owen, the Yates family wasn't too fond of the Martinezes. Although Cecilia's mother wouldn't kick Owen out, she wasn't particularly welcoming him, her face

important, please leave. Our house isn't big; we wouldn't want you to

my gratitude," Owen replied politely, completely devoid of the

quickly finished her

on his behalf, but seeing that she

and kindly reminded her mother, "Mom, he's a guest; we should be nice to

dishes," was

the big and small packages of gifts he brought. She pointed and asked, "Mr. Martinez, what's

did him a big favor. He brought these gifts to say thank you. He says the favor was a big

politely inviting Owen to sit

and shooed him off


bit skeptical and followed her into the

her daughter in the kitchen; how

pull out a pack to offer him, only to find he didn't bring any. He was an occasional smoker himself, only lighting up when he was

put the gifts on the table, then whispered to one of them to

member of the Yates family; he just forgot about cigarettes. Probably because he didn't smoke regularly, he overlooked the importance of cigarettes in certain situations. Devon's indifference made Owen feel

family to make his presence felt, but all he managed to

fear of being kicked out by Devon, leaving him to deal

were the old Owen, he wouldn't stick around for a

current Owen, every time he felt awkward and

as his strong supporter, whose aura was no less impressive

this nice when she was talking to him, always being

a while, Cecilia and her

poured him a glass of water and kept winking at him as she handed it over, saying, "I just found Mr. Martinez's black card and

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