Faux Vows, True Desires

Cecilia scanned the room, considering what object to chuck at him.

Before she could find anything to launch, Owen was already out of sight.

"Lucky bugger. If he was a bit slower, I'd have definitely nailed him!" Cecilia picked up the Maneki-neko, a beckoning cat figurine, from the cash register, looking like she was about to clobber someone.

Lucinda quickly snatched it away from her, "This is our shop's mascot. You can't use it to bash people. If you really want to hit him, I can bring some fist-sized rocks from home tonight, specifically for whacking Owen."

Cecilia was still seething with anger.

"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as him. He and Ruby really are a match made in heaven, both so bloody shameless.

We had an agreement that I'd help him keep his position and pretend to marry him. After the wedding, we wouldn't interfere with each other and keep a low profile. He even feared that I might fall in love with him and kept emphasizing not to."

Lucinda chuckled and said, "I've been fooled by him once, and you fell for it too. If all men were reliable, pigs might fly."

Cecilia glanced at her friend, "Lucy, why do I feel like you're gloating?"

Lucinda tried to suppress her laughter, "No, I'm absolutely not gloating."

"Sure, you are. Look at the pastries; you haven't even finished them yet. You and the cashier munch on treats while watching me get bullied by Owen, not even trying to help me snatch back the agreement." The cashier quickly slipped away.

Cecilia finished off all the pastries on the plate.

Her friend nudged her suddenly.

"Lucy, I'm not in the mood. Don't touch me."

"No, it's just that Owen hasn't left. Ruby's timing is impeccable, and she's intercepted your Owen."

pointed outside the

looked; it was

to find Lucinda. She didn't expect to run into

Owen, Ruby became

heartbroken expression every time she got hurt. Now he was expressionless, his gaze icy cold. She had only seen this look from Stefan. Owen could actually

cut by a knife. She regretted it a lot. She had thrown away all

much drama she created, Owen would always support her. As long as she was willing to marry, Owen would

out, Owen could also leave

"Owen."

move, so she took a few steps closer with tears in her eyes.

and immediately stepped in front of him, preventing Ruby from getting

to my explanation? Don't

Ruby cried miserably.

lied to everyone; she had undergone surgery. Just because of this one thing she did wrong to Owen, Owen wanted to completely abandon her, not even

or so years, was his love for her all a

loved her that much, why couldn't he

to explain. It's not just this one thing that disappointed me, but many things. You know my feelings for you, but what about

I hope you don't call me in the

his head and pulled the spectating Cecilia to his side. He put an arm around Cecilia's waist and said to Ruby, "In the past, I didn't see

eldest son of the Martinez family. Who is she? She's not even fit to carry your shoes. Cecilia immediately

but still took her shoes and said to her, "Why are you taking off your

squatted down to help her put

help her put on

still angry, it didn't stop

He's also worried about me catching a cold without shoes, disregarding his dignified status as the eldest son of the Martinez family, squatting in front of me, personally helping me put on

the cashier both wanted to