Faux Vows, True Desires

"My shop is swarming with many customers right now, so I can't step out. If Mr. Cooper doesn't mind, how about treating me to takeout right here?"

Avery pondered for a moment before saying, "Sure thing, I'll get on it right away."

He whipped out his phone, ready to order two servings of takeout.

The glass door swung open. Avery, with his sharp hearing, detected the familiar, steady footsteps. Looking up, he saw Owen striding in with his bodyguards. Holy moly!

"It's him again! My luck's really in the pits!"

Avery's instinct was to dive under the table, out of Owen's sight.

But Owen had already seen him.

Because Cecilia was sitting right across from him.

What's worse, Cecilia was staring right at him.

This got Owen fuming.

Cecilia had her back to the entrance. Unaware that Owen was the newcomer, she continued to admire the guy before her, leaving store staffs to greet the customers. Avery gave her a wink, then another.

Cecilia couldn't help but ask, "Avery, are your eyes bothering you? You keep blinking. If they're uncomfortable, you should see a doctor or get some eye drops." Avery seemed tense.

"Why are you suddenly so nervous? Weren't you just about to order takeout? Never ordered takeout before, or don't know which place serves good food? Let me help you order. How much can you eat? Want me to order double?"

Cecilia whipped out her phone, ready to order takeout.

Suddenly, a hand swiped her phone away.

She immediately turned around to see Owen standing beside her, glaring at her ominously.

And it looked like his hand was about to crush her phone.

"You again?"

Cecilia stood up and snatched her phone back from Owen.

"Cecilia!"

Owen growled through gritted teeth, "You're hanging out with this buffalo again!"

trying to sneak

he, a refined and handsome man, be compared to

out with is none of

Owen looked embarrassed.

"I'm not a jerk!"

"You're a promise breaker, and that's

did I break any promises? Do

Cecilia was left speechless.

"Avery, let's go eat."

Avery, who

immediately put on a helpless

time he sought out Cecilia, Owen would show up, making the situation

present, she wouldn't have been able to

This was risky.

jealous, and here she was, holding Avery's hand. It was pouring

Owen grabbed Cecilia's wrist, pulled her back, and swung a kick

Cecilia's

now on, stay here to

his bodyguards to kick Avery out while leading Cecilia

was still unsure of

had investigated all the information in Pinehurst, but couldn't find the man's identity. He suspected the man

"with me

store staff, too frightened to intervene, could only call Lucinda. After Lucinda answered the phone, she told Lucinda, "Lucinda, Cecilia and Mr. Martinez are

helpless, "They're arguing

Cooper came. In a short time, Mr. Martinez followed. Seeing them together, he got

put a tracker on Avery? He always seems to show up at just the right moment. But

with the staff, Lucinda

was still sitting in the company cafeteria, chatting with some

her colleagues left the

"Mr. President."

head to

is enormous, with many canteens and restaurants. Lucinda, as a regular employee, didn't dine with the management. She didn't expect her husband to be dining

everyone in

made the staff nervous, worrying that their

started choosing to dine at the company's cafeteria

a while, the food in the company's restaurants improved significantly, with a

employees were all very