Faux Vows, True Desires

"Lucy, you made it!"

Cecilia was torn about accepting Avery's bouquet when she saw her friend walk in. She immediately bypassed Avery with a smile and headed towards Lucinda. Avery let out a sigh of relief.

Despite the functioning air conditioning in the café, he covertly wiped away some cold sweat from his forehead.

Thank goodness Cecilia didn't accept his flowers.

He should be able to live.

"Hmm, I just got off work and rushed over."

In a low voice, Lucinda asked her friend about the situation she had just witnessed, "What's going on with you and Mr. Cooper? You didn't catch the commotion outside, did you?"

"I have no idea, it's all so weird."

Cecilia claimed innocence.

After Owen bought a bunch of flowers and arranged them into a heart-shaped sea of flowers at the cafe's entrance, Avery popped up out of nowhere and also brought a bouquet. He said that he liked her and wanted to give her flowers.

Cecilia appreciated good-looking guys, purely as eye candy, but she was not interested in Avery.

Just because she was a bit careless, it didn't mean she was not perceptive. She could tell that Avery didn't have romantic feelings for her from their interactions.

Avery's gaze was calm when he looked at her, unlike Owen's, which always carried a hint of turbulence.

"Every time Mr. Cooper shows up, Owen also comes. Cecilia, do you think Mr. Cooper might have a tracking device on him planted by Owen? Or is he sent by someone?"

It was just too coincidental.

Lucinda couldn't help but let her mind wander.

There weren't that many coincidences in life, most of the time was all arranged by someone.

Just like her and Stefan.

When she was unaware, she thought everything was a coincidence, a result of her and Stefan's fate.

But once she found out the truth, she realized that she had long been his prey. He wasn't in a hurry to catch her, but he never stopped watching her. Any guy who tried to pursue her or get close to her, Stefan would secretly interfere and push them away from her.

was all

showed up, Owen would follow, leading Lucinda to

curiously asked, "Who would

think of anyone either, she then whispered, "Owen's here.

not afraid

now she was divorced, she

so it was true, both had gone through the divorce procedure. Without the constraint of that piece of paper, Owen really had no right to interfere with who Cecilia was friends with anymore. Lucinda grabbed a small, exquisite bag

contained the makeup remover that

rented house, she

soon as Owen appeared, the onlookers dutifully made way, no longer crowding around the sea of

that looked like it was made out of money, everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, it was made out of money, it looked so beautiful! "I really want a bouquet like

"Me too."

present at that place, regardless of age or

expression looked very

ranked among the top in Pinehurst, the only ones who

that Avery was also present there, holding a bouquet of flowers clearly intended

He was so annoying!

some coffee, eat some snacks, and chat with

actually dared to give her

their divorce get leaked? Did Avery seize the

Owen immediately felt tense.

didn't let go, Cecilia would still be his

But he was wrong!

the world who weren't afraid of his

of money-made flowers, strode

become

she even laughed and said, "The wind blew

first gave her a deep look,

Cecilia didn't say anything.

was he up

in the shop,

walk to Avery, extending the bouquet of money-made flowers in his hand to touch the bouquet in Avery's

Both were bouquets.

that Owen's bouquet was

Owen, and then at the bouquet of