Faux Vows, True Desires

Cecilia would call him, either Mr. Malicious or Shameless Owen. At her politest, she'd refer to him as Mr. Martinez or she'd use his full name, but she never just called him by his first name. Yet, she would call that guy by his first name!

Was she falling for Avery? Was she even willing to join forces with her own mother to force him into agreeing to a divorce?

Once single, she could be with Avery.

Once a person's mind started to wander, they could read too much into anything. They could see signs in the most mundane happenings.

He was the one who fell in love first.

The first one to fall in love already lost the game.

While he was courting Cecilia, she never avoided him. She gave him the opportunity to pursue her. But Cecilia hadn't accepted his advances yet, nor had she agreed to be his girlfriend or to marry him. So, Owen's heart was always in a state of unease.

Seeing his expression change, Cecilia blinked, saying, "His name is Avery. What else should I call him?"

With a darkened face, Owen growled, "You could call him Mr. Cooper, or even Buffalo, but you cannot call him Avery!"

"Mr. Martinez, my name isn't Buffalo!"

Avery didn't understand why Owen would give him a nickname like "Buffalo".

"I'll call him whatever I want. It's none of your business. Avery, pay no mind to him."

Cecilia was too lazy to deal with him, and quickly grabbed Avery's hand to leave.

She was calling Avery by his first name, and Owen was already feeling jealous. Yet, she was taking Avery away right in front of him.

Owen felt even more jealous, wishing he could chop off Avery's hand.

was thinking it and was acting on it. He quickly stepped forward, forcefully separated Cecilia's hand away from Avery's, grabbed her

affect the business in your cafe, you'll

obediently following him outside to

they were outside the place, Cecilia immediately shook off his

have

You can call Avery by his first name.

is easier to say;

Owen's face darkened.

lowered his head, and randomly started kissing

onto it tightly, determined to cover her hand with kisses before saying, "You are not allowed to have physical contact with

mother doesn't like me, and she's willing to pay me to leave. She'd prefer Ruby as her daughter- in-law.

like to use money to get rid

really not good for each

expression was slightly gloomy, but it was only for a moment. If one weren't looking closely, they wouldn't have noticed her mood

families was truly difficult to maintain, and many people couldn't make

Owen were equals, but in other people's eyes, they were

do you know we're not good for each other if you don't try? Cecilia, give me some time, I'll convince my mom. In our family, it's

seriously, "Don't say we're not good for each other anymore, okay? I was just being jealous today, seeing you so close

about you, I'm jealous, I truly love you! I'm courting you with the intention of marriage, and I'm willing to devote my affection to you for the rest of my life." Realizing that quite a few people were watching, Cecilia removed his hands, and said lightly, "You should go back to work, and I have to go back too. We can talk about this later." With that, she turned

for a moment before following her

down. He came in to forcibly take Avery

away, Owen finally left, surrounded by his

didn't go back to the company. He went

two companies were arch-enemies, constantly battling

never set foot in the Ikella group,

at Ascend Global, asking to see Stefan, everyone was