Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 398

"Cecilia, fancy some late night grub? It's on me."

Cecilia, not missing a step, continued to stride towards his car, responding, "After all the snacks I've had at the theater, I don't think I can stomach another bite." Owen fell silent for a moment. He'd slipped up by providing too many treats.

"Guess it's late. Let's head home."

Cecilia stood by his car, looking back at him.

"Alright."

Owen approached, unlocking the car, courteously opening the door for her. Once she was in, he shut the door, circled around the car and got in himself.

Glancing at her for a moment, he asked, "Did you enjoy the movie tonight?"

"It would've been better if you hadn't been all over me."

Owen looked genuinely apologetic. "I was really scared, didn't expect the movie to be that terrifying."

Cecilia scoffed inwardly: Yeah, right. You're such a bad boy!

"Next time, let's watch something different."

No more horror movies. Something romantic, something sweet.

Cecilia didn't respond.

Owen started the car, driving her home.

As they approached her home, a narrow lane, Cecilia asked him to stop.

"It's too narrow for you to turn around easily. Just drop me off here, I can walk the rest of the way."

Owen peered down the dimly lit alley, faintly lit by a few street lamps. His eyes flickered with worry, "It's late, don't you think it's dangerous for you to walk alone? What if you run into a drunkard or a pervert?" Cecilia had already exited the car.

"People who live here are all old friends. We've known each other for decades. There's no danger."

"You should head home, goodnight."

Cecilia waved him goodnight and disappeared into the alley under his watchful gaze.

got out of the car and followed

noticed but didn't comment. She even gave him a

his positive attributes

had many positive traits but

were dimly lit. Some of the

light were

Cecilia walked into the darkest part of the lane, she suddenly noticed a

shadow was coming at her and instinctively, she

It was a knife!

"A robbery."

a

lunged at her

to kick the robber, but he swung the knife at her leg. "Cecilia, watch

had been following behind,

him to miss Cecilia's leg, giving her the chance to

another shadow darted out, revealing a second

robbers, both

"Cecilia."

action, effortlessly repelling them. In the scuffle, he was nicked by one of the robber's blades. He bit back

to follow them but

after them, it's too dark. If they have

Cecilia

in no time. Without Owen, she would've been able to fend them off but it would've

path at night for years and nothing's

retrieving her phone and using the

knives, only to

She sighed.

such a situation,

seemed to be blood on

shone her flashlight on it, even touching the blade. It was

around and rushing back to

her flashlight, the beam landing

nothing, just a scratch from their knife.

first aid supplies. Once we've

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