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.

out of the

comment. She even gave him a

he'd left Ruby, his positive attributes seemed to

many positive traits but

this one, even with streetlights, were dimly lit. Some of the lights were even

light were

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

coming at her and instinctively,

It was a knife!

"A robbery."

heard a

the figure lunged

kick the

had been

miss Cecilia's leg, giving

out, revealing

both with

"Cecilia."

the robbers lunged at them with their knives, he sprung into action, effortlessly repelling them. In the scuffle, he was nicked by one of the robber's blades.

to follow them but was stopped

dark. If they have other accomplices, you

darkness, Cecilia

off in no time. Without Owen,

at night for years and nothing's ever

her phone and using the flashlight

knives, only to realize that one was

She sighed.

a situation, who could've told the

to be blood on the real

flashlight on it, even

tossed the knife away, quickly spinning around and rushing back

flashlight, the beam landing on his right arm where

a scratch from their knife. It's

supplies. Once we've stopped the bleeding, we can head to the hospital."

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