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.

the car

She even gave him a

he'd left Ruby, his positive attributes seemed to

he'd always had many positive traits but they had all

one, even with streetlights, were dimly lit. Some of the lights were even broken, no one

areas without light

Cecilia walked into the darkest part of the lane, she

instinctively, she

It was a knife!

"A robbery."

a low

figure lunged

to kick the robber,

had been following

robber, causing him to miss Cecilia's leg,

another shadow darted out, revealing a second

robbers, both with

"Cecilia."

rushed forward, standing in front of Cecilia. As the robbers lunged at them with their knives, he sprung into action, effortlessly repelling them. In the scuffle, he was nicked by

them but was stopped by

If they have

the darkness, Cecilia hadn't noticed Owen's

off in no time.

mouth is cursed. I've been walking this path at night for years and nothing's ever happened. But the moment you

her phone and using the flashlight to locate

closer, picking up the two knives, only

She sighed.

a situation, who

to be blood on

shone her flashlight on it, even touching the

the knife away, quickly spinning around and rushing back to Owen. "Are you

flashlight, the beam landing on his right arm where a

nothing, just a scratch from their knife. It's a

place first. I have some first aid supplies. Once we've stopped

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