Faux Vows, True Desires

"I need to get someone to fix that broken streetlight tomorrow."

As Devon watched his granddaughter tending to Owen's wound, he asked, "Is Owen's injury severe?"

Owen quickly responded, "Grandfather, I'm fine, it's just a minor cut."

"It's not deep, but we can't take it lightly. I'll take him to the hospital to get it properly disinfected and dressed."

Cecilia picked up Owen's car keys and helped him to his feet, telling her grandfather, "Grandpa, I'm going to take him to the hospital."

"Have your brother accompany you."

Devon, recalling the recent mugging and the broken streetlight, thought it would be safer if his grandson accompanied them.

Cecilia and Owen wanted to refuse, but they could already hear movement upstairs.

The rest of the Yates family had been awakened.

They found out that Cecilia had been mugged on her way home and Owen, concerned for her safety, had followed her and intervened, getting cut by the mugger's knife in the process. Once they understood the situation, their looks towards Owen softened.

In the end, Hudson accompanied them to the hospital.

By the time they arrived at the hospital, Owen's wound had stopped bleeding.

However, the doctor still cleaned and dressed the wound again.

As they left the hospital, they were stopped by a stranger.

"Are you Mr. Owen?" the stranger politely inquired.

Owen quickly sized him up, determined he didn't know him, and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

am the

file over to Owen, "You specifically asked me to deliver these

his boss' assignment, he had tracked Owen

indifferently, "How did you know I was

recent movements have been easy to track, and since I'm in this line of work and you

Owen remained silent.

Cecilia, his movements had become transparent. In

only natural that they

I've delivered the item, I'll be leaving. Please contact

man had intentionally delivered the results in

didn't ask about

reputation in Pinehurst made them aware that he might conduct some shady

them that he was investigating his romantic

Owen's arm injured, Hudson decided to drive his sister home before

came to an

successfully wooed Cecilia. In the dream, they had a grand wedding where Cecilia wore a gown he had custom-made

dream for a while before

Owen murmured

His phone rang.

only contacted him when she needed his help, otherwise, she was too frugal to spend

intentional. He wanted Cecilia to

had used his archenemy's advice, he had to use it to strengthen

Or is your wound

wound hurts, but I don't think I have a

I'm not

assumed he had

at home today, don't

wound, I'll be fine. But

said, "Don't rush over like you did last night.