Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 423

"Cecilia."

Owen tugged at Cecilia's arm, urging her to sit down, but she shrugged off his grip with a huff. "I can sit down by myself. Don't pull me."

Once seated, she glared at him, clearly annoyed.

Owen just grinned and said, "Just calling my name will do for now. There's no need to demand too much. We've got a whole lifetime ahead to get entangled in, and I bet you'll end up calling me 'hubby' sooner or later."

Cecilia said simply, "..

rascal."

She knew this side of him all too well-the Shameless Owen.

"You've already nicknamed me 'Shameless Owen.' If I didn't live up to that, I'd be letting down the moniker you so kindly bestowed upon me."

"Whether you help Avery or not is your call. After all, it's not me who's anxious. And why have you come here anyway?"

Owen knew he couldn't intimidate Cecilia; she was the one who could rattle him, because he wore his heart on his sleeve first, and therefore, he had already lost.

"Don't jump the gun. We should see where Cedric stands. If he isn't ready to face things together with Avery, then my help would only add to his heartache, making it pointless."

A relationship takes two to tango; it shouldn't be one person fighting tooth and nail while the other gives up without a fight. Help from outsiders can't do much.

Cecilia had to admit Owen had a point and praised him. "You're getting sharper."

No wonder Trenton Martinez had pushed him to marry her, diverting his attention from his obsession with Ruby. Slowly but surely, Owen was coming to his senses. Owen gave a bitter smile. "My dear Cecilia, can we please not bring her up?"

is why you think I'm referring to her. Owen, you've got a

flame is to move on to someone new. Cecilia, would you be my girlfriend? The kind with marriage in mind.

get over a love

I accept the flowers you sent? And I did go to the movies with you, right? If that's not dating,

up to leave. In

as good as agreeing to a relationship

"Cecilia."

widening. "Then, let's have lunch together, at my family's hotel. And tonight, we'll go on another

the way, I came

the subject, taking her silence for a "yes" to having lunch at

glancing at Avery who was still hitting the bottle. She called over the waitress to persuade Avery

Madeleine,

doesn't even want to come back to Skywatch, let alone forgive Nathan. But if I

promise that after our marriage, you'll be the only one for me. No mistresses or affairs

gave him a sideways

to make a pitch for

to

asked, "Did

Stefan, so she came to me, asking to team up against Stefan and his wife. Hah, as if I'd fall for that. I'm not going to be her

battles in Pinehurst; letting Madeleine get involved is just an open door for the Porters to try and take over. Who would want to give up their

his uninjured arm. "Who are you calling your 'wife'? We're

to mean yourself, then you're admitting you're my

Cecilia didn't answer him.

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