"Alright folks, show's over. Let's clear out," Lucy called out with a dismissive wave, dragging her broom back into the diner.
Watching Lucy's badass move, the waitress felt a surge of admiration worthy of applause.
It had been a while since anyone saw Lucy in such a fierce mode - not since that time George showed up with the audacity to suggest he could keep her, only to be chased off by her broomstick. Olina was new to witnessing Lucy's formidable side and stood there gobsmacked.
It wasn't until Lucy dragged her broom back inside that Olina snapped out of it, her face paling as she carefully watched Lucy, wondering if she could bolt out the door at lightning speed should Lucy turn that broom in her direction.
Why on earth did she listen to Megan's suggestion to come here and seek trouble?
She knew full well that neither Lucy nor Cecilia cared about her status as the bigwig of the Martinez family, yet she still came.
Olina was turning green with regret, cursing herself for not dismissing Megan's manipulative words.
Wouldn't it have been nicer to join other friends for a round of bingo or a bridge game?
"Lucy. I swear, I never badmouthed you or Cecilia," Olina stuttered, the fear of being broomed out the door making her speech falter.
Lucy stopped sweeping and planted herself squarely in front of Olina.
After a moment of silence, Lucy said, "I have no idea how you've managed to survive this long."
She wondered what on earth Mr. Martinez Senior was thinking when he married such a nitwit.
he couldn't trust her to take
a loss
buddy, but does that trump your relationship with Owen? Instead of making his life easier, you're just adding to his stress by listening to others," Lucy
harshness of Lucy's words
the Martinez empire. If they ever faced the wrath of the Andersons and the Blues, they would likely lose everything. Just then, Owen's
blissfully unaware of the drama unfolding inside the
excited about Cecilia agreeing to accompany him to a gala event, feeling like he
had taken his time to dress up for the evening, ditching his usual black suit for a pristine
complimented him on his
makeup, Cecilia was waiting
Owen arrived to pick up Cecilia, intending to let her
large red, velvet-covered box - a treasured jewelry set that belonged to his late grandmother. His grandfather had
his grandfather reluctantly parted with it, emphasizing it
aunts hadn't even gotten a piece of his grandmother's legacy, yet his grandfather was willing to let Cecilia have it. It was clear his granddad was quite taken with
Owen was determined to step up his
to Cecilia as
Owen announced as he entered. His composure was usually unshakable, but it vanished
open, not immediately noticing his mother was present - he was too focused on Cecilia. Otherwise, he would have seen his mother's car
amazing in that dress," Owen complimented Cecilia. Then he presented the red velvet box like a prized relic, "Cecilia, I got this
help you put it on, and
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