Faux Vows, True Desires

Chapter 446

"Cecilia, ease up, would ya?" Owen winced, his ears trapped in Cecilia's firm grip. Despite his protests, his hands made no move to free himself. He could have easily saved his ears from her wrath, but he knew Cecilia was steamed and needed to blow off some steam, so he took it on the chin.

She wouldn't actually tear his ears off, no matter how hard she tugged.

Relenting, Cecilia let go.

"If you pinch my cheek again, if you trick me one more time, I'll grab those ears of yours," she warned.

Rubbing his tender ears, Owen offered her a rueful grin. "Cecilia, when I pinch your cheek, I'm gentle as a lamb. Did I ever hurt you? I got addicted after touching it. I can't help but give it a light pinch." "As for tricking you, it's just second nature to me," he said, refusing to admit any foul play.

It was true, though. In the cutthroat world of business, his mind was constantly scheming to turn competitors into conquests.

"Second nature to trick people, huh?"

Owen paused and then said, "Even if I did trick you, it's only because I want to steal you away to be my wife, to love you for a lifetime."

Cecilia was speechless, struck by the raw emotion he had suddenly revealed.

"Kept saying we were heading home for dinner, yet here you are, not even starting the car," she prodded, desperate to change the subject.

calling her friend Lucinda to let her know she wouldn't be at the store tonight, reassuring her that the Martinez family's bodyguards were on hand to help so Lucinda could

she called her mother to say

pause, reminded her, "You're not a Martinez daughter-in-law anymore. When visiting,

"I know, Mom."

You're not husband and wife anymore. Save

others. The gap between the Yates and the Martinez families

People often take for granted what comes easy and treasure what is

of acknowledgment, Becca hung up, exhaling deeply. Letting

were of age, yet when the moment to part arrived, it was they who struggled the

instructed the kitchen to prepare all of

have mattered. With so many servants around, word would have spread anyway- especially since Ashley had her own informant in the main

turn a blind eye. Having his daughter-in-law on her toes was a good way to

off. She'd been all sweetness and light to Cecilia before, just to rile up the main house. Knowing that Owen was pursuing Cecilia again after their divorce, Ashley had even silently rooted for him. If Owen remarried Cecilia, Cecilia's lower social standing would always be a thorn in

bolt upright on her

returned to his reading, commenting, "Didn't you say it would be good if Cecilia married Owen? Why the sudden change of heart?" He was the youngest son, free from the pressures of inheritance, content with whatever share came his way, leaving his wife and son to their

of times, I can tell she's no pushover. I've heard about Olina and Megan

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