Faux Vows, True Desires

Cecilia had no clue that Owen's parents were planning to pop by with a marriage proposal that day.

As she stepped out in the morning, she found Owen waiting at her front door, umbrella in hand.

"Why didn't you come in?"

Cecilia, also holding an umbrella, casually asked him, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Just got here, haven't eaten yet. I'll have my assistant grab me something on the way back to the office."

Owen gestured for Cecilia to close her umbrella as he tilted his towards her, "Come on, I'll give you a ride to work. The rain's let up a bit, but it's not stopped, and the buses are a nightmare in this weather." They had been together the previous night, so naturally, she hadn't ridden her electric scooter home.

That's why he had come early to drive her to work.

"You'll be starved by the time you get back to the office."

As she spoke, she walked alongside him. "I'll pick up some breakfast for you. But you know, the breakfast joints around here are all about muffins and breakfast burritos."

With one hand holding the umbrella and the other wrapped around her, Owen drew her closer to his side, shielding her from the rain. The umbrella was angled over her.

"As long as it's from you, I'll eat whatever. Go for the muffins, and maybe some soy latte? I remember you once got me muffins and soy latte."

Back then, he had been starving, and Ruby could not care less if he had eaten or not, only complaining that he wasn't there to see her.

But Cecilia, even while nagging him, knew he'd skipped breakfast and would still pick up some muffins and a hot soy latte for him.

Perhaps it was those little gestures that made him feel her warmth, and gradually, he found himself falling for her.

Cecilia glanced at him and laughed, "People would say I'm torturing you. You're the big CEO of the Ikella Group, worth billions. And here I am, offering you breakfast in the form of dollar muffins." "I think the muffins you buy taste great. Haven't you heard the saying 'love makes a simple meal taste like a feast"?"

Cecilia was silent.

be part of

he was bringing her into

folks, they'd adapt to each other, ensuring a lasting

not even remarried yet.

a matter of time! Anyway, you can't escape me in this

and a soy latte, sipping on her own latte. "Mom made some dry noodles for breakfast today." "Are your mom's

took the muffins

learned how to make them. I'll cook some for you when I have the

up with a smile, "Great, I'll look

in arm towards

inside, Owen wasn't in a rush to drive off, choosing to eat his muffins

finished them

empty stomach in the future. You'll ruin

love it when you show concern for

just don't want you to harm your health and die young. I wouldn't be able to inherit your wealth and become

to live just as long. I won't go before you, nor

you forever? I plan to

Owen chuckled heartily.

Owen took the cup from

was happy to let him

trash,

met him, he had an

all his pride and

returned to

of them knew that after Owen's car had left, two nondescript but burly men in

for a chance to